When an aircraft — both military and civilian — goes out of service, it is retired in a kind of retirement. It ends up in a place where it is stored along with hundreds of inoperable machines. …

Researchers used 4D scans to see how fetuses react to the flavors of what their mothers eat. They discovered that even before birth, each of us has a preference when it comes to taste. Do you like carrots, but hate kale? Or maybe just the opposite? What determines what we…

In the fire-lit halls, Old Scandinavian storytellers spun tales of their first journeys west. They told of Bjarni Herjólfsson, who got lost in the thick fog, sailing from Iceland to Greenland. …

The world’s largest invertebrates are true giants, which, with their size, can cause a genuine stupor. Wondering which species are among the largest? Below I list ten record-breakers. Do you associate invertebrate animals only with small insects? That’s quite a mistake! The types included in this systematic unit are characterized…

The use of opium in antiquity may surprise you. What do the authors of a study conducted in Israel suggest? Israeli archaeologists have stumbled upon ceramic vessels dating back to the 14th century BC. What they found inside them may prove the oldest evidence of drug use in antiquity —…

Picturesque mountains, charming lakes and Balkan hospitality. Every year, North Macedonia attracts more and more tourists from all over the world. Let’s find out how to organize a trip and what to see in Macedonia. North Macedonia has been officially known by this name since 2019. This came about as…

It’s not just bird song that is similar to human speech. Recent research shows that so does the distinctive tapping of woodpeckers. What messages do they convey this way? Anyone who has heard the distinctive clucking of woodpeckers knows that it is different from the sounds made by other birds…

Physicists have solved one of the most important unsolved puzzles of the mathematical theory of relativity. Some see it as a milestone in its development. Few terms invented by physicists have had as great a career as “black hole.” The term, coined in the mid-1960s by American physicist John A…

The caves in the Czech Republic are considered to be among the most beautiful and interesting in Europe. See what to see during a short trip to the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic can be explored in many ways. Our southern neighbors offer tours along the trail of vineyards, breweries…