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Why lack of sleep affects health and cognitive performance
Why lack of sleep affects health and cognitive performance

Lack of sleep can have a number of negative health effects, including cognitive problems as it affects attention, concentration, memory and overall performance. It can be harder to focus on tasks, process information, and make decisions.

The maximum temperature at which people can survive
The maximum temperature at which people can survive

A team of scientists from the University of Roehampton (UK) has determined that the upper limit of critical temperature for human survival is in the range of 40°C to 50°C, reports Neuroscience News.

Deadliest spider in the world can modify its venom
Deadliest spider in the world can modify its venom

Beyond the comics, a poisonous spider bite can be very painful and even fatal. But when it comes to the Australian funnel-web spider, everything gets worse if you make it angry.

Revealed why some animals became giants after the extinction of the dinosaurs
Revealed why some animals became giants after the extinction of the dinosaurs

An international group of scientists has revealed why some animals became giants after the extinction of the dinosaurs, which occurred 66 million years ago, in an article published this week in the journal Science.

Historian assures that Romito di Laterina is the Bridge depicted in Mona Lisa
Historian assures that Romito di Laterina is the Bridge depicted in Mona Lisa

The Italian historian Silvano Vinceti says that the bridge represented in the famous portrait of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is that of Romito di Laterina, in the province of Arezzo. The enigmatic bridge is visible to the right of the canvas, behind the Mona Lisa, and its identity has stirred heated debates for centuries.

About 500 hectares of forests affected by forest fire in Pinar del Río
About 500 hectares of forests affected by forest fire in Pinar del Río

Pinar del Río, April 19.-Some 500 hectares of forests have been affected so far by the forest fire that has hit the Mantua municipality of Pinar del Río since last Friday.

Why don't dogs see like humans?
Why don't dogs see like humans?

How do dogs see the world? It is no mystery that their vision is very different from ours, but its particularities are more difficult to detect if it is not through behavioral studies.

Discovery: dinosaur fossil with the longest known neck
Discovery: dinosaur fossil with the longest known neck

A recent study has determined that the neck of a sauropod that lived in the territory of present-day China reached more than 15 meters in length. 

Earth's water could be older than the Sun itself
Earth's water could be older than the Sun itself

Without a doubt, the most defining characteristic of our planet is the presence of water. If we want to be strictly precise, the presence of water in a liquid state. Without it, life as we know it would be unimaginable; and without it, the future of our species on other hypothetical future habitable worlds would be inconceivable. 

Ancient fossils found in the United States do not belong to any living being
Ancient fossils found in the United States do not belong to any living being

A group of paleontologists from American scientific institutions published in the journal PeerJ evidence suggesting that some species of fossilized sponges from the middle Cambrian period, known as 'Brooksella alternata', are actually silica rocks that were formed from non-biological processes.

The inimitable fingerprints and the way they are formed
The inimitable fingerprints and the way they are formed

In 1892, the English anthropologist Francis Galton proposed 40 characteristic features for the classification of fingerprints. The fingerprints are so different from each other that he would estimate that the chance of any two humans having the same ones was one in 64 billion, a figure that far exceeds the world's population. 

How is February 14 celebrated in the world?
How is February 14 celebrated in the world?

It was the third century AD. C. and those who enlisted in the army were prohibited from getting married, under the belief that they would thus enjoy better performance. In this scenario, the priest Valentin dared to unite couples in love, which eventually cost him a death sentence.