Microbiologists from the United States, where the number of people infected with the new coronavirus exceeded 460 thousand, are developing a test vaccine to protect against it. Laboratory studies have so far only involved mice, which, moreover, were not infected… Read More »U.S. scientists test artificial virus to fight pandemic
Mankind has always faced epidemics: great minds have written about diseases. The heroes of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron wait out the plague, and Alexander Pushkin had his most fruitful period during a cholera epidemic, known to philologists as the Boldinsky Autumn.… Read More »How Moscow nearly died out 60 years ago when a Soviet artist accidentally brought smallpox
A girl’s bedroom is not just a room where she sleeps. It is a whole world reflecting the inner state, social status, aspirations and lifestyle of its owner. Thanks to photographers Gabriele Galimberti and Edouard Delillet today we will visit… Read More »Photographers took pictures of girls from all over the world in their bedrooms
Introducing a stunning collection of vintage photo chromes and colorized images reflecting Italy in the 1900s. A delightful reminder of a country that captures the hearts of all who encounter it. U.S. scientists test artificial virus to fight pandemic Share… Read More »The unfamiliar Italy: 13 historic photos that brought it back to life
Have you had a hard day? Then you urgently need to see something beautiful and happy. For example, these delightful field mice lurking in the buds of beautiful tulips. These wonderful images were taken by Miles Herbert, a British photographer… Read More »A photographer took pictures of mice in tulips, and the photos caused a furor on the Internet
One of the world’s most isolated nations, North Korea seems to be having an amazing and incredible time. A few months ago, unexpectedly for the world community, the country’s government announced that it had stopped developing nuclear weapons and allowed… Read More »North Korea as it is: fresh photo report from isolation
While for small birds 100-200 meters is the limit of dreams, large birds are able to rise to a height of several kilometers. But there are real air aces among them, which were met in the sky by pilots of… Read More »11 kilometers above sea level: which birds fly the highest
Not many people will remember exactly in which part of the Atlantic is St. Helena, but everyone knows well that the exiled French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte spent his last years there. Today, everything connected with Napoleon attracts tourists to the… Read More »St. Helena: Napoleon, even in exile and unarmed, held the English in fear
In those distant days, when mankind had not yet invented engines, all seagoing vessels sailed by the wind that filled the sails, or used the power of oarsmen when necessary. But even today there are grandiose sailing vessels, which are… Read More »Can a sailboat sail against the wind
There is something utterly stunning and hypnotic about Japanese houses. But the talented miniaturist Simon Lo has made them even more truly stunning. After all, he also filled his scaled-down versions of traditional Japanese houses to the brim with tiny… Read More »The artist creates miniatures of Japanese houses filled with traditional details