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The original video of the landing of "Apollo-11" to the moon was sold for almost $ 2 million
While the rest of the indifferent world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first landing on the moon, and we discussed why the moon race America, Sambisa – one of the world's oldest auction houses – was auctioned off three ori...
#live | At the bottom of the Baltic sea found the ship times of Christopher Columbus
Spanish Explorer Christopher Columbus and his aides discovered America in 1492, sailed to its shores on several ships led by the flagship "Santa Maria". Subsequently this ship like many other vessels of that time, sank and was alm...
13 billion years ago was not the same as seen by scientists today. The latter believe that while in the vast expanses of space active process of star formation. New lights were born, and were drawn closer to each other under the ...
Giving up meat was more harmful to the environment than its use
I am Going to give up meat? Not in a hurry. A new study conducted by researchers from the University Carnegie Mellon has shown that eating fruit and vegetables can cause much more harm to the environment than a meat diet. This ind...
Is it possible to fly to another country on a flying skateboard?
what do you think, is there a flying skateboard (hoverboard) from the movie "Back to the future" really? For many, this can become a discovery, but a fantastic means of transportation has long been established and used for flight....
What is common between us trainer for landing on the moon and Soviet Turboatom 1955
the Possibility of landing a man on the moon July 20, 1969 was the result of colossal work a huge number of people and the attachment is fabulous for the days of the 60-ies of the last century money. Ambitious mission required an ...
The bike that almost never need to be recharged. How does it work?
the Expression «not necessary » should not be taken too literally. The fact is that, despite the very simple device (steering wheel, pedals, a chain and a pair of wheels), many developers are constantly making features i...
Facebook showed a prototype of the VR bracelet with tactile feedback
Modern or augmented reality may well have to show us a very decent quality graphics. Well, about sound quality and can not speak. However, in order to completely immerse themselves in virtual worlds we need a new method of managem...
It is a serious step towards the creation of a molecular computer
Since the creation of the very first computer technology began to develop as rapidly as may develop or any other branch. Now computers in the modern sense has come to the peak of its development and if we want to continue to devel...
Hyperloop passenger capsule set a new speed record
In 2013, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon musk has created yet another bold idea. He was eager to spend under the cities of the vacuum tube, inside of which, at speeds over 1000 kilometers per hour, will move the capsule with pass...
India launched to the moon Rover in the mission "Chandrayaan-2"
launched its most ambitious space mission. With the help of the carrier rocket GSLV MK-III weight of 640 tons the moon went interplanetary space station "Chandrayaan-2". This launch was to be held on July 15th, however due to unn...
#Opinion: we will Soon stop buying new smartphones. Why?
How often do you go to the electronics store or shopping online a new smartphone? Probably once a year or two (or even more if financial situation allows). Therefore, the manufacturers of smartphones release a serious upgrade thei...
How many times people landed on the moon?
surprised to find that many people don't know how many manned space missions to the moon and how many people got the opportunity to walk on the surface of the satellite. Interestingly, the most popular answer is – 1 flight. By the...
Who invented the computer password?
What you see when you turn on your computer, laptop or smartphone? If you're a family man, or you important the safety of personal data, most likely, before you open the screen with a field to enter the password from the computer....
Toyota is developing a Rover for lunar mission
just a couple of days ago all of humanity reminisced about the first ever landing on the moon in the mission «-11». While space agencies around the world has again turned its gaze in the direction of the satellite of our...
In Estonia create an electric car that can be parked on the wall
Today there are more electric cars from various manufacturers. At the same time just to release the electric vehicle is not enough. Need something to surprise and interest the end user. Someone when positioning makes the battery l...
Why is the cosmic radiation didn't kill the astronauts during the flight to the moon
50 years ago one man made a small step, which was a big step for humanity. We say, as you have seen, of the famous landing of American astronauts on the moon. And lately the controversy surrounding the mission (like the Apollo) br...
Tesla is developing a car with rocket engines
Tesla, which currently is the most famous manufacturer of electric cars was in 2003. The first car was the Tesla Roadster, which was released only five years after its founding. At the moment it is not sold, but the company is dev...
Why cosmonauts flew to the moon?
the Superiority of the USSR over the USA in the space field in front of the historic landing a man on the moon was undeniable. The Soviet Union first launched into orbit an artificial satellite, sent into space, sent spacecraft to...
Looks like the smallest shark in the world?
