Новости за 12.09.2017

Here are some before-and-after satellite images of Texas that show the devastation caused by Harvey.

Tonsil stones are accumulations of bacteria and debris in the crypts of some people's tonsils. This problem is not dangerous and is usually easily treatable.

The credit for inventing the first practical modern automobile goes to Karl Benz, but he was not the first to conceive of a self-propelled vehicle.

Live Science looks back at 20 historical photos, shot between the 1820s and 1860s, that may make you look at history, and the world, just a little bit differently.

Rubber electronics and sensors that operate normally even when stretched to up to 50 percent of their length could work as artificial skin on robots, according to a new study.

Military brats of ancient Rome probably played soldier to pass the time.

Archaeologists in England are excavating the ruins of the fort of Vindolanda, which was once at the northern edge of the Roman Empire.

Three members of a family have died after falling into a volcanic crater in an area of southern Italy.

Physics of the so-called "coffee-ring effect" could help pinpoint the mineral contents in tap water.

Trees generally snap, or at least lose a few branches, when faced with hurricane-strength winds. Not palm trees. These staples of the tropics typically bend during gusty weather.

Sewer workers in London will spend three weeks dismantling a rock-hard mass of grease and garbage called a "fatberg."

Two illegal gold miners were allegedly overheard talking about the attack in a bar.

Hurricane Irma's strong winds didn't just whip around palm trees, knock down power lines and rip off roofs — they also pushed aside vast amounts of shallow water, temporarily leaving behind a bare seabed along the coast of Tampa Bay, according to a video.