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Did you know? Breaking for Breakfast
Author: Alaskalink.US., Editor Alexander A. Boiko
Breakfast... the meal at the beginning of our day that we enjoy, avoid, or rush through depending on the time available and our personal inclination. For many families, the pace of modern life means breakfast becomes a short span of time between shouts of "You're going to be late!" or a longer but no less harried time in the car on the freeway. Unfortunately, gobbling down an inadequate breakfast or skipping it altogether has become a standard routine. |  |
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Archaeologists have never heard anything about a stone phallus of the Paleolithic era before
Author: Alaskalink.US, editor Nata
Archaeologists uncovered a 28,000-year-old phallus in the area of Schwabische Alb mountain ridge in Germany. Scientists referred the finding, measuring 20 centimeters, to the Paleolithic era. They supposed that it was used both as a weapon and a symbol of masculinity. |  |
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Scientists make an inventory of all animals and plants living on planet Earth
Author: Alaskalink.US, editor Al...
Specialists of the Russian Academy of Sciences decided to establish a new project entitled “Barcodes of flora and fauna in Russia.” The project continues the initiative of the world Consortium the Barcode of Life (CBOL), established in 2004. |  |
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Remains of an ancient civilization discovered in the depths of the Northern sea
Author: Alaskalink.US editor Nata
While some scientists spend all their time and efforts in search of Atlantis, others have already discovered remains of an ancient civilization that had existed on the same territory as present-day Northern sea. With the help of modern technology, archaeologists were able to get a better glimpse of the ancient world |  |
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The tomb of King Amenhotep I became the second non-looted tomb after the one of King Tut
Author: Alaskalink.US, editor Nata
There is a Russian joke, which is as old as mummies: a tomb-chest with a mummy was discovered during the archeological dig in Egypt. Experts could not determine whose mummy it was and invited Soviet experts for their expertise. |  |
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Another archeological discovery tells more about earlier epochs
Author: Alaskalink.US., editor Nata
Gobustan is a region with the territory of 100 square kilometers between the south-eastern bottom of the Caucasian mountains and the Caspian Sea; the territory is covered with numerous river mouths and gully. The name Gobustan originates from the word Gobu meaning a gully. |  |
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Archeologists discovered several paintings on the rocks located at the edge of the ancient city
Author: Alaskalink.US., editor Nata
Archeologists make discoveries in Greece on a regular basis. Yet the latest news regarding the find on Andros, the most northern island of 56 islands comprising the Cyclades, is quite a sensation, according to specialists. A team of scientists discovered the ruins of a city at the excavation site on Andros. The ruins date back to 1900 B.C., the Bronze Age. |  |
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Wild nature can give numerous examples of immortality and programmed death
Author: Alaskalink.US, Editor Nata...
A wise man said that the art of living was about being able to die young but to live as many years as possible. Almost every human being living on planet Earth is interested in the question of immortality. One may say that all world religions and arts sprang from the wish to preserve the passion of youth and deceive death. Generations of alchemists were racking their brains over the renowned youth elixir. Contemporary scientists are still trying to unveil the mystery of immortality ... |  |
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Adults who retain their 'good' baby fat may be buffered against obesity and type 2 diabetes, scientists believe.
Author: Alaskalink.US., editor Nata by BBC
Unlike the regular white fat, which stores energy, good brown fat, actively burns calories for heat, but has been thought only to exist in childhood.
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center not only found adults still had brown fat, but that slim adults had more of it than fatter ones. |  |
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Exposure to traffic pollution could affect the development of babies in the womb, US researchers have warned.
Author: Alaskalink.US., editor Al... BBC
They found the higher a mother's level of exposure in early and late pregnancy, the more likely it was that the baby would not grow properly.
The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, looked at 336,000 babies born in New Jersey between 1999 and 2003
UK experts said much more detailed research into a link was needed. |  |
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The crisis of creativity in America
Author: Alaskalink.US., editor Nata By Cage Innoye
There is a great crisis of creativity in our age. Critical problems are mounting up and very little is being done. It is because we do not understand, teach or promote creativity that we are in the great mess of today. We live in world of advancing complexity and evolving situations and contradictions; there is no way a species can manage all this without being creative. The more developed a culture and society, the more developed must be its creativity. |  |
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Men do not marry women like these
Author: Alaskalink.US., editor Al...
There are women who are unlucky in their love life. They are usually women at age 30 and over. One can divide them into several groups for convenience.
She really understands all his problems that his wife never understands. She even accepts the fact that he cannot divorce his wife. |  |
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Dancing to Let Off Steam
Author: Alaskalink.us., editor Al...
Olga Rybalko, chief accountant with a big office furniture maker, has been leading a double life for two years now. In the daytime, in a severe business suit with her hair meticulously combed, she heads a 10-employee department. Her subordinates say that "She is a dead hand of formality." How surprised they would be if they caught her at an Argentinean tango club! |  |
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Beautiful music cures brain diseases and improves blood circulation
Author: Alaskalink.US editor Nata...
People have been aware of music’s healing properties since the times of Pythagoras and Aristotle. Russians have long believed in medicinal effects of the sound of church bells. The branch of science studying interaction of music and other sounds with living organisms (including a human body) brings forth most interesting discoveries almost every day. |  |
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Birds are capable of scanning future
Author: Alaskalink.US editor Al...
What do we know about birds? It may seem at first sight that there is nothing amazing about them. However, the feathered tribe makes the group of one of the most ancient creatures on earth, which makes them the subject of numerous legends, myths and mysteries. |  |
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Arctic Fox
Author: Alaskalink.US., editor Al...
Life in the Arctic is difficult, and the arctic fox is wonderfully adapted to live in very cold climates. While many mammals hibernate during the winter, the arctic fox does not. Its physical characteristics of superb insulation with fur and fat, combined with its stocky body shape enable the arctic fox to conserve body heat. |  |
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How Did We All Come From Adam and Eve?
Author: Alaskalink.US., editor Nata.... By Babu G. Ranganathan
Young people, and even adults, often wonder how all the varieties or "races" of people could come from the same original human ancestors. Well, in principle, that's no different than asking how children with different color hair (i.e., blond, brunette, brown, red ) can come from the same parents who both have black hair. |  |
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