The word “statistics” came from the Latin word status, which means a “composition or state.” Simply put, statistics shows the state of affairs in a field of phenomenon. It is a science that looks at patterns while analyzing large volumes of data.

People have always followed the habits of animals with which they somehow interacted. Knowing how a mammoth behaves when it is attacked by hunters and under what conditions a bear pounces in the forest has helped mankind stay alive and find food. In determining the similarities and differences in the behavior of animals, a person begins to better understand himself, and at the same time learns how to more effectively and safely use available natural resources and develop pharmacology and medicine.

All life on planet Earth is based on carbon compounds. However, according to scientists, carbon is not the only chemical element capable of giving rise to life. There are other candidates.

Many chemists and scientists were, at some point in their childhood, attracted to bright special effects: the changing colours of sparks and bright crackles of fireworks. Growing up, we become used to technicolour fireworks shows and firecrackers. Many people even think that nothing ever changes in pyrotechnics. But, in fact, experts continue to look for new improvements, and they don’t think only about the spectacle – the brightness of flames, their colours, and the duration of burning – but also about safety, including environmental protections.