In 1979, in the Eastern part of the Pacific ocean, the biologists caught the world's smallest shark. Its body length was equal to only 40 centimeters, so she was given a very plain name of "the American pocket shark". Whether beca...
Computer, put Americans on the moon, was 25 million times weaker than the iPhone
Exactly 50 years ago, American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to the moon. This event occurred during the space mission "Apollo 11", which lasted from 16 to 24 July 1969. Of course, before the implementation of the ...
5 most popular myths about the first landing of man on the moon
Even after 50 years since the first in the world full of people convinced that nobody on Earth did not fly, and it was all very large and expensive hoax the U.S. government, which decided to deceive the whole world. According to N...
A tattoo can tell you about your health
Thousands of years ago tattoos were used by people to underline their social status and protection from evil spirits. Now everyone puts their own meaning in the drawings on his body, reflecting his worldview, traits of his own cha...
Elon Musk: we can put a man on the moon in 2023
the Head of SpaceX Elon Musk dreams of space so that is going to overtake the space Agency NASA, and the first to return people to the lunar surface. Musk believes that his company will be able to land an unmanned spaceship Starsh...
The Internet of things, they said. Did diapers...
Technology every year more and more pervasive in our daily lives. Environment of the Internet of things develops. Today already you will surprise nobody smart door locks, cameras, air conditioners and lamps that can collect inform...
#video | the Last seconds of life, falling to the Earth Chinese space station
At this point in the orbit of our planet is the international space station. Inside it live a group of cosmonauts from different countries and conduct various studies: they study the effects of weightlessness on the human body, an...
As thrown to the ground cigarette affect the environment?
According to the world health organization, the number of smokers in the world has already reached the billion mark and many of them throw cigarette butts by the trash bins. However, many do not even realize that the mountain of c...
Scientists have found a way to protect themselves from earthquakes — it will cost 6 billion rubles
Although seismic activity in Russia is mainly evident only in the South and East of the country, for other countries the problem of sudden occurrence of earthquakes is very important. Tremors can present a huge danger for the popu...
#videos | Inside the new sarcophagus of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant worth 1.5 billion euros
Over the building of the 4th unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant affected by the largest disaster in the history of nuclear energy, has built and commissioned a new protective structure. It was called the "New safe confineme...
Why animals during eclipses behave strangely
Many species of animals accustomed to their daily routine, which is constructed in accordance with the cycle of day and night. This change the time of day tells them when they need to look for when you need to migrate to reproduce...
Drone in the form of a ring can fly to 2 times longer than quadcopters
Over the past few years has evolved from "expensive toys" into a truly mass product. But despite improvements in these aircraft, most of the drones (especially small ones) still have a significant drawback: they are very little ti...
Why bananas could disappear from the face of the Earth?
did you Know that from the Botanical point of view, bananas are not fruits, and berries? In some countries they are so popular that are one of the most basic foodstuffs. For example, each inhabitant of warm Ecuador for one year co...
Global warming will leave without water for more than a billion people. How to save the stocks?
Future wars may be caused by spores, not with gold or oil, and is available now for most people a resource — water. more than half is water; from water came the first mammals in the water was born the first life; without wat...
If AI is to assemble a Rubik's cube faster than a human?
the Rubik's Cube is to some extent unique puzzle. On the one hand, to understand the principle of how to assemble and disassemble the cube is quite simple. On the other hand, in collecting this puzzle endlessly. People worldwide c...
Fell to the Ground Chinese space station
Today, July 19 was successfully entered orbit and returned to Earth's atmosphere, the manned Chinese space station "Tiangong-2". The main part of the station burned in the dense atmosphere of the planet, a small portion of the deb...
The Americans will conduct a full test of combat robots
today various types of unmanned and remote-controlled vehicles successfully used by armed forces around the world. While we are talking about reconnaissance planes and drones-drones. But the emergence of more advanced types of mil...
Fall is this the fall of the asteroid on the Earth?
Since June this year, the entire Internet is literally buzzing with the news that on the Ground this fall, may drop an asteroid the size of 20 to 50 meters. The fall of such a celestial body in the global scale, certainly will not...
Like mushrooms-parasites turn ants into zombies?
Probably, in the world there is no person who never in my life watched movies about zombies — dead creatures and began to hunt on living creatures. For some people it's hard to believe that the living dead really do exist, and rep...
