10 interesting discoveries of 2016
Last reviewed: 16.05.2018
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In every country in the world, scientists constantly discover new facts, make unexpected statements, invent new methods of treatment, and so on. Last year was no exception and below are the most interesting studies that were made in 2016 by scientists from different countries.
In the United States, researchers found that there is a link between sleep duration and wages. They are sure that the longer a person sleeps, the more he can earn.
Australian experts said that television is harmful to health and its disastrous effect can be compared with smoking or alcohol abuse. According to the research, every hour before the TV screen reduces life on average by 20 minutes.
Studies of British specialists have shown very interesting results - it turns out that men grow up only to 40 years, whereas in women this period comes much earlier.
In New Mexico, a team of scientists pleased the news of everyone who regularly sits on a diet. As research has shown, chocolate sweets do not affect weight at all and can be used by those who want to lose weight, of course, within reasonable limits.
In the UK, often make quite meaningless discoveries, and scientists decided to find out why it is in this country that experts are so active. As it turned out, the system of grants is widely used in Great Britain, that's why many specialists in different spheres try to stand out against the general background.
An ambiguous statement was made by one of the research groups, which is sure that washing your cup, in which you constantly drink tea or coffee, does not make sense. Experts said that the bacteria living on the cup, do not harm the person at all, but bacteria on the sponge for dishes can be really dangerous.
Ukrainian specialists did not stand aside and developed edible polyethylene, more precisely technology for the production of packaging material. Polyethylene is made from corn starch, rapidly decomposes, without harming the environment, prolongs the shelf life of products and the human body can easily digest it.
In the West, experts conducted a study, whose goal was to find out what awaits space tourists who would like to have sex under zero-gravity conditions. Results were frightening - such entertainment can result in displacement of vertebrae, disturbances in the work of blood vessels and heart, loss of consciousness.
Russian experts are sure that gold can be extracted from coal. Now, a team of specialists collects funds for the creation of an industrial plant, through which coal can be turned into a precious metal.
And finally, in New York, experts after a series of studies found that sleeping on their sides is useful for the psyche. They are sure that it is this posture during sleep that will help the body to purify itself of toxins.