Science

Amber possesses electrostatic properties.

Fungi were considered a separate kingdom, more closely related to animals than to plants.

The most common type of lava in Hawaii and Iceland is pahoehoe.

Whether the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds orbit the Milky Way has not yet been definitively confirmed, as research conducted by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2006 may suggest that the speed of these objects is too high for our galaxy to support them.

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

In alternative medicine, the so-called colloidal silver as a remedy for various ailments.

Silver compounds are toxic to bacteria, viruses, fungi and algae.

Despite the literal translation of the term, the feeling of hunger is very often present in a person with this disorder.

The human eye produces up to about 115 liters of tears annually.

Insincere or inauthentic regret is called “crocodile tears.”