Want to know the date of his death? These watches will tell
Some people prefer not to reflect on duration of own life, and others that even go to "fortune tellers" and psychics. In the majority similar predictions appear false as to look in the future no one has yet learned, however, this ...
What is the probability that will fall to Earth asteroid?
an Interesting question: how many falls to the Ground asteroid? If with a telescope to see the moon or a planet , it can be concluded that the surface of the asteroid fall quite often. They literally littered with hundreds of crat...
You need to eat and drink to survive on Mars?
most Often we don't even realize it, but our body is constantly training while walking, and even inaction. The average person usually weighs in at 70-85 pounds, and to keep this mass, different muscle groups are always in tension ...
Scientists understand how the mechanism of rejuvenation. Eternal youth is not far off?
Many people today in varying degrees, use the services of cosmetic medicine in the hope for as long as possible to preserve youthfulness. If not to take into account plastic surgery, even without them, thanks to the services of co...
What will make the artificial intelligence that defeated the people in poker
a few days ago about the first artificial intelligence, which won just five professional poker players. Despite the statement that the AI will be used for completely other purposes and a card game was just a test, details about wh...
What happens when the satellite Internet from Elon musk
In may this year, a rocket launched SpaceX, a company founded by Elon Musk, launched into orbit a very large amount of payload. He was among the 60 satellites that will form the basis of the global Internet network . In the coming...
Lotus Evija is the most powerful car in the world. 2000 horsepower for $ 2 million
the British supercar manufacturer Lotus introduced the first truly new car after moving company in the Chinese Geely group in 2017. Full of new products from Lotus we have not seen since 2008, when it was presented . All subsequen...
#video | In the United States began selling the flamethrower for drones
Invented in 1901 by a German scientist Richard Fiedler flamethrowers today mainly used in the agricultural industry. For example, it emits the fire, the farmers clear a huge field of weeds. Also, these fire weapons are used for de...
This neural network knows how you will look in 50 years. How it works?
it's No secret that now the neural network most commonly used in photography. We have already seen how they are able to work with animation on a standard PC, and the picture , goes under the hammer more works of famous artists. It...
The most radioactive place on Earth. And it's not Chernobyl
the City of Pripyat, where on 26 April 1986 explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, has long been considered the most dangerous place on Earth. After the disaster the city the air was filled with radioactive particles that...
American spacecraft Starship for flight on Mars caught fire during testing
American entrepreneur who founded Tesla and SpaceX, is literally obsessed by his desire to move people to Mars. To send the first settlers to the Red planet, he wants to use the space ship Starship, which is currently under develo...
Artificial intelligence for the first time in history created a flu vaccine
The better developed systems based on artificial intelligence, the fewer the doubts that sooner or later the AI will do most of the work instead of people. He's already quite successfully diagnose the disease, and doctors seriousl...
#video | In the UK found the giant jellyfish the size of a man
At the moment scientists know of over 2000 species of jellyfish. These creatures are similar to the transparent umbrellas are 90% water and live in almost all seas of the planet. It would seem that they are already fairly well und...
Company Ilona Mask Neuralink showed how people will be able to control computers by thought
Us billionaire Elon Musk founded the company two years ago. Then he said that the main objective of the new company will be is to develop technologies to combine the human brain with the machine. We have, incidentally, is on this ...
Created artificial pork. Another win for the food industry
Over the past few days the news of the creation of a kind of artificial meat are just an endless stream. We have ones lately about the success of the companies producing artificial beef and chicken. And now it's time to tell about...
Scientists want to change the genes of plants to save the planet
Humanity is already long enough can change the genetic set of primitive microorganisms and plants. While scientists in the process, can obtain from them the necessary properties. For example, the increase in productivity or the pr...
Why edible insects are healthier than a glass of orange juice?
Insects are extremely unpleasant creatures. However, repulsive appearance does not prevent millions of people around the world eating them. Dishes popular in Thailand, Mexico and Japan, and all because they are excellent sources o...
What's wrong with the Autonomous truck from Lebedev Studio?
Movers and truckers at risk of losing their work because soon they will be able to replace robots and trucks with an automatic driving system. The American company engaged in the development of the first year, and very successfull...
As Fukushima has become a second Chernobyl
on 11 March 2011 at Fukushima-1, located in the homonymous Japanese city, in a strong earthquake and tsunami, which claimed approximately 16 million lives, there was a major radiation accident. A natural disaster brought down not ...
