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May 27, 2019
Secrets of the marshes: where do will-o'-the-wisps come from?At night, in damp marshy places, mysterious dancing lights appear. Their strange glow and no less peculiar «behaviour» fill most people with supersti…
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May 17, 2019
Scientists note that waves and wind are growing stronger every yearOcean waves around the world are getting bigger, driven by intensifying extreme winds. Sooner or later, all residents of coastal areas will feel such…
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May 10, 2019
Hurricane Andrew: how the nightmarish rampage of the elements devastated the Florida coastFrom 23 to 26 August 1992, a terrible storm struck America. In just a few hours, Hurricane Andrew devastated areas of the Bahamas, South Florida and …
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May 6, 2019
The Bhola cyclone: there were no survivors on any of the thirteen islandsThe tropical cyclone Bhola is recognized as one of the most devastating disasters of the modern world. In a single day, the deadly cyclone claimed 50…
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May 1, 2019
Why does our nose run when it is cold outside?On the one hand, our nose is a passageway for pleasant aromas and life-giving oxygen, and on the other – a constant source of snot. In the winter mon…
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April 29, 2019
Why do we feel hot at temperatures below body temperature?We all know that body temperature is 36.6 degrees. But then why do we feel hot at +30 outside, since that is clearly lower? Let us figure it out. Abo…
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March 25, 2019
I wanted to be a queen — a grandmother was carried out into the ocean on an ice floeStories of fishermen drifting away on an ice floe in spring often accompany the news reports. But a 72-year-old pensioner outdid all those travellers…
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March 16, 2019
A mass grave: the whole truth about the corpses on EverestMany authors use this topic to stir up debates about morality, but it is the height of vanity to write about the dead without ever having understood …
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March 12, 2019
Ice tsunamis — the might of ice and the force of the waveThe original source of the photo could not be found; it was taken from Smithsonian. Spring means dripping icicles and trickling streams, or so most p…
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December 30, 2018
A modern-day Atlantis: the ghost town underwaterMan is forever trying to find himself a place to relax, and Villa Epecuen in Argentina was just such a place 60 years ago. Wealthy tourists came to b…
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December 29, 2018
Killer spheres at the South Pole: a terrifying mystery of natureThe conquest of Antarctica began in the second half of the 1950s. Exploring the mysterious icy continent was on a par with flying into space. In 1957…
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December 3, 2018
Terror in the mountains: how climbers spend the night in the coldThe mere thought that climbers have to sleep in the cold, sometimes without any special gear, is frightening. This type of overnight stay is called a…
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