Science

Monday, 12 January 2026

Deimos is a smaller and more distant Martian moon. Its diameter is only 12.4 km, although it is difficult to talk about the diameter in the case of su ...

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Aurora

The particles that make up the solar wind, upon contact with the Earth's magnetic field, spiral along the lines of this field and collide near the magnetic poles with molecules of nitrogen and oxygen, etc.

They arouse them, and these, returning to the ground state, radiate energy in the form of light quanta.

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Nicotine

Nicotine is well absorbed through the skin.

This fact is used in the fight against smoking addiction by using patches soaked in it. There are ca ...

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Phobos

Phobos is one of the two natural satellites orbiting Mars.

It is bigger than its companion, Deimos.

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Aurora

The Aurora Australis appears within the Earth's south magnetic pole.

The phenomenon can be observed in Tasmania, a mountainous island about 300 km south of the Australia ...

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Cosmos

A memento of annihilation–the Chicxulub crater.

It is located on the Yucatan peninsula under the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The crater was formed ...

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Mushrooms

Fungal reproduction is complex, reflecting differences in lifestyle and genetic composition.

It is estimated that a third of all fungi reproduce using more than one method of reproduction. Most ...

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Mushrooms

A species of fungus capable of breaking down and digesting polyurethane has been discovered in the Amazon.

The species is called Pestalotiopsis microspora. Its ability to degrade polyurethane was discovered ...

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Ganymede

Ganymede was examined closely by the spacecraft Pioneer 10 and 11, Voyager 1 and 2, New Horizons, and Galileo.

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Ganymede

Ganymede has a larger diameter than Mercury and is 5268 km.

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Graphene

Graphene was successfully isolated and characterized in 2004 by Andrei Geim and Konstantin Novoselov from the University of Manchester.

They isolated layers of graphene from graphite using ordinary adhesive tape. They placed a graphite ...

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15 facts about Ganymede

The largest moon in the solar system

Ganymede is a huge moon by solar system standards. It is larger than Pluto and Mercury. Apparently, it was observed with the naked eye in ancient time ...

16 facts about Enceladus

An icy world with a liquid ocean beneath the surface

Although the name of the moon comes from the giant Enkelados, who was crushed by Zeus in Sicily, the moon itself is relatively small. Its small size i ...

16 facts about Large Magellanic Cloud

It is the largest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way

It owes its name to Ferdinand Magellan, who admired it in the sky during his expeditions around the world. To the naked eye, it can be seen as a faint ...

20 facts about Moon

The only natural satellite of the Earth

We call it the silver globe. It has stimulated human imagination for centuries and was ubiquitous in folk stories and legends. It was only in the seco ...

25 facts about Earth

Our house

Although 4 billion years ago no sane person would have given the Earth a chance to support life, today it is a concentration of countless forms of liv ...

16 facts about Milky Way

Our galactic home

A galaxy is a gravitationally connected system of stars, dust, gas, and dark matter. It is estimated that there are almost 3.9 trillion of them in the ...

15 facts about nicotine

Neurotoxin

Nicotine is a natural insecticide that some plants use to defend themselves against pests. It is also a substance that people use as a stimulant, and ...

22 facts about fungi

Eukaryotic microorganisms

Mushrooms are found all over the world and grow in a wide range of habitats. They can be found in extreme environments such as deserts or areas with h ...

24 facts about silver

One of the earliest metals used by humanity

Silver is one of the first metals discovered by man, it has been known since antiquity. The Egyptians valued them more than gold. It was used to make ...

25 facts about Cosmos

Space, the final frontier

The cosmos or universe is, by definition, all that has existed, exists, and will exist. It is built by three basic elements: space-time, energy, and t ...

19 facts about graphene

Carbon structure resembling a honeycomb shape

This increasingly popular material, which is a flattened form of carbon arranged in cubic structures, may revolutionize our world and the state of cur ...

13 facts about snow

White fluff of the winter landscape

Snow, the white fluff of the winter landscape, is not only one of the most charming atmospheric phenomena but also a small wonder of nature. Falling f ...

21 facts about Anorexia Nervosa

Serious eating disorder

Anorexia is a mental disorder that affects an increasing number of young people. The problem of this disorder is very complex and is caused by many fa ...

14 facts about lava

Molten rock released from inside the Earth

Lava is molten material from the Earth's interior (magma) that has escaped to the surface.It is not identical to magma, its composition is slightly di ...

22 facts about Mushrooms

Fungi

Fungi are found worldwide and grow in a wide range of habitats. They can be found in extreme environments such as deserts or areas with high concentra ...