Neither scales nor feathers: scientists find ancient reptile with back nails
German paleontologists from the The Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History became interested in an unusual reptile that lived in the Triassic period about 200-250 million years ago and had a strange crest on its back, consisting of bones rather than scales or feathers.
Thermodynamics, where are you? Physicists heated gold to 18726 °C and did not melt it
American physicists from The University of Nevada, Reno conducted an unusual experiment by heating gold with lasers to 18,726°C. For some trillionths of a second the metal remained hard and did not want to melt.
Scientists create antimatter qubit for the first time — it will help to understand why there is only ordinary matter around us
A group of scientists from CERN, working as part of the BASE project on matter and antimatter, has created the world’s first antimatter qubit.
Astronomers: Uranus is warmer than thought, we must go
Astronomers from the University of Houston in the United States have found, that Uranus radiates its own internal heat in greater quantities than it receives from the Sun, which contradicts the observations of NASA’s Voyager 2 mission.
The longest solar eclipse of the century is coming soon — when and where to watch
On August 2, 2027, the inhabitants of the Earth will witness an amazing full solar eclipse, which will last for 6 minutes.
Cheese is there, no cows: scientists have taught bacteria to produce dairy product from scratch
Danish scientists have trained E. coli bacteria to produce key milk protein αs1-casein, similar to that found in cow’s milk.
Pesticides in the fields deprive millions of farmers of sleep — this is not a metaphor
Recent studies show a clear link between the use of farmers around the world pesticides on the fields and serious sleep disorders.
Why did matter «survive» in a collision with antimatter? Scientists are close to solving the symmetry breaking of the Universe
Matter in the Universe prevails over antimatter. This issue has long been a concern of scholars from around the world.
Astronomers see the expected companion star of Betelgeuse for the first time
Betelgeuse remains one of the brightest stars in the sky and the closest red giant to Earth.
Earth’s sixth ocean is forming right now — Africa is not happy about it
In East Africa, tectonic faults are slowly splitting the continent, and in millions of years a new ocean may form at the site of the rift.
Meet Ammonite — «a new» solar system object that «ate» the ninth planet hypothesis
A group of Japanese astronomers using the Subaru telescope has discovered a small ice object beyond Pluto, which could help scientists learn more about the evolution of our solar system.
Blue laser awakens magnetic properties of gold and copper
Physicists have known for more than 100 years about strange magnetic signals in metals such as copper and gold, which have no pronounced magnetic properties.
Resettlement of an entire state: Tuvaluans to move to Australia due to flooding of islands
About 5,000 residents of the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have already applied for the first of its kind migration visa to Australia due to climate change.
Worse than Last of Us: scientific community calls to stop development of mirror organisms
Almost 40 scientists from around the world, including two Nobel laureates, have called for a halt to the development of synthetic organisms consisting of of inverted molecules and can be catastrophic danger for all living things on Earth.
Not age or testosterone: men lose potency due to sugar
German researchers have discovered a new factor that affects the potency of men in older age.
Survival on the Moon in Chinese: water, fuel and oxygen only from soil and sunlight
Researchers from The Chinese Universities of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and others have developed a technology for producing water, oxygen and fuel from the lunar soil using only sunlight.
Scientists unlock the secret of quantum tunneling — it will change the semiconductor and quantum computer industry
South Korean researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) for the first time reveal the process of «of electron tunneling», which has been a concern of scientists around the world for more than 100 years.
Astronomers rediscover a missing star that shone in the Ming Dynasty 600 years ago
Astronomers from the Chinese University of Science and Technology re discovered a star, which was first seen 600 years ago in the Ming Dynasty.
Children of three parents were born in Britain — they are free from genetic diseases
In the UK, the results of the world’s first clinical trial have been announced, in which 8 children were born to three parents using the in vitro fertilization.
Huge rivers of Antarctica: scientists recreated the appearance of the continent without ice
Geophysicists have discovered the ancient landscape of Antarctica with huge rivers and wide valleys, which has been buried under a thick layer of ice for the last 30 million years.
NASA reveals the secret of «spiders» on Mars
Researchers from NASA have finally revealed the secret of formation mysterious spider-like geological structures on Mars.
Clean air accelerates global warming — at least in China
The results of a new study show that large-scale air purification Sulfur dioxide is causing global warming to accelerate in China and other Asian countries.
Debris from «NASA DART asteroid behaves unexpectedly and dangerously
On September 26, 2022, the NASA DART spacecraft collided with an asteroid Dimorphos at a speed of about 24 thousand km/h, which changed both the shape of the space object and its trajectory.
Scientists have found a distinctive feature of psychopaths — smaller brains than normal people
A group of European and American researchers has identified specific structures in the brains of people diagnosed with psychopathy associated with the characteristic antisocial behavior.
The largest merger of black holes and the emergence of a monster 225 times more massive than the Sun occurred
Astrophysicists use LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) detectors to capture gravitational waves from the largest known merger black holes in history on the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy.
NASA’s Parker probe flew to the Sun and solved one of its mysteries
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has passed through the solar corona and helped astrophysicists answer the long-standing question, of why the outer atmosphere of our star hotter than the surface beneath it.
