Science and Space

The Puckle gun is a firearm that can fire 9 rounds continuously invented by James Puckle in 1718.

New DNA analysis has found evidence of a disease that still haunts humanity to this day, exonerating the great composer’s personal physician Ludwig van Beethoven. Several years ago, a team of scientists analyzed Beethoven’s hair samples and revealed what many called the “shocking secret” of his death: They assumed the composer died from lead poisoning. … Read more

Female fishermen of the Bedouin tribe living along the coast of Oman still go out to sea to catch fish every day.

Billions of years ago, broken quartz reacted with water, providing the conditions necessary for the evolution of photosynthetic microorganisms that produce most of the oxygen in the atmosphere today. Quartz is the most common form of silicate mineral. (Photo: Inverse). Earthquakes and other geological processes facilitate oxygen-producing reactions, influencing the evolution of some of the … Read more

A super-large gold mine has been discovered in the town of Nhai Tu, in Rushan city, Shandong province, China with reserves of up to 50 tons, enough to be exploited for 20 years. This is the largest gold mine discovered in China since the beginning of 2023. (Illustration). According to Xinhua, on March 18, Shandong … Read more

Before being used by the Nazi regime, the swastika was actually used around the world, including in Indian, Chinese, Japanese and American cultures by followers of different religions. . Recently, Danish historians announced they have discovered the oldest evidence that humans worshiped the Norse god of war and death, Odin. Next to Odin’s portrait is … Read more

“Rotate the cake, taste the ice cream, dip the milk” is one of the familiar advertising sentences with many consumers and has become their natural habit when eating Oreo cookies. Dr. Crystal Owen and colleagues published their findings in the scientific journal Physics of Fluids. (Photo: Wall Street Journal). However, a question that has arisen … Read more

Kombucha tea is considered a great drink, sweet and sour, even with gas.

The glass armonica, is considered a breakthrough invention in the music of Benjamin Franklin, as it is capable of producing incredibly creative and rich musical notes with 37 fragile bowls. Glass Armonica – musical instrument consisting of 37 fragile glass bowls. (Image: Ji-Elle/Wikimedia). As a member of the founding group of the United States, politician … Read more

If you regularly use the escalator, you will see that the two sides of the stairs will have 2 rows of stiff nylon fibers like a brush, extending along the escalator.