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Wednesday, 14 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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Mushrooms

Mycelium may become visible to the naked eye, for example, on various surfaces and substrates such as damp walls or spoiled food.

Myceliums grown on solid substrates are referred to as colonies. Some individual colonies can reach ...

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Brain

The average weight of a brain ranges from about 1,225 to 1,375 grams.

Men's brains are heavier than women's brains, but the weight does not affect the brain’s performance. An infant's brain weighs only 350 grams.

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Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia is considered a disease of psychological origin.

The sufferer is usually found to have malnutrition of various degrees, with secondary hormonal and metabolic changes and dysfunction.

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Aurora

The phenomenon of the aurora borealis is the reason for increased tourism in the areas where it occurs.

In Finnish Lapland, a hotel (houses imitating igloos) was built, where the aurora can be admired lyi ...

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NASA

The Space Shuttle program launched on April 12th, 1981, was the fourth crewed program in NASA's history.

It launched a total of 135 missions and was the first program to reuse a spacecraft. Its main goal w ...

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Earth

Earth is a planet full of life. It is inhabited by approximately 11 million species, of which approximately 1.9 million have been described so far.

Below you will find a short list of the most important organisms along with the approximate number o ...

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Mushrooms

The science that studies fungi is mycology. Mycologists have developed several classification systems for fungi.

A less official classification groups fungi due to: Thallus form - large-fruited fungi and microsco ...

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NASA

The historical landing was a part of the Apollo 11 mission.

On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the lunar surface as the first human in history. Edwin ...

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NASA

After the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, NASA began the development of the Commercial Crew Program (CCP).

It is a joint program with private corporations—SpaceX, Boeing, and the Sierra Nevada. SpaceX provid ...

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Titan

The first probe near Titan was Voyager 1.

The flight took place on November 12th, 1980. Several photos were taken from a distance of 4,000 km, ...

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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 ...