Top 10 news of the week: from underwater pyramids to sheep wandering in circles

Life in the solar system could have originated on Mars, not Earth

A new study suggests that the organic molecules that allowed life to begin were present on Mars about 4.5 billion years ago. And while these critical components may have hit Earth around the same time, it was on the Red Planet that life found its most favorable conditions.

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When the designer broke away: unusual push-button phones of the zero are discussed on the Web

A new interesting thread has appeared on Twitter. In it, journalist Jerry McBride recalled a strange intermediate era in the history of the development of phones, when from manufacturers of the same type of bricks have not yet switched to smartphones of the same type and did what they did much

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CD Projekt RED showed an improved version of The Witcher 3

CD Projekt RED held a livestream to officially unveil the enhanced version of The Witcher 3 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The update will be free for all owners of the original game and will be released on December 14, 2022.

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5,000-year-old chain of cairns found at the bottom of a lake in Europe

Archaeologists from the Institute for Lake Research in Langenargen reported on the study of cairns at the bottom of Lake Constance, which is located on the border of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The first results confirmed that these stones are about 5,000 years old.

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Scientists told how to better remember information and keep it in memory longer

Scientists from the University of Iowa (USA) conducted a meta-analysis of more than 200 studies on educational techniques over the past 100 years. Their task was to test the effectiveness of two techniques for remembering information.

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Best games of 2022 selected at Golden Joystick Awards

Last night was the 40th Golden Joystick Awards, which select the best computer games. This year, Elden Ring has become a real triumph, having received a total of four awards.

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Dune: The Sisterhood starts filming with Emma Watson

Directed by Johan RenckChernobyl”) announced on his social networks about the start of filming of the series “Dune: Sisterhood” on November 22. Renk himself will shoot only the first two episodes, who will take care of the rest is still unknown.

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"Yandex" added the ability to create children's accounts

You can now create a children's account in Yandex services. With it, you will be much less likely to stumble upon profanity or, for example, adult films.

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Scientists have named 3 simple tips on how to wake up cheerful

Why do we wake up full of energy one day, and completely broken the next? What factors can affect the level of vigor in the morning? A group of scientists from different countries decided to join forces to find out.

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The web is discussing the strange behavior of sheep that have been walking in circles for more than 10 days

This week, many media outlets wrote about the unusual behavior of a herd of sheep in Mongolia, which have been circling like zombies for more than 10 days. There are several versions of what is happening, but it has not yet been possible to confirm any of them 100%.

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