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New research reveals that King Richard III of England once suffered heavy blows before losing his throne and his life at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.Scientists carried out detailed scans of the king's bones, which were found under a car park in the city of Leicester in February last year.According to them, the findings support historical accounts that the king was killed after he got off his horse that got stuck in a swamp.The assailants attacked him from behind with daggers, swords and a halberd, the medieval weapon used to knock knights off their horses.His injuries, many of which…

17 September 2014image source, AFPcaption, Round-trip travel to the International Space Station currently costs NASA $70 million per astronaut. By the end of 2017, it will be "taxis" from the private companies Boeing and SpaceX that will take NASA astronauts into space.The US space agency has just signed a contract with these private companies worth US$6.8 billion to help finish construction of the new spacecraft, which is to house a team of seven astronauts.Ever since NASA unveiled its spacecraft program in 2011, Americans have relied on Russia and its Soyuz vehicles for travel to the International Space Station (ISS).But disagreements…

When we talk about nitrates We talk about a number of nutrients that have always been in nature but now, due to certain human activities, have altered their cycle and have exponentially warned. This is the case, for example, of the nitrates that are released from the fertilizers used in agriculture or the excrement generated by intensive farming. These types of compounds remain impregnated in the soil and end up reaching the water we drink in minimal amounts. But what effect do these compounds have on our health? Is it true that it increases the risk of cancer? A study…