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The presence of rare mechanism of evolution got proof
As a new species in nature? According to the theory of evolution, one possibility to do this in a rather simplified form it looks like this: population of animals or plants becomes isolated geographically — is separated, for...
it is believed that the large dinosaurs appeared in the middle Jurassic period, about 180 million years ago, and before that in the ancient Land walking lizards much smaller. However, the recent discovery of paleontologists can ra...
In North America found a diamond the size of a chicken egg
Scientists are still is uncertain how to form some of the most expensive minerals on earth — diamonds. It is known that the largest of them are formed at a depth of 150-200 km and keep . Most large minerals found in South Africa, ...
Tesla will give to the workers their factories futuristic augmented reality glasses
the Company Tesla plans to introduce new working methods. Earlier the employees of the factories used , but they did not meet many standards of quality. And now the company production of electric cars wants to use its own developm...
The most ambitious mission to clean the ocean from plastic garbage didn't work
In September 2018 rather ambitious and promising project The Ocean Cleanup. He had to help deal with very serious environmental problem — pollution of the Pacific ocean plastic garbage. On paper the system proposed by the au...
Elon Musk admitted that Tesla was really on the verge of bankruptcy
In recent years is the focus not on the most rainbow reason. Shares of Tesla are jumping, the Ilona removed from management company due to a series of unfortunate tweets, and management decisions. The founder of Tesla and SpaceX k...
Scientists have created a liquid that can store solar energy for almost 20 years
Despite all of the potential of solar energy, it also has its disadvantages. For example, one of them is the high cost and low efficiency of long-term storage of energy. The industry has long been engaged in finding a solution to ...
Developed a biodegradable 'plastic' from... potatoes
In only one world ocean, according to various estimates, is up to 8 million tons of plastic. And that's not considering plastic dumping ground on the land. We already wrote about the fact that plastic can be much more harmful than...
The largest organism on earth is on the verge of death
The heaviest and biggest living organism on Earth is not an elephant or even a whale. Oddly enough, the largest organism is a system of Pando, consisting of 40 000 trees, connected by roots. It covers an area of 43 hectares, and i...
Robot first appearance before the British Parliament
Very soon there will be another meeting of the Parliament of great Britain. And, it would seem, than it can adept? Even if there are to be discussed rather important issues, it is unlikely it will interest fans of high technologie...
NASA wants to drill a hole in the volcano in order to save humanity
On our planet there are many volcanoes and their eruption affected those in the immediate vicinity. But this does not apply to supermechanism. If they start to Wake up — will suffer not only the district, but our entire pla...
In the UK, has launched the bus, cleaning the air
Urban public transport (if, of course, is not electric) emits a lot of harmful substances into the environment. But even if we make transport environmentally friendly — it will not deliver us from what has already polluted ...
Immediately after the table hit it with a hammer, marking the sale of the painting Banksy "Girl with balloon" for the 1.04 million pounds (1.4 million dollars), earned built into the frame of the shredder and cut the picture. It w...
In South Africa found the remains of one of the largest dinosaurs of the Jurassic period
Paleontology is one of those Sciences, whose achievements can, if not to overturn the generally accepted view, at least, to get a new look at already known things, or even an entire era. For example, according to the publication C...
Biologists have discovered the first immortal creature
On our planet inhabited by many creatures that can not a little surprise. sometimes nature can create truly amazing and unique living organisms. The life cycle of any organism begins with birth and ends with death. This is a natur...
Developed a cheap method of creating a soil of Mars and other planets
Despite the fact that already now in full work on planning missions to Mars, the question of the suitability of the planet for existence remains open. And if the lack of oxygen something you can handle, but with the cultivation of...
In the USA ended with the ceremony of awarding the IG Nobel prize in 2018
In Harvard's Sanders theatre ended 28th annual ceremony of awarding the winners of the IG Nobel prize – a parody of the event at the prestigious Nobel prize. "Nobelevku" was established in 1991 and since then is annually awarded t...
This champagne can be drunk even in space!
Sometimes new developments are not only in order to move progress forward, but for the invention of very interesting things. As is customary to celebrate the start of a serious event? Butylkoj champagne! But in zero gravity, as yo...
Harley-Davidson rushes in Silicon valley
Development of vehicles running on solar energy, it is not new. However, if the electric cars we have long been accustomed, here designed for children and teenagers is not so common. But soon things can change, after all, one of t...
Launched the most ambitious mission to clean the ocean from plastic waste
pollution of the oceans with plastic waste in recent years is increasing concern among ecologists. This threatens not only the survival of marine species, but also for the entire planet as a whole. And literally this weekend at th...