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It already happened in 2003, but it affected only the Internet at a time when it was hardly used A natural phenomenon known as a geostorm could occur in the coming months and cause effects on electrical networks and telecommunicationswhich could lead to a global blackout. Also known as a solar storm, it is a powerful flare accessing the magnetic field terrestrial and that could be responsible for many electrical and communication failures. In the worst case, it could be the cause of, for several hours, a simultaneous blackout on the entire planet. Related news This phenomenon already occurred in…

The pharmaceutical created this drug to reduce coughing and ended up becoming an addiction in more than 20 countries Heroin was not the first drug to be created for medicinal purposes. Cocaine, amphetamines or cannabis had already been invented for the same purpose. Without knowing the addiction that all would generate in the population and that would end up being a problem that, 100 years laterIt has not yet been completely eradicated. The German pharmaceutical Bayern, despite previous attempts by other researchers, was the one who synthesized the heroin. It was invented at a stage when some addictions have already…

A study estimates the ideal minutes of sleep for our health A group of researchers from Mexico, Spain and the United States have published a study on the relationship between napping and obesity to validate whether the person's sleep characteristics and lifestyle factors influence disease and metabolic syndrome. The results indicate that people used to taking long naps, of more than 30 minutes, tended to have higher values ​​of BMI, fasting glucose, systolic blood pressure... Although people who take a short nap (less than half an hour) did had better results than those who did not sleep. Therefore, it can…