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Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. Scientific Russia discussed the ways of its treatment and some methods of prevention under study with Aziz Zikiryakhodjaev, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Oncologist

Author Alexander Burmistrov
Video Aleksandr Kozlov
Photo Nikolay Mokhnachev
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How can we provide for the future energy needs of humanity? Can we hope for hydrogen energy? How to find a reasonable balance between growing needs and maintaining a healthy environment?

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On August 29, 1885, German inventor Gottlieb Daimler patented the first motorcycle

Author Evgeniya Chernoskulova
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In many cultures the word “golden” is associated with something good: golden rule, golden hands, golden medal, golden words, and just about anything else if it is “worth its weight in gold.” Let's look into why this precious metal has become a metaphor and where it came from on our planet.

Author Polina Ostrizhnaya
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On August 28, 1845, the first issue of Scientific American, a popular science magazine, was published

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Russian specialists are carrying out long-term research on crossbreeding of promising varieties of fruit and berry crops adaptive to extreme climatic conditions of Siberia and the Urals.

Author Olesya Farberovich
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More than 2 billion people on the planet do not have access to clean drinking water. From 5 to 8 million people a year die after consuming low-quality water and the number of those who fall ill amounts to half a billion

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On 27 August 865, Abu Bakr Muhammad al-Razi, Persian scholar, encyclopedist, physician, alchemist, and philosopher was born.

Author Polina Ostrizhnaya
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Aristotle once said: “We can trust our senses, but we can still be easily deceived by them”... 

Author Evgeniya Chernoskulova
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Where did the excitement around the climate agenda come from and can a “little man” influence global processes? Read about it in an interview with Anna Romanovskaya, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences 

Author Anastasia Ibragimova
Photo Nikolay Mokhnachev
Video Aleksandr Kozlov
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What role does the concept of God plays in the existence of the Universe? What is God in terms of physics? Does antimatter exist? What is dark matter and can it be registered?

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On August 26, 1768, James Cook set out on his first circumnavigation of the globe. The main official mission was to observe Venus

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Every year there are more and more wildfires in forest areas

Author Anna Posokhova
Video Dmitry Samsonov
Video Aleksandr Kozlov
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What saints did the conquistadors pray to and why did they decide to conquer Mexico? What was the ethnic, regional, and age composition of the Conquista? 

Author Yanina Khuzhina
Photo Nikolay Malakhin
Video Aleksey Kornoukhov
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On August 25, 1956, Vasa, the ship that is known as the world's only surviving sailing ship of the early seventeenth century, was discovered

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At first the suits were designed to work in deep water, then in the air, and finally in zero gravity, beyond the atmosphere: read about the history and prospects of space suits in our article

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What is strong artificial intelligence and how will it change our lives, in particular medicine, in the foreseeable future? 

Author Yanina Khuzhina
Photo Andrey Luft
Video Dmitry Samsonov
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Research by Urals experts is aimed at studying the situation with international labor migration in the South Urals, which may play an important role in its socio-economic development

Author Olesya Farberovich
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Recalling the achievements of an outstanding scientist

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How did Peter the Great, trying to introduce Russians to European culture, lay the foundations for the celebration of the New Year? When and how did the tradition of decorating homes with Christmas trees and lights appear? 

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