The strongest animal on Earth. Who are they?
What animal on the planet? Many may think that it is an elephant or blue whale. They have the large size and weight. But it depends on whether the power animal of its size and weight? How to determine who in the animal world is th...
Who is smarter — cats or dogs?
Between dog lovers and cats, the debate continues about who was the smarter four-legged Pets. How can you determine the level of intellectual abilities of our Pets? Do you need to rely in this question on your own opinion or is it...
Why really exploded American spacecraft Crew Dragon
in the Spring of this year during tests of engines of a spacecraft SpaceX happened "anomaly" — as it is . For it is not clear how leaked video of the incident captured the countdown with the subsequent burning of the SuperDraco en...
Artificial meat is getting closer. Now the chicken can create from peas
Development of technology to create artificial meat today — this is a very promising area. Companies working in this field, and some of the products you can even try. However, as a rule, when we talk about artificial meat, i...
Why scientists are unable to detect dark matter?
the debate about what exactly is dark matter, do not cease till now. And although its existence there can be little doubt, and according to some calculations, the amount of dark matter is more than 80% of the Universe, to find it ...
every day the most advanced system of artificial intelligence becomes smarter and smarter, gaining new knowledge and skills. The AI is already capable in many areas . But behind all this «superiority» hides only the line...
What time and where to watch the lunar Eclipse on 16 July 2019
In the night from 16 to 17 July, the inhabitants of the greater part of the territory of Russia will be able to see the so-called private lunar Eclipse. The satellite of our planet during its motion along the orbit will plunge int...
USA will put pepper in space. When will be collected the first harvest?
On the International space station, starting in 1998, where the astronauts from different countries. All of them need food, and mostly she is in special packages, cans and tubes. As the cost of sending one kilogram of food costs a...
Starship a spaceship for missions to Mars will attempt to get off the Ground
the Company SpaceX, founded by American entrepreneur Elon Musk, diligently engaged in the development of a huge spaceship called Starship. It is expected that it will be possible to send to the moon and Mars for 100 people at a ti...
Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur. He looked like a duck
To date, scientists-paleontologists, who study fossil remains of ancient animals and plants, has opened more than 1000 different species of dinosaurs. The number of new species , and recently, scientists have discovered one previo...
The largest objects in the Universe
the universe is huge. It is difficult for us to imagine her true size. Scientists say that since the Big Bang it expanded so much that she . We cannot see the entire Universe, but its those places that are open to our sight also c...
We often receive letters from our readers who would like to work in Hi-News.ru. However, jobs in our publication appear not so often. Today is just one of those cases, so if you feel the strength and desire to work in our publicat...
How to make the most expensive smartphone in the world
Vertu was established in 1998 as a division of Nokia for the production of the most expensive and high-quality mobile phones in the world — devices premium. Designers Nokia tried to answer the question, what happens if you u...
Can solar power plant to produce electricity at night?
power Plant operating on the basis of , are probably one of the most promising industries involved in the development of clean energy. However, they have one very significant drawback: in cloudy weather or at night, they are "idle...
Artificial intelligence beat human poker, what's next?
Artificial intelligence has again beaten the person. This time AI . And in this, it seems, is not surprising, because in this game the artificial intelligence was first before. However now everything is different: the car won five...
How to turn any car into a self-governing for only 1000 dollars
We have not once heard of . Thus it seems that the presence of a huge number of most diverse equipment for the autopilot makes these cars extremely expensive and inaccessible to the end user. But this is not true. Recently one of ...
10 most dangerous sharks killing people
Sharks are considered among the most dangerous inhabitants of the seas and oceans every year, they make hundreds of attacks on people, and in about ten cases, they kill their victims. At the moment scientists know of more than 360...
How to find a lost dog on the imprint of her nose?
In the 1980s the United States had invented the technology that simplifies the search for the missing dogs. Its essence is that under the skin of a pet implanted device the size of a rice grain with a set of numbers. The finder of...
At the bottom of the lake, found the remains of the old flowers that survived the dinosaurs
Every year, the scientists excavated thousands of plants, but do not have time to study them and sent to storage in the next few museums. However, these discoveries sooner or later fall into the hands of researchers who make amazi...
Sharks are considered one of the most dangerous inhabitants of sea depths — on account of some of the types . However, on the seabed can be found and harmless predators that only feed on carrion and sometimes become victims themse...
Home robot Amazon the size of a child. What we know about him?
