Scientists have found a «button» in the brain that «turns off» Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
Scientist Davis Joseph has discovered a biological mechanism in the brain that could lead to a cure for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, as well as other age-related neurodegenerative diseases.
Star Wars: Venus is capable of bombarding Earth with thousands of asteroids
Researchers from the University of In São Paulo, Brazil, researchers have suggested that dozens, maybe hundreds, hidden asteroids revolve around the Sun synchronously with Venus and may threaten to collide with the Earth.
60% of the world’s oceans turned out to be a farm of huge shrimps — but they are hard to reach
Researchers from the University of Western Australia have found that in the depths of the oceans is home to a rare crustacean.
«Five more minutes»: putting off the alarm ruins sleep and rest
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States have analyzed how ignoring alarms in the morning affects sleep.
Eyes really turned out to be the mirror of the soul, — study of human memory
Researchers from Hungary have found that the connection between eyes and memory.
Penguin droppings keep Antarctica cold, — research
An international team of researchers has found that penguin defecation slows down temperature rise in Antarctica.
Another planet in the solar system — dwarf object with a strange orbit discovered
Astronomers have discovered a new tiny planet in the Kuiper belt, which has an unusual very elongated orbit.
Astronomers may have found the ninth planet in the solar system
Astronomers may have found a new candidate for the role of the ninth planet in the solar system.
James Webb Telescope finds oldest known galaxy — originated 280 million years after the Big Bang
Astronomers using the «James Webb» telescope have discovered the most distant galaxy known, formed 280 million years after the Big Bang.
Mirrors eliminate the «observer effect» in quantum physics: «Reproducing impossible conditions removes interference»
Physicists at the University of Swansea in the UK have used mirrors to significantly reduce the so-called quantum noise, which affects the state and behavior of quantum particles.
A sedentary lifestyle shrinks the brain (which is enlarged by overtime)
Scientists from the A new study by the University of Pittsburgh in the United States has found that over time, the brains of people who lead a sedentary lifestyle decrease in volume.
Is the Earth’s core leaking? Scientists found its content in volcanic magma
Scientists from the The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts has found signs that material is flowing out of the solid of the Earth’s inner core to the surface.
«What a lunar, starry night»… on Mars. Perseverance photographed Deimos at dawn
NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has taken a rare photo of the tiny moon Deimos at dawn.
«The Gollum effect»: how PhDs ruin the careers of juniors «territorial behavior»
Recently, the term «Gollum effect» has become widespread among scholars, characterizing toxic proprietary behavior and the desire to monopolize resources and individual topics for research by senior researchers.
The first extraterrestrial species: an unknown strain of bacteria discovered on the Chinese space station
Chinese scientists have discovered in samples from the Tiangong space station a previously unknown strain of bacteria that has successfully adapted to existence in extreme conditions microgravity and radiation.
Are apes evolving into humans? Scientists find vocal speech in wild chimpanzees
Researchers from The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has discovered that wild chimpanzees in the national park The Tai in Côte d’Ivoire communicate with each other using some language structures, similar to human speech.
Atlantic storms are so strong that they disturb the Earth’s core, — research
Seismologists from the Australian National University have detected seismic microwaves caused by storms in the North Atlantic passing through earth’s core and reach Australia.
Fantastic photo by NASA PUNCH: Moon in the halo of the eclipse of the Sun
NASA’s new mission «Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere» (PUNCH), which includes 4 small spacecraft in low Earth orbit, has made the first photos of the Sun and the Moon.
«Not sure about the veracity»: MIT retracts article on the benefits of AI in scientific research
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States has retracted a high-profile article published last year about advantages of using artificial intelligence in scientific papers.
Literally swelling: the brain of workaholics changes from constant work
An international team of researchers found that human brain, the workload of the company’s employees, who are constantly busy, changes over time.
NASA «resurrected» Voyager 1 engines after 20 years and more than 24 billion kilometers
It was launched almost 50 years ago, space probe «Voyager 1» is not going to retire and continues to explore interstellar space with the help of NASA.
Doctors officially recognized a new form of diabetes
The International Diabetes Federation has officially recognized type 5 as a separate form of the disease.
The first ever photo of the aurora borealis on Mars that can be seen with the naked eye
NASA’s Perseverance rover recently took the first ever photos of the aurora borealis on Mars from the surface of the planet.
Almost «Hitchhiking in the galaxy»: life on Earth works like a quantum computer and has already performed 10^60 operations
According to a new study by American physicist Philippe Kurian of Quantum Biology Laboratory at Howard University in Washington, D.C., living cells are able to process information at the quantum level.
The Universe will disappear much earlier than thought — scientists have clarified when
According to scientists from Radboud University in the Netherlands, the last stars in the Universe will disappear in 1078 years (quinquintillion years), which is much earlier than was thought.
