In the Bible, the Vedas and the myths of various peoples, the race of giants who once inhabited our planet is mentioned. In ancient legends it is said that these were Atlantean giants who relied on their physical strength and challenged higher beings or God. For which the heavens punished this race, wiping it off the face of the earth. Many "grammatists" who wish to interpret sacred texts literally have been constantly looking for evidence for these quotations
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Mercury's atmosphere is included in the list of characteristics studied by Mariner 10 and Messenger. The thin air shell of the planet, like everything on it, is subject to the constant influence of the luminary. The sun is the main factor determining and shaping the features of the atmosphere of Mercury
Bioecology is the foundation of all areas of study of ecology, because nature is our habitat. And in order for people to live fully, our habitat must be in order: the air must be clean, the water must be clear, the land fertile, and the flora and fauna he althy. If we do not take care of nature, we will not be able to fully live. Respect for the environment is the key to the existence of all life on Earth. Every person should know this
Epigraphy is a section of historical science that studies inscriptions on monuments of the past made of solid material. Stone, bone, metal, wood, clay products are of interest to epigraphy if they contain scratched, embossed or chased inscriptions
Jean Gaston Darboux, a French mathematician, explained in the second half of the 19th century what an integral is so clear that it would not be difficult even for a junior high school student to understand this issue
Sweatshop is a derogatory term for a workplace with very poor, socially unacceptable working conditions. Jobs can be difficult, dangerous, climatically challenging, or underpaid. Sweatshop workers can work long hours for low wages, regardless of overtime or minimum wage laws
Gram stain is widely used in microbiology as it is one of the easiest ways to differentiate bacteria based on the composition of their cell wall. According to Gram, all bacteria can be divided into gram-positive (Gram (+)) and gram-negative (Gram (-)). The Gram stain method was developed in 1884, and has not lost popularity since then, although it has been repeatedly modified
Great Soviet scientists are known all over the world. One of them is Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov, a physicist and public figure. He was one of the first to write works on the implementation of a thermonuclear reaction, therefore it is believed that Sakharov is the "father" of the hydrogen bomb in our country
In the system of rotation of two cosmic bodies of a certain mass, there are points in space, by placing any object of small mass in which, you can fix it in a stationary position relative to these two bodies of rotation. These points are called Lagrange points. The article will discuss how they are used by humans
World history knows many outstanding scientists who contributed to the development of science and technological progress. But there are not so many legendary and mythical figures among them. This is how Nikola Tesla remained in human memory
"Nature abhors a void" is an expression that everyone must have heard more than once. But at the same time, its meaning, and even more so the author, is not known to everyone. Essays written on the topic “Nature does not tolerate emptiness”, as a rule, are considered in a moral aspect. Although in fact this expression is directly related to science - physics
Ponasenkov Evgeny Nikolaevich - one of the most famous public, literary, historical figures in the Russian Federation
Food is one of the main components of human he alth, activity and quality of life in general. But, in order for all these components to be realized, it is necessary to supply the body with certain substances in a timely manner in the correct ratio and volume. Nutritional physiology studies what the composition of a person’s diet should be: how much protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals he needs for optimal functioning, what rules and norms must be observed
Eyes are our main paired sense organ. It works all the time, except when we sleep. What is the eye made of?
Dedicating the publication again to biological topics, let's talk about one of the most important in it - the cytoskeleton (from the Greek "cytos", which means "cell"). Also consider the structure and functions of the cytoskeleton
Liquid hydrogen is one of the states of aggregation of hydrogen. There is also a gaseous and solid state of this element. And if the gaseous form is well known to many, then the other two extreme states raise questions
This article will focus on the history of the discovery of the law of universal gravitation. Here we will get acquainted with the biographical information from the life of the scientist who discovered this physical dogma, consider its main provisions, the relationship with quantum gravity, the course of development, and much more
Among the aquatic invertebrates - the inhabitants of the seas, a group of organisms called scyphoids stands out. They have two biological forms - polypoid and medusoid, differing in their anatomy and lifestyle. In this article, the structure of the jellyfish will be studied, as well as the features of its life activity
Technogenic civilization puts the development of science and technology in the first place. Progress allows society to live in a free and dynamically developing world
This article will detail how to grow a crystal from copper sulfate at home. This material can be useful both for schoolchildren, when preparing a task on the subject of "chemistry", and for everyone interested in this science
The embryonic period of development of vertebrates is characterized by the formation of temporary (provisional) organs, such as chorion, yolk sac, allantois and amnion. The last of them plays one of the most important roles, as it produces amniotic fluid, which provides an environment for the development of the body
Just 100 years ago, people could not even dream of being able to travel through the air, overcoming great distances at high speed. Moreover, the idea of a man in space seemed something fantastic. At the present time, the fact of half a year's stay of people in orbit is already commonplace. Often on TV screens they talk about people conquering space. But sometimes they are called astronauts, and sometimes they are called cosmonauts. What is the difference?
