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17 godz. temu · Etymology. The word ant and the archaic word emmet are derived from ante, emete of Middle English, which come from ǣmette of Old English; these are all related to Low Saxon e(e)mt, empe and varieties (Old Saxon emeta) and to German Ameise (Old High German āmeiza).All of these words come from West Germanic * ǣmaitjōn, and the original meaning of the word was "the biter" (from Proto-Germanic ...
17 godz. temu · A mammal (from Latin mamma 'breast') is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia (/ m ə ˈ m eɪ l i. ə /).Mammals are characterized by the presence of milk-producing mammary glands for feeding their young, a neocortex region of the brain, fur or hair, and three middle ear bones.These characteristics distinguish them from reptiles and birds, from which their ancestors diverged in the ...
17 godz. temu · Brain–computer interface. A brain–computer interface ( BCI ), sometimes called a brain–machine interface ( BMI ), is a direct communication link between the brain 's electrical activity and an external device, most commonly a computer or robotic limb. BCIs are often directed at researching, mapping, assisting, augmenting, or repairing ...
17 godz. temu · By Tom Clarke, science and technology editor. Labour has made some big promises on clean energy. If they deliver on them, it could bring meaningful long-term reductions in energy bills, as well as ...
17 godz. temu · Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.. Defining meditation has proven difficult due to its wide range of practices across different traditions and cultures.
17 godz. temu · The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America.Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migratory habits of the species.The scientific name also refers to its migratory characteristics. The morphologically similar mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) was long thought to ...
17 godz. temu · Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin—the first person in outer space.. The Soviet space program (Russian: Космическая программа СССР, romanized: Kosmicheskaya programma SSSR) was the state space program of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), active from 1955 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Contrary to its American, European, and Chinese ...