Could your cat be a psychopath? Scientists have created a test to find out
Psychologists from the University of Liverpool in the UK have developed a questionnaire that has to help cat owners find out what psychopathic traits their pet may have.
This plant can evolve in the opposite direction, — research
Researchers from The University of Tennessee in the United States has discovered the ability of some fern species to evolve in the opposite direction.
Huge ocean beneath Mars’ surface — scientists find signs of water storage that could flood the planet
Scientists have discovered signs of a hidden ocean of water on Mars beneath the planet’s surface.
Constant surveillance in the modern world changes the way we think — the feeling of being watched provokes mental disorders
Australian neuroscientists from the University of Technology in Sydney have found that ubiquitous video surveillance affects not only human behavior, but also on brain function at the subconscious level.
Physicists recreated the optical illusion predicted by Einstein
Physicists from the University of Vienna have for the first time reproduced the optical illusion known as the Terrell-Penrose effect, for objects moving at a speed close to the speed of light.
Is dark energy changing? Scientists challenge Einstein’s cosmological constant
Recent results of research by scientists using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) spectroscope to study dark energy indicate that this mysterious power can change, which challenges standard models of the universe.
10% of the world’s richest people caused 2/3 of global warming, — study
An international group of scientists has found, that since 1990 the 10% richest people on the planet have been responsible for 2/3 of the global warming.
Scientists find the smallest galaxy in the Universe
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object in space that may be the smallest galaxy in the Universe, or the oldest star cluster in the Milky Way.
Scientists have finally found the harm of plastic — and it is deadly
Researchers from New York University Langone found that plastic additives diethylhexyl phthalates (DEHP) led to 356 thousand deaths due to cardiovascular diseases in 2018.
Scientists reveal 30-year secret of huge X-ray flares of black holes
Astrophysicists using NASA’s IXPE orbiting telescope were able to understand the origin of X-rays in jets supermassive black holes.
Physicists get closer to «Theory of Everything» through a new explanation of gravity
Physicists from the University of Aalto in Finland have proposed a new view of gravity, which they say is compatible with the Standard Model elementary particles and can bring scientists closer to the so-called «Theory of Everything».
Silent killer: gas stoves increase cancer risk, twice as much for children
Researchers from Stanford University in the United States have found that gas stoves in houses and apartments emit dangerous benzene, which can increase the risk of developing cancer, especially in children.
Scientists have found a new way to communicate with cats — it’s a special smile
Cats are usually considered to be quite alienated animals, who are not always favorable to social interaction. However, it may be that they have their own language of communication that people do not understand.
Starlink has bypassed rockets: SpaceX earned $8.2 billion in satellite communications in 2024
The Starlink satellite communications service has officially become SpaceX’s largest source of revenue.
Living cables: scientists discover bacteria that conduct electricity
Scientists from the University of Oregon in the United States have discovered a new type of electrically conductive bacteria in mudflats along the coast in Yaquina Bay.
It will replace steel and concrete. Scientists have created a super-strong material from wood
American researchers have significantly enhanced the strength of wood with the help of solid nanoscale materials.
Graphene helped: engineers extend operation of hydrogen engines to 200,000+ hours
A team of researchers from the School of Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, has found a way to extend the life of hydrogen fuel cells.
Organic solar panels reach 8.7% efficiency for the first time — twice the previous record
Japanese scientists have created all-organic solar cells made of carbon-based materials with a record efficiency of 8.7% for this type of cell.
Stuck in orbit for 53 years. An old Soviet probe will fall to Earth uncontrollably
An old Soviet probe built to explore Venus is about to crash to Earth after 53 years, conducted in low Earth orbit.
Powered by the Sun and without emissions: scientists have created a «eco-reactor» to convert CO₂ into fuel
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a solar-powered reactor that captures CO₂ directly from the air and converts it into synthesis gas.
Zeldovich effect in action: scientists create a black hole bomb in the laboratory for the first time
Physicists were able to reproduce the so-called «black hole bomb» in the laboratory for the first time, proving the Zeldovich effect proposed 50 years ago.
The size of a coin: 7-year-old child implanted with world’s smallest artificial heart
In the Chinese city of Wuhan, surgeons have successfully transplanted an artificial heart with magnetic levitation weighing only 45 grams to a 7-year-old child.
Switzerland launches the world’s first solar station on a railroad
The Swiss company Sun-Ways has launched the world’s first mobile solar power plant with a capacity of 18 kW on a railway.
Forget dark matter: a ghost galaxy found that «lives» without a key element of the Universe
An international team of astronomers has discovered a new ghost galaxy, that does not contain dark matter.
World’s largest solar telescope shows the Sun in detail — with a giant spot larger than the Earth
The largest solar telescope named Daniel Inouye, located in Hawaii, took incredibly clear images of a spot on the Sun, which is 25 thousand kilometers wide and long.
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