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Europeans have undergone genetic evolution over the past millennia

Scientists have found evidence of evolutionary changes in Europeans over the past two to three thousand years. They found three traits in Europeans that are subject to constant pressure from natural selection. The characterization of...

Hundreds have been stung by frightened scorpions after torrential rains in Egypt

Heavy rains and floods in a southern Egyptian province have claimed the lives of three people and more than 500 are in hospital after scorpion stings, state media reported, the Associated Press reported. Torrents, hail...

The United States unexpectedly began to buy another type of fuel from Russia

With one hand, the United States is imposing sanctions against Russia and praying for "green" energy, while with the other it is buying more and more Russian traditional hydrocarbons. Until recently, the United States...

A wind blows ash over Alaska from a volcano that erupted more than a hundred years ago

The Novarupta eruption is the strongest in the last century and among the largest in history A wind is blowing ash from a volcanic eruption over Alaska in 1912, the Associated Press reported. The unusual warning...

Iran is on the verge of literally banning domestic dogs and cats

Dogs are known to be man's best friend, but in Iran they are about to become "public enemy №1". Iran is likely to introduce a law criminalizing the keeping of pets and walking dogs....

Winter in Israel will never be the same, but no one is ready for it

Outside on November 11, the sun is shining brightly outside the window, the air temperature allows you to sunbathe on the beach, and the water temperature allows you to swim in the sea. Facebook...

Scientists have learned how living organisms acquire symmetry

A team of American researchers using the example of starfish studied how living organisms become symmetrical. All multicellular organisms originate from a single oocyte - the female reproductive cell, the precursor of the egg, which...

Scientists have found romantic octopuses

Marine biologists were surprised by the behavior of the Pacific striped octopus. The researchers found that before they attack the prey, they pat it on the shoulder and only then inflict the fatal blow....

In vitro resurrection: extinct animals that humans are trying to revive

On October 17, the first ever Earthshot Prize ceremony took place in London's Alexandra Palace, which has already been nicknamed the "Environmental Nobel Prize". One of the nominations is awarded to those who work...

Jeff Bezos has promised $ 2 billion to fight climate change

We have a duty to preserve what we have, to restore what we have lost and to look at what we need in harmony with nature, he said in a statement. The Earth Fund, set...

100 countries will sign an agreement today to stop deforestation by 2030.

More than 100 leaders, representing areas with 85% of the world's forests, will commit to halting deforestation by 2030 on a "significant" path to tackling climate change. Countries, including Brazil, Russia, Canada, Colombia, Indonesia...

Astronomers told where and how gold and platinum are formed in the universe

New research suggests binary neutron stars are a likely source of gold, platinum and other heavy elements. The results of the work are published by the Astrophysical Journal Letters. Most of the elements lighter than...

A scandal involving a killed moose has shaken Putin’s new main political rival

A rising star in the Russian Communist Party, believed to be the next opposition leader against Putin, has been caught poaching a moose in an accident. It is said that it has all the...

Air pollution kills faster than COVID-19. Why is what we breathe so dangerous?

7 million people die from air pollution every year. To understand how huge this figure is, approximately 5 million people have died in the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hi-Tech explains why air...

Meteorologists have warned the Netherlands

The Meteorological Institute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has warned that the sea level along the country's coast could rise by two meters by 2100, according to the local internet portal DutchNews.nl. Such a...

The Royal Mint of Britain will extract gold from used mobile phones

The UK's Mint coin is trying to extract gold from components of used mobile phones, televisions and laptops, used. This is part of the policy of the Mint for the protection of the surrounding...

Putin congratulated Muratov on the Nobel Prize two weeks later

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Putin expressed his congratulations during a speech at the Valdai club, RBC correspondent reports. He noted that he would...

There are oases in the desert in America too: look at the one in Peru

Huacachina tells the legend of an Indian princess who dropped her mirror Peru is a country known for many things, but deserts are definitely not one of them. Your experiences in the land of the...

The first completely solar-powered cable car in the world (as of 2012) is in Switzerland

It connects Wildhaus with the Gamplüt Alp. The maximum speed of the cable car is 19.8 km/h. The photovoltaic systems on the roof of the mountain restaurant and the machine hall supply about as...

You won’t believe what Prince Charles’ car is driving

Prince Charles' car uses fuel made from wine and cheese to protect the environment, the Guardian reported. The British heir to the throne boasted that his "Aston Martin" was running with "surplus English white wine...

It hasn’t rained there for 400 years, but people do live

The Chilean Atacama Desert is known worldwide. Trapped between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean, this is one of the most ruthless places on our planet. It is very hot, dry here and survival is...

When is coming the next ice age and what will happen to humanity?

Scientists still do not know exactly how many ice ages there were on Earth. We may be living in one of them right now. Last time he helped humanity to develop. How exactly? Anastasia...

Actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko on how the world’s first orbit feature film is being shot

Nobel Week is being watched around the world, as is the Challenge research and education project, which is being implemented jointly by Channel One and Roscosmos in the Year of Science and Technology. What...

Interfaith Declaration on Science and Religion Cooperation for Environmental Care

Environmental Ethics in Christian History Global concern It has only been in the last fifty years, with the advent of a global concern for ecology, that Christian theology has embraced environmental ethics in a substantial response. With this...

A fisherman became a millionaire because of an unusual find

Narong Phetcharaj is a poor Thai fisherman. However, an unusual find changed his life. On his way home, he finds a 30-pound rock on the beach. He does not hesitate and takes the big...
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