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Thursday, 1 October 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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Mushrooms

The element that distinguishes fungi from animal is the presence of cell walls and vacuoles, which in turn brings them closer to plants.

Fungi do not carry out photosynthesis, the cell walls of most fungi contain chitin, which is not fou ...

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Brain

The human brain is made of two hemispheres separated by a longitudinal furrow

Each of the hemispheres is divided into five lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, and marginal.

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Tears

Basal tears production drops with age.

Especially common for women, it is a result of hormonal changes after menopause.

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Liver

It is present in all vertebrates.

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Anorexia Nervosa

The earliest medical descriptions of the disease are attributed to English physician Richard Morton in 1689.

However, it was not until the late 19th century that mental anorexia nervosa was widely accepted by ...

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lava

Lava can take many different forms.

Common forms are aa, pahoehoe and pillow lava.

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Aurora

Australians prefer to use the more accessible term - "southern lights" instead of Aurora Australis.

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Fungi

The largest group of fungi are multicellular organisms, but there are also single-cell fungi, such as yeast.

A characteristic feature of fungi is their cell wall made of chitin. A fungal cell may be mononuclea ...

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Large Magellanic Cloud

We define the shape of the galaxy as a Magellanic spiral galaxy.

It has a bar, but it does not appear in the center of the galaxy. The reason for this deformation is the gravitational influence of both the Milky Way and the Small Magellanic Cloud.

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Ganymede

In the future, the European Space Agency plans to explore the moon during the Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) mission.

It was launched on 14 April 2023, and is expected to reach Ganymede in December 2034.

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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 ...