Amazon is not really known in Russia, but in the US knows about it almost everyone. Initially she worked in sales books, but today it has become so big and rich that it has set up its own voice assistant, Alexa, and develops . It ...
What would happen if the Moon disappears
Ask yourself the question: what will happen to Earth if the sky will disappear the Moon? Is it even possible? What impact will expect our planet? Many will remember the influence of the moon on the tides. In fact, the influence of...
#video | New helmet allows the pilot to see through the plane
the Pilots of military fighter jets while flying a lot of pressure, and thus must always be mindful. To them it was more comfortable to fly a plane, without losing sight of enemies, military engineers develop high-tech helmets. Th...
#video | the Robot learned to jump on the surface of the moon
the First step on the moon was made in 1969, as part of an American space mission "Apollo 11". Neil Armstrong and buzz Aldrin stayed on the moon's surface for 2 hours and 30 minutes and most of that time they had to learn to walk....
Why Virgin dropped the Orbit space rocket out of a plane?
Typically, the space rocket launched from the ground cosmodromes like Baikonur, but this starting method is considered not the best. The fact that during takeoff from Earth, the rockets are forced to raise themselves in the air on...
Symptoms before a sudden cardiac arrest
Experts analyzed the data of the Finnish genetic study of arrhythmic events and came to the conclusion that death due to sudden cardiac arrest is often associated with the so-called silent heart attacks. They occur at an early age...
Japanese spacecraft for the second time sat on the asteroid Ryugu
In 2014, the Japanese space Agency JAXA launched into the sky with apparatus called "Hayabusa-2". He was sent to the so-called asteroid Ryugu, examining the surface of which scientists want to know how life appeared on Earth. The ...
Unmanned vehicles Waymo traveled more than 16 billion kilometers... but not on the ground
Virtually no doubt that sooner or later will become one of the main modes of transport. Many large companies, such as Uber or vengeance are testing their versions of the autopilot. Not far behind them and Waymo, self-driving cars ...
In Russia showed the first unmanned tractor
a Russian Corporation "Roscosmos", which controls all space projects of our country, presented its first tractor without driver's cabin. It is simply not needed, because the machine is able to build their own routes, avoid obstacl...
Artificial intelligence began to understand languages better than humans. What's next?
In recent years, the phrase "artificial intelligence" with an enviable regularity flickers in the news headlines. And different system based on AI is already in many areas manifest themselves better than humans. Cars in video game...
The biggest wasp in the world. Where he lives and what is dangerous
Many of us have had to deal with wasps in the warm time of the year. For some, this meeting ended very badly. Sharp pain, burning, swollen condition at the site of the bite – all this is familiar to us firsthand. Wasps not in vain...
Artificial meat will soon displace the present
the first year, scientists around the world are developing in the field . The creation of such a product is extremely important for many reasons. And it's not in the pressure from the staunch vegetarians. However, to be imputed po...
Females 500 species of fish can quickly turn into males. How and why do they do it?
Almost all of us are convinced that the gender of each living organism is determined during development in the womb and continue throughout life. However, in nature there are about 500 species of fish, which if necessary can chang...
Robotic climbers on Mars. Why do they need?
On the surface of Mars has many steep banks of dried rivers, where you can keep the remains lived on the planet of plants and animals. We can't find signs of life on such dangerous territory, because the current such as "Curiosity...
Victims of disasters are saved by the robots, similar to ants
Ants are truly amazing insects, which, with their tiny sizes the ability to build huge nests, gather food for the thousands of relatives and fight with other colonies. They can easily perform such complex tasks within the team — e...
How to turn a car into a truck? Easy!
What if you were told that your car can easily be turned into a powerful truck or an easy Golf cart? How would you imagine it introduced? Surely you would assume that something like a transformer, which replaces the wheels and reb...
Can you get rich if you mine cryptocurrency on a home computer? The seven-day experiment
last week we learned that . For example, even in trevisanato 1060 GTX from Nvidia, you can earn about a dollar a day. Against the backdrop of good news, we decided to check the profitability of mining in practice. For the experime...
Nikola Tesla: the most amazing inventions of the great genius
Exactly 163 years ago this day was born Nikola Tesla. Hardly on this planet there are people who have not heard about it. The name of Nikola Tesla called the company, he was considered great, his secrets, trying to unravel today. ...
