Exactly. The constellation Libra—the only one in the zodiac that is not a being but an object—was added to the list quite late. And in Ptolemy's catalog, its place is taken by the “Claws of Scorpio.” But there were other…
Let's learn about some of them! 1. Goats were a serious problem on the Galapagos Islands, as their abundance and voraciousness threatened the unique local flora and fauna, competing for resources with endemic species. Therefore, it was decided to shoot…
Autumn shortens the days, deepens the twilight, and is always trying to pin us down on the couch with a “so what?” Pets aren't just cute little tails, but living countermeasures to the autumnal sluggishness. They draw us into the…
Once upon a time, there lived Varvara. No, it was me, and Varvara existed in another dimension—in the family of my distant relatives. The family consisted of three women. My mother was a good ten years older than me, my…
The entire set of 29 blades and tips was likely once carried in a leather pouch that has long since disintegrated. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology. A group of tools at an excavation site. Analysis revealed that the 29 artifacts were…
The North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre is a system of currents located south of Greenland. (Image credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio) A new analysis of shellfish shells suggests that a vast system of rotating ocean currents in the North Atlantic is…