Who are inventors? Different segments of the population usually have different opinions on this matter. Their wives often consider them to be malicious fools who waste their time and family money, but at the same time they remember their golden…
In 1600, Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake in Rome. The renowned scholar, philosopher, and freethinker aroused the indignation of all church authorities—both Catholic and Protestant. He was no more welcome in Elizabethan England than in papal Italy. The…
Researchers have stated that the mechanism behind the recent discoveries hinges on phosphorus’s transportation from landmasses to the seas.(Image credit: Qiang Zhang / 500
“Corruption is a disease caused by witchcraft” – this is the definition offered to us by Ozhegov's dictionary. Because our ancestors, decades and hundreds of years ago, strongly believed in magic and witchcraft, they devised numerous ways to protect themselves…
“Lions are the kings of the beasts. They are not afraid of anyone!” – that’s what many people think. However, in reality, the predators of Africa often have to face dangers. Even a small, at first glance, problem can turn…
This image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was taken at the Gemini South Observatory, situated in Chile, this past July.(Image credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the ScientistImage Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska…