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Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Anorexia Nervosa

People suffering from anorexia often perceive themselves as overweight, although in reality, they are underweight.

These individuals also often deny that they have a problem with low weight. They may weigh themselve ...

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Anorexia Nervosa

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

Pathological control of this feeling, the need to eat, is a source of satisfaction for the patient.

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Fungi

The fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis can take over ants.

Cordyceps species are parasitic fungi that live on animals - insect larvae or spiders - using them a ...

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Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia is a Greek term meaning denial of appetite, or loss of appetite.

The adjective “nervosa” indicates the functional and unrestricted nature of the disorder.

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NASA

The Super Soaker squirt gun, a popular toy, was invented by a NASA scientist.

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Graphene

Carbon is capable of creating many allotropes due to its valence.

In nature, it occurs in large quantities in basically only three allotropic varieties: graphite, dia ...

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Liver

The liver is one of the most essential organs in endocrine balance.

It breaks down hormones, especially estrogen and androgen. Functionality disorder may lead to acne problems or scalp hair loss in men, and menstrual cramps, fluid retention, or lumpy breast in women.

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Enceladus

The diameter of Enceladus is 499 km.

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Mushrooms

Fungi live in symbiosis with microorganisms, higher plants (Embryophyte) and animals.

With many plants, they form mycorrhiza (symbiotic association of roots or seeds of vascular plants w ...

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Snow

Snow is one of the airborne hydrometeors-atmospheric precipitation in the form of ice crystals.

These crystals are mainly shaped like six-pointed stars, combining to form snowflakes. After falling to the ground, the snowflakes form a cover-snow.

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17 facts about Titan

The largest of Saturn’s satellites

Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...

18 facts about amber

Fossilized tree resin

Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...

16 facts about liver

24/7 laboratory

The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...

29 facts about NASA

For the Benefit of All

The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...

16 facts about Aurora

Northern light that has delighted people for centuries

Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...

19 facts about Brain

Organic supercomputer

The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...

16 facts about Phobos

The larger of two moons of Mars

We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...