Dams around the world have shifted the Earth’s poles by 1 km and continue to do so, — study
A new study conducted by Harvard researchers has shown that thousands of dams built over the past few decades have failed, shifted the Earth’s poles for more than 1 km.
Mysterious sand structures in the sea off Norway are changing the way we think about geology
Giant sand structures at the bottom of the North Sea have puzzled scientists for years. Now researchers have learned that they were formed as a result of geological process, which has never been observed on such a scale before.
«A disaster for space science»: NASA lays off more than 2,100 employees
Despite the fact that Elon Musk is no longer in charge The Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), the administration of US President Donald Trump continues to carry out massive layoffs of civil servants.
Mondays are really bad for health, — scientists
Many people on Mondays feel increased stress, lethargy, anxiety. A new study by scientists shows that Mondays can actually be harmful to health.
Scientists reverse quantum entanglement and discover a new law of quantum physics
An international team of researchers has found a way to make quantum entanglement of particles reversible, which was previously thought to be impossible.
Fig trees turn CO₂ into stone and make fertilizer for themselves, — study
Scientists from the United States, Kenya, Austria and Switzerland have confirmed in a new study, that figs can to absorb CO₂ and effectively store it in its own trunk and the soil around it.
Doomscrolling: scientists tell how to avoid stress from the news and stay informed
The abundance of disturbing and negative news that people around the world view on a daily basis (doomscrolling) keeps them in a state of constant stress and tension, which is exhausting.
Saving the planet: what scientists advise to overcome the climate crisis
Last year, the average global temperature rose by 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels, jeopardizing the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Global warming is a growing concern for climate scientists and researchers, who are calling for radical measures to bring the situation under control. Some proposed options seem threatening and a bit crazy,…
Electric current improves math skills — bold experiment in Oxford
A group of scientists from the University of Oxford, led by Roy Cohen Kadosh, conducted a bold experiment and used weak electrical pulses stimulated the brain students to improve their math skills.
Between the living and the inanimate: scientists have found a very strange bacterium
Off the coast of Japan, scientists have discovered unique microorganism, which should not exist according to the ideas of modern biologists.
A startup offering «funerals in space» lost the ashes of 166 people on the way
The ashes of 166 people were launched in the Nyx capsule from the German startup The Exploration Company (TEC) in late June — but the planned «funeral in space» never took place, as the vehicle and its cargo were lost in the Pacific Ocean after two successful orbits around the Earth.
ISS astronaut photographs mysterious phenomenon in the atmosphere
NASA astronaut Nicole Ayers took a rare image from the ISS of a natural phenomenon called a sprite — a powerful flare in the atmosphere that occurs during strong thunderstorms with lightning.
Can a brilliant idea come to you in a dream? Scientists confirm
German scientists from the University of Hamburg have proven that after a short sleep people do have breakthrough ideas in their heads more often.
Scientists have compiled a top list of hydrating drinks — water is not in the first place
British researchers have compiled a rating of drinks that best moisturize the body and support water balance. Interestingly, water is far from being in the first place in this ranking.
NASA confirms a new interstellar object in the solar system — live broadcast shows its movement
On Wednesday, July 2, NASA officially confirmed that a mysterious space object, that flew into the solar system from interstellar space is probably a comet.
AI analyzes 100,000 galaxies and refines five cosmological parameters
Astrophysicists from the United States have used AI model SimBIG to calculate and refine the five main cosmological parameters with an accuracy that exceeds traditional methods.
James Webb telescope detects a jellyfish galaxy wandering through space
Astronomers using the «James Webb» telescope have discovered a rare jellyfish-like galaxy in deep space.
«What an unfortunate suicide»: a giant planet provokes explosions on a star that destroy it
Astronomers have discovered an unusual exoplanet such as hot Jupiter, which orbits so close to the parent star that it provokes plasma flares on the surface of the luminary.
«Catch» planet: scientists have a plan to reach Sedna in just 10 years
A group of scientists from Italy proposes several options for space missions to the dwarf trans-Neptunian planet Sedna on the outskirts of the solar system.
Scientists have found a «cholesterol switch» — it could save millions of lives
American researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington have discovered the enzyme IDO1, which during inflammation leads to a violation of cholesterol processing macrophages.
«Feces researchers» collect human feces in case the world ends: «It’s our duty to the future»
Swiss researchers from the Microbiota Vault project plan to freeze about 10 thousand human fecal samples in the so-called «Doomsday» vault.
AI will help create virtual human cells for research: «90% of computations instead of 90% of experiments»
Biologists are now seeking to use artificial intelligence to create virtual human cells, which will become an alternative to complex computer models.
Epilepsy drugs were tested on a computer with human brain cells — what happened
Researchers from Cortical Labs have tested the effect of an epilepsy drug on a laboratory-grown system for the first time brain-computer.
Scientists solve the mystery of a giant cold spot in the Atlantic Ocean
Oceanographers have finally found an explanation for the existence of a large area of cold water in the Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland.
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