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Specialists from King’s College London conducted a study among 756 residents of different countries living in large and small cities around the world. All the study participants answered questions about loneliness, social integration, the natural environment and living conditions. These data were collected by scientists in the period from April 2018 to March 2020. After studying the questionnaires received, the researchers found that those people who lived in more densely populated and crowded cities and districts felt more lonely than those who lived in quieter conditions of small towns. But the feeling of loneliness among people from the first group decreased by 28% if they could often see nature, including just the sky with trees. Scientists clarify that after adjusting the results for age, gender, education, profession and ethnicity, the link between the level of loneliness and nature remained. The conclusions of experts suggest that the feeling of loneliness depends not

Historically, Russians usually rest for the first 9-10 days of the new year – quite officially. However, not all countries attach such great importance to the New Year. Let’s figure out how many days during the New Year holidays people usually rest in other countries. So, most of the countries in the modern world celebrate the New Year according to the Gregorian calendar, so almost everywhere — without exceptions! – January 1 is considered a holiday. However, for example, in China they celebrate the new Year according to the Chinese calendar, so the New Year’s Day changes every time, but it always falls between January 21 and February 21. The Chinese rest directly on the day of the holiday and two more days after it. In many countries of the world, Christmas and the New Year itself are considered days off.

On December 22, 1938, latimeria, the oldest fish on Earth and one of the living fossils, was caught near the southern coast of Africa. It was this catch that allowed scientists to “discover” latimeria and “bring it back to life”, because before that it was believed that it died out about 65 million years ago. Catching latimeria is certainly a unique story, but some fishermen can also boast of a rather unusual catch. The biggest fish caught on spinning On May 17, 2006, Martin Arostegui and Ralph Delpha caught a lemon shark weighing 174.6 kilograms on spinning near the Marquesas Islands (Florida, USA). The International Commercial Fish Association (IGFA) has officially recognized the shark as the heaviest fish ever caught in this way. This catch is also officially registered in The Guinness Book of Records. The largest catfish in the world On May 1, 2009, a local fisherman caught a giant

“When the Legend of Taurida Award, which is unique in that young masters of culture and art express their respect and recognition to masters, their mentors and teachers, is held at such legendary theater venues as the Vakhtangov Theater or the Oleg Tabakov Theater (where the first award ceremony was held – approx. TASS), this is the very careful preservation of traditions,” First Deputy head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergey Kiriyenko said at the award ceremony. Gratitude of the young Residents of “Tavrida” thanked Olga Sviblova for the workshop of contemporary art at the forums of 2016 and 2017. Then she invited the audience to answer why they are engaged in art. The motivation she helped them find allowed them to become active participants in exhibition projects and work with the leading art institutions of the country. “The energy of those with whom I communicated on

American ophthalmologist and creator of the Botox drug Alan Scott died on December 16 in California at the age of 90, the Washington Post reported, citing his daughter Alison Ferguson. According to her, the cause of death was complications of sepsis. Botox is a drug based on botulinum toxin. It is a poisonous substance produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinu, which can cause muscle paralysis and death. During the Second World War, the possibility of using botulinum toxin as a biological weapon was studied. In the 1960s, Scott researched this substance for use in ophthalmology. He suggested that the purified toxin could be used in the treatment of strabismus and blepharospasm — an involuntary contraction of the muscles around the eye that causes blinking. The hypothesis was confirmed. Scott founded the company Oculinum to produce a drug of the same name from purified botulinum toxin. In 1989, the Food and

Researchers have discovered and studied in detail a 72 to 66 million-year-old dinosaur embryo, surprisingly well preserved inside a fossilized egg. According to experts from China, the UK and In Canada, this finding sheds light on the relationship between the behavior of modern birds and dinosaurs. The embryo, dubbed Baby Yingliang, was discovered in Late Cretaceous rocks in Ganzhou in southern China and belongs to a toothless theropod dinosaur oviraptorosaurus. It has grown to 27 centimeters, the oblong egg itself has a length of about 17 centimeters. A randomly acquired copy was stored in The Museum of the History of the Nature of the Inlian stone and caught the eye of researchers only recently. Oviraptorosaurs were feathered theropod dinosaurs closely related to modern birds. They lived in Asia and North America during the Cretaceous period. Inside the egg, the oviraptorosaur is positioned as modern chicks do. Previously, scientists have not observed such

Arrears accumulated in 2021. Before the fatal accident in In Moscow, the artist received up to 200 thousand rubles for one appearance on stage, and he was also paid for rehearsals. Efremov had contracts with the Sovremennik Theater for a total of 32 million rubles. The income was transferred to the actor’s account as an individual entrepreneur, and then he himself paid taxes from them. However, after the trial, which sentenced the actor to 7.5 years for the death of a man in an accident, Efremov stopped paying the Federal Tax Service. The department calculated his debt. But now 118 thousand is an unaffordable sum for an artist. He earns about five thousand rubles a month as a seamstress in the colony. The accident involving Mikhail Efremov occurred on June 8, 2020 in the center of Moscow. The actor was driving an SUV under the influence of alcohol. He drove into

So, in 2011, 29% of Russians saved “in reserve”, while in 2021 this number increased to 44%. Residents of the country began to save more often “for old age” (18% in 2011 and 26% in 2021), as well as for rest and treatment (14% and 19%, respectively). In addition, the top 5 goals for which Russians save money included housing repairs and the purchase of real estate. However, compared to 2011, the share of those who save up for better housing conditions has decreased slightly. In addition, it is noted that the share of the country’s residents who believe that there is no need to save money has more than halved compared to 2011 (from 14% to 6%), and the average amount that Russians consider savings is 100 thousand rubles. “The goals for which Russians make savings reflect changes in people’s priorities. If in 2011 our compatriots put off more

The pandemic period and the development of remote services have significantly advanced the popularity of the public services portal. The number of profiles exceeded 100 million, but only one-factor identification was installed to enter about 90% of them, sources close to the Ministry of Finance told Izvestia. The department, in response to a request from Izvestia, said that “now the number of accounts on the public services portal whose owners have enabled two-factor authorization is small,” but did not give specific numbers. “The second factor of authorization on the public services portal, which we plan to introduce “by default”, will help further protect user data and prevent fraud,” the press service of the department explained. Experts consider the introduction of compulsory two-factor identification to be a timely measure that fits into global trends. So, in the fall, Google announced such a measure. Forced authorization of some users who have many