Constructions
The Parthenon is the main temple of ancient Athens, was built more than 2,400 years ago. Since in the area of Athens have been several strong earthquakes, including the devastating earthquake of 1981 and 1999, but the Parthenon was practically unaffected, which aroused the interest of scientists from around
Animals & Birds
Initially, the toad aha, whose poison is deadly, lived only on the territory of the American continent. But the Europeans who settled in Australia are known to be great lovers of someone hooked up in the wild nature of the continent in order to improve it. Since wild camels, millions
Animals & Birds
Big tigerfish in the Congo River: If in the waters of the Amazon the most voracious and bloodthirsty fish are predatory piranhas, in Africa this includes Mbenga living in the Congo River basin. She, like piranhas, has powerful teeth, but at the same time, its size is significantly larger. In
Animals & Birds
Life of Polar bears: Despite the difficult international environment, and joint research remains that unite the United States. One of such projects is the cooperation in the Arctic, where both countries are exploring climate change and the related changes in biological systems, in particular, the status of the polar bear
Discovery
Water crisis: For most people in developed countries problems with drinking water does not exist: we can always open the tap and outflow the water. But on the globe a lot of places where people have access to drinking water only 1 time per week or have a daily walk
Discovery
Any inhabitant of the Earth without hesitation will tell you that our planet has only one satellite, the Moon. But as it turned out, satellites are not only dense and spherical but also gas. Of course, it's not the Moon, the naked eye can not see them, however,
Animals & Birds
Stories about the fierce brown bears that woke up after hibernation and popular science films with scenes of hunting hungry males for roe deer leave no doubt: brown bears are dangerous predators. A powerful physique, strength, and endurance, impressive size claws, and teeth - all this eloquently indicates that brown
Discovery
Experiments with the weather in the modern world is no surprise: scientists have learned how to disperse clouds, to provoke local rainfall, prolonged drought, and more. There are also more global projects, about which little is known and which are financed in the framework of military programs. But not so
Discovery
Strangest ship: At the disposal of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (USA) is perhaps the most unusual research vessel from all, ever created by scientists. With a body length of 108 meters, this vessel can be partially flooded and take a vertical position. While its interior is designed so that
Animals & Birds
The polar bears are the largest and most dangerous predatory mammal on land. The weight of representatives of the family of Bears can reach 400-800 kilograms For comparison, we give the weight of the largest of the cats - the male tiger has a mass of about 200 kilograms. As
Animals & Birds
Answering the question of which animal can walk upside down, for example, that one of these "magicians" is a Gecko. Geckos are a large family of small lizards. They are on their feet and are full of bristles, the ends of which a tiny suction cup. Thanks to
Discovery
The theme of megaliths in Gornaya Shoria very popular among bloggers, lovers of mysteries, and historical sensations. The stories about these objects are often flavored with such epithets as "mysterious", "ancient" and "unexplained", and also mentions that scientists at the sight of these objects