A fire in Mytishchi CHP. What is known about this station?
a man-made disaster in the Moscow suburb of Mytishchi. A large fire occurred on the pipeline near the thermal power station-27 "Northern". At the station high pressure fire torch rose into the sky 50 metres. The fire was rated thi...
What metal is more of everything in the Universe
the Most common chemical element on our planet is carbon. But the scale of the Universe Earth — only a grain of sand among the vast sea of stars and galaxies. In this regard, it is interesting, and what's in our universe? Wh...
What animal in the ocean is the loudest
Sound is one of the most important ways of communication. Almost all living organisms produce sounds to communicate with each other, to warn of danger, attract the attention of the opposite sex and even for orientation in space. A...
Replacement wheels for the Tesla Model 3 will cost you...
Electric cars Tesla — very expensive pleasure. For example, for the right to own the base version of the Tesla purchaser in the US will have to pay out of pocket at least $ 35,000 (more than 2.2 million rubles on the current...
#photo | the largest island of the mud has disappeared from the face of the Earth
In 2013 happened in Pakistan , which claimed the lives of hundreds of people and destroyed thousands of homes. However, unlike other earthquakes, this disaster left behind not only destruction — after it on the coastline of the co...
As the astronauts are to treat burns and fractures, being far away from the Earth?
We arranged so that our internal organs can work normally only on Earth, where gravity is constantly pulling us down. During the flight on the spaceship, the man immediately begins to feel different — there is dizziness and nausea...
The fastest trip around the world in history. How to circumnavigate the Earth in 2 days?
July 9, at 16:32 Moscow time, with a runway in the Space center. John Kennedy in Florida (USA) flew unusual aircraft. His task is to establish a world record for the fastest flight around the Earth through the North and South pole...
The fastest car in the world ready to set a new record
In 2015, the British company Bloodhound SSC , which is able to accelerate to 1287 kilometers per hour. Unfortunately, after the presentation of the superfast cars, the company abruptly ran out of money and she demonstrated her abi...
10 everyday things that have changed due to flights into space
no doubt, very important for the development of our civilization. Thus for an organization almost without exception, space missions will apply the most modern technologies. However, few people realize that many things we use toda...
What happens if you melt the biggest glacier in Antarctica?
for anybody not a secret that most of the ice on our planet are concentrated on the South and North poles in the "upper" and "lower" caps of the Earth. In other regions, just too warm for the existence of "permafrost". Can you ima...
Thanks to the new smart glass, cameras with facial recognition system no longer needed
Modern smart phones and cameras use very advanced technology to . In this case, for the performance of the algorithms is always needed, actually, camera. More precisely, was needed because a group of scientists from the University...
In the US burned a plant with 7 million liters of whiskey. Local residents are trying to save nature
every year from fires suffer huge forests and the news of this already very few people surprise. And fires at factories or warehouses not an uncommon phenomenon. However, in a tragic combination of factors regular fire and can be ...
If the largest glacier of Antarctica will melt, to a global disaster
for anybody not a secret that most of the ice on our planet are concentrated on the South and North poles in the "upper" and "lower" caps of the Earth. In other regions, just too warm for the existence of "permafrost". Can you ima...
In Sweden found an unusual Viking ship with dead bodies and jewelry
Hundreds of years ago, on Norwegian territory, lived thousands of Scandinavian seamen, who are today known as the Vikings. Their world views and traditions differed greatly from other cultures — for example, they did not fear deat...
On a Soviet submarine that sank in Norway, revealed a radiation leak
K-278 "Komsomolets" — Soviet nuclear submarine (APL), which holds the absolute record for diving depth among submarines — almost 1030 meters. April 7, 1989, the boat sank for the last time and sank. In the result of a terrible acc...
10 most destructive earthquakes in history
a few days ago in the Western United States occurred in the history of the state of California. Hundreds of thousands of homes were left without electricity. Was partially destroyed infrastructure, roads. Fortunately, this time di...
today in Europe there are about 30,000 abandoned mines, which for hundreds of years were flooded with water. In most cases, they were abandoned people, not because they ran out of jewelry, and due to the lack of money to continue ...
Curiosity is on the Ground. Ufologists have accused NASA of fraud because of pictures from Mars
Experts who study the UFO phenomenon, I suspect the American space Agency NASA's deception of the century. One of the photos, recently obtained from the surface of the red planet by the Mars Rover "Curiosity" in the camera lens wa...