Scientist Mikhail Fedorovich Reshetnev made a huge contribution to the development of space technology in Russia. This is one of the founders of the cosmonautics of our country, under the leadership and with the direct participation of which at least thirty types of space systems and complexes were developed. The academician owns over two hundred inventions and scientific papers
As you already know from the school curriculum, cytokinesis is the division of the body of a eukaryotic cell, as a result of which it is divided into two identical daughter cells. In this article, you will learn about the process of cytokinesis, its main stages, as well as its little-known features that you probably did not know, and which will help you better understand the structural features of a eukaryotic cell
At the end of the 19th century, a branch of biology called biochemistry was formed. It studies the chemical composition of a living cell. The main task of science is the knowledge of the characteristics of metabolism and energy that regulate the vital activity of plant and animal cells
Biopolymers are macromolecular compounds of natural origin. Where are these compounds found? What substances are included? What are their structure and functions? Look for answers in the article
A truly outstanding personality remains in the memory of people even many years after his own death. This is especially true of such persons, whose work delights us to this day. One of such well-known scientists of our country is Evgeny Oskarovich Paton, whose biography will be studied in detail in the article
Blood is a liquid tissue that performs essential functions. However, in different organisms, its elements differ in structure, which is reflected in their physiology. In our article, we will dwell on the features of red blood cells and compare frog and human erythrocytes
Today we will tell you what the chemical effect of light is, how this phenomenon is applied now and what is the history of its discovery
Evgeny Satanovsky - orientalist, journalist, writer, professor. We will consider his biography in our article as detailed as possible
The word "fats" we used to hear every day. But few people think about what fats are. In fact, they are present in the diet of every person and are needed in order to ensure the vital activity of the body. However, not all fats are he althy
This article mentions some historical facts related to the geometric figure, and also presents various ways to calculate the area of a rhombus
If you like to drink cocktails or other drinks from a straw, you probably noticed that when one of its ends is lowered into a liquid, the level of the drink in it is slightly higher than in a cup or glass. Why is this happening? Usually people don't think about it. But physicists have long managed to study such phenomena well and even gave them their own name - capillary phenomena
Knowledge and skills determine the position of a person in society. The information available to the technical system determines the result of its operation. The functionality of a technical system determines its use. Objective perception of information and objective rules for its application allow a person to make reasonable decisions and technical systems to work properly
The cosmological model of the universe is a mathematical description that attempts to explain the reasons for its current existence. It also depicts evolution over time. Modern cosmological models of the Universe are based on the general theory of relativity. This is what currently gives the best representation for a large scale explanation
When studying the behavior of gases in physics, problems often arise to determine the energy stored in them, which theoretically can be used to perform some useful work. In this article, we consider the question of what formulas can be used to calculate the internal energy of an ideal gas
The history of sociology has ancient roots. The first system explaining the nature, the world and the place of the people in it was mythology. Sociological research in world science began to play a certain role from the 18th century. It was then that some countries began to conduct regular population censuses
Multidimensional scaling is a method of data analysis and visualization using the location of points corresponding to the studied (scaled) objects in a space of lesser dimension than the feature space of objects. The points are placed so that the pairwise distances between them in the new space differ as little as possible from the empirically measured distances in the feature space of the objects under study
Filatov Nil Fedorovich is an outstanding Russian doctor, the founder of clinical pediatrics and a scientific school. During his relatively short life, he cured a lot of children. For services to Russia in Moscow, in the square of the Maiden's Field, a monument was erected to him, on which the lines "To a friend of children" are carved
One of the important questions in the study of thermodynamic systems in physics is the question of whether this system can perform some useful work. Closely related to the concept of work is the concept of internal energy. In this article, we will consider what the internal energy of an ideal gas is and give formulas for calculating it