Despite the fact that the child sings Cheburashka songs out of tune and has no ear for music; despite the fact that there's no room for a piano and the grandmother can't take the child to music lessons; despite the…
When I was a child, I had a Siamese kitten. He was like Gav from the Soviet cartoon: blue eyes, a dark mask on his whiskered face, matching gloves on his paws, and a thi
In just a few years, the internet has rapidly engulfed most of humanity. Teenagers are particularly susceptible to this influence, but whether this influence is positive or negative remains to be seen. Can the internet replace reality? First, let's look…
A pregnant woman wears a mask in Singapore due to dangerous smog levels. New research suggests that air pollution may trigger placental inflammation. (Image credit: Roslan Rahman via Getty Images) Recent laboratory studies have shown that even short-term exposure to…
A camera trap has captured the first photographic evidence of the Pallas's cat in Arunachal Pradesh. (Image: © WWF-India) The elusive Pallas's cat was photographed in the eastern Himalayas of India, where it had never been seen before. A camera…
In 56 BC, the Britons really got to Caesar. He was doing something socially useful, conquering Gaul and pacifying the Germans along the way, and then the islanders threw a spanner in the works. In that year, 56, the Romans…