In the United States killed millions of bats. What kills them?
for 12 years in the caves of the Eastern part lie the mountains of dead bodies of tiny bats. They all die because of the so-called white nose syndrome caused by fungus, leading to the destruction of the wings, fat loss and, ultima...
Like viruses accelerated evolution
around the world for many years, used the so-called «method of directed evolution». It lies in the fact that scientists, by acting on living organisms, cause the appearance they need at the moment properties. The develop...
"Almost a vibranium": scientists have discovered a metal to create the electronics of the future
In works of fiction very often described substances or elements that humanity at some point has made a technological leap. In real life it is a little more complicated, but something similar nonetheless from time to time. It is qu...
Will the Americans once again to land on the moon?
back In 1969 a team of NASA astronauts, composed of three men: Neil Armstrong, Edward Aldrin and Michael Collins landed on the surface of the satellite of our planet. Around this mission, a lot of rumors (including the full re-ena...
Are we ready for world war II in the boundless resources of space?
Sounds like science fiction: to move all the heavy industry in space. Ten years ago this idea would have seemed insane, but today it seems very reasonable. Billionaires and the powers that be suggested to gather resources on other...
#video | How Tesla cars helping to catch criminals?
In recent years, car thieves have started a real hunt for electric cars Tesla — leaving the machine unattended, the owners can stay without it for a few minutes. To somehow scare away criminals, recently Elon Musk has equipped the...
4 Jul 2019 was one of the strongest earthquakes in California, which was the cause of the fires, falling power lines, broken water and the occurrence of cracks in buildings. After the Declaration of emergency, the seismologists wh...
Awakened from a 100-year sleep, the volcano has destroyed all life around
space Agency NASA has revealed the stunning satellite picture, you get a volcanic eruption. Lava burst was so powerful it rose above the clouds and it can be seen from the International space station. In recent times, the volcano ...
How the Universe appeared the very first black holes?
speaking in a General sense, in the Universe there are two kinds of black holes. The first is a black hole of stellar mass and relatively small size. They are born as a result of the death of old stars. Drawing using gravity and a...
In the United States occurred more than 3000 earthquakes a few days. Expect to see even more
4 Jul 2019 was one of the strongest earthquakes in California, which was the cause of the fires, falling power lines, broken water and the occurrence of cracks in buildings. After the Declaration of emergency, the seismologists wh...
Where you will get the bullet, if you shoot straight up?
it is said that flies up must one day fall. A bird or a plane. Soccer ball. . But not all touchdowns are equally safe. What happens if shoot a gun in the air? The bullet will fly about a kilometer (depending on the angle and power...
China is flying to Mars. First, the Rover has already created
according to the publication Global Times, Chinese scientists have completed the construction of the first Mars Rover of China, which will go to a research mission to the Red planet in 2020. The mission will involve orbit, landing...
Solar sail LightSail 2 can fly right over you. How to see it?
Founded in 1980, the Planetary society believes that near-earth satellites can dispense with expensive fuel, and to move through the solar particles, pushing a huge sail. To prove this, researchers recently sent into orbit, the Li...
Cosmic radiation may not be as dangerous as we think
space is a harsh environment. There's no air, little gravity (microgravity does not count). In addition, the space is very cold, but still lurks an invisible danger in the form of solar radiation. As you know, radiation exposure c...
Why people have 23 pairs of chromosomes?
More of school biology course we know that in the normal formation of the human body (read: without the various congenital abnormalities), most of our genetic information encoded in the 23 pairs of chromosomes. But have you ever w...
Smart home in China began to follow their tenants
In the sphere of introduction of high technologies in daily life China is today one of the leading positions in the world. According to the publication Bloomberg, from 2013 to 2017, the share of China accounted for 36% of all tech...
Toyota covered with solar panels and charging on the go
Almost every car manufacturer produces models with electric engines, but few risks to equip them for the constant recharging of the battery. One of the rare brave souls in this field was the company , some prototypes of their cars...
Life in the Atlantic ocean can be destroyed by a giant algae
In the Atlantic ocean there is a huge area that is covered with algae called Sargassum, also known as "sea grapes". Starting in 2010, biologists observed their rapid flowering — at the moment the total mass of plants reaches 20 mi...
While you are afraid of virtual reality, it cures fear of heights, snakes and spiders
Saw in your apartment creeping on the wall of the spider, and begin themselves in a panic to climb on the opposite wall – you have arachnophobia, fear of spiders. Can't sleep without the light? You niktofobiya – fear of darkness. ...
