15 Minutes at a Computer Already Ruins Your Posture. Here’s What to Do About It
You can work at a computer without back pain if you follow a few rules Sitting at a computer seems like the most harmless activity in the world — but...
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Clear explanations of surprising facts about the human body, everyday life, psychology, history, food, and the science behind familiar phenomena.
BYD Great Tang Electric SUV: Up to 950 km Range
BYD Great Tang — a full-size flagship electric crossover Chinese automotive giant BYD, which recently became the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, is preparing to launch the Great Tang —...
Read more → New Moon photograph made astronauts cry
Photograph of Earth taken by the Artemis 2 mission crew. Image source: NASA The four astronauts of the Artemis 2 mission have just transmitted to Earth the first photographs of...
Read more → Quantum Battery: How It Works and Why It’s Better Than a Conventional One
This device is the world’s first fully functional experimental quantum battery Australian scientists have for the first time assembled a quantum battery that performs a complete cycle: it charges, stores...
Read more → Wax on Store-Bought Apples: What It’s Made of and What Happens If You Eat It
Before being shipped to stores, almost all apples undergo processing. Image source: mentalfloss.com Apples in the store look as if they’ve been polished to a mirror shine, and that’s no...
Read more → Invisible Volcano in Japan Has Scientists Alarmed
Iwo Jima island was formed as a result of one of the eruptions of the Kikai volcanic system. Image source: wikipedia.org The Kikai Caldera off the coast of Japan, the...
Read more → How AI Has Changed Courier Delivery: Algorithms, Routes, and Apps
Artificial intelligence is already widely used in delivery Just five years ago, a courier was a person with a backpack and a paper waybill. Today, behind their back stands an...
Read more → Japan 3D-Printed a Railway Station, and It’s Already Operational
Japan’s first 3D-printed railway station Hatsushima In the Japanese city of Arida, the world’s first railway station made from 3D-printed elements has been built. The structure was assembled in a...
Read more → You Can Defrost Meat in Water, But Only If You Know One Rule
Defrosting meat in hot water is a common but dangerous practice Many of us have at least once tossed a frozen piece of meat into a bowl of warm or...
Read more → How Much Chocolate Would You Actually Need to Eat to Die
Chocolate is made from cacao beans, which contain toxic alkaloids — theobromine and caffeine Chocolate is one of the few treats that is literally made from poison. Cacao beans contain...
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