Scientists have figured out where there were man-eating sharks that kill people
Extinct approximately 2.6 million years ago the Megalodon shark was the largest and most dangerous predatory shark that ever existed on Earth. Today the largest predatory shark is the white shark, she's a man-eater. On account of ...
What would happen if the world will be a forest the size of a continent?
Recently, an Australian research team Breakthrough — National Centre for Climate Restoration have declared that global warming can . To somehow slow down the process of global rising temperatures, people need to put on Earth a bil...
Summer is hot, the weather here at anything. The case of Bitcoin: in the second half of June, the rate has exceeded 10 thousand dollars, which has not happened since March of last year. Other cryptocurrencies also tightened, and t...
The human heart can be trained to work without oxygen
Some types of turtles are able to hibernate directly in frozen lakes, where the only source of oxygen is water with tiny air bubbles. Slowing your metabolism, animals can be in a state of sleep to six months — in this case, for pr...
How much will it cost for the Hyperloop travel from Moscow to St. Petersburg
specialists of the Russian Institute of natural monopolies research (IPEM) has calculated the cost of the project of high-speed Hyperloop system between the two major cities of Russia — Moscow and St. Petersburg. A document ...
The envy of Tesla: new electric SUV for extreme races in 2021
the annual "Festival of speed" in Goodwin (England) company Spark Racing Technology has unveiled a new electric SUV Odyssey21. The novelty is developed specially to participate in future extreme races Extreme E, in analogy with th...
"From neural networks and sticks": how unusual is the robot taught to walk
Today, robots of different shapes is very difficult to surprise. But a group of scientists from Japan seem to have succeeded. They built strange robots from sticks and… other scrap materials. Moreover, thanks to the very adv...
Scientists have uncovered a crime committed 33 years ago
scientists who study the remains of ancient people, there's plenty of evidence that thousands of years ago members of the species Homo sapiens brutally killing each other. For example, this is evidenced by the bones found during t...
Elon Musk has learned to catch the fairings of the rockets SpaceX, and nice saves
the SpaceX Company, which has more than 15 years, manufactures launch vehicles and spacecraft, trying by all means to reduce the cost of running their vehicles. Every detail of the space equipment costs a lot of money, so the engi...
Indian elephants began to gather in the "gang" and kill people
lead the ivory from the most ancient times: first they were interested in the meat, and then the tusks, used for making expensive Souvenirs. Huge animals are in danger even now, but for hundreds of years managed to develop defens...
Russian developers have created a service for viewing YouTube without ads
it's No secret that most scientific video now published on YouTube — can be found there and experiments of scientists, and the latest videos from Boston Dynamics. Of course, conveniently, all in one place, but not very nice ...
Rovers are under threat because of the severe dust storms
usually, dust storms on Mars are raging in some regions of the planet, and last for a maximum of a few weeks. However, sometimes they cover very large areas and lasted for several months. In this case, they represent a great dange...
Who lives in a huge dead zone in the middle of the Pacific ocean?
There are on our planet, places that at first glance seem almost lifeless. It's places like permafrost, Antarctica or deserts. However, in these areas literally «boiling» life. But there is another similar area on the pl...
Balloon Google distributed the Internet 223 days without stopping
At the moment there are several companies that are trying to provide Internet for the whole planet Earth, until its most remote corners. For example, the company SpaceX wants to give the Internet using , as the search giant does h...
In the pyramid found a way into "the afterlife"
the Ancient Egyptians believed that after his death man goes to trial before the God of the underworld Osiris, but the path to it is littered with dangerous obstacles and monsters. Polish scientists have proved that the ancient Eg...
To heat the house with solar light, but the electricity here at anything
Today, the country house can be heated not only through coal and gas furnaces but also by solar energy. And we are not talking about the solar panels that generate electricity to power the heaters, and about the so-called solar co...
Near Antarctica discovered a very rare type of volcano. Why is it special?
In the world there are about 1500 potentially active volcanoes (that is those that have already exploded or you may explode in the future). But only a handful of them can boast an interesting feature – the presence of lakes of liq...
Astronomers in Tibet caught a powerful signal from the crab nebula
Scientists joint Chinese-Japanese experiment ASgamma Tibet has documented the most powerful release of space , ever observed from astrophysical source. Researchers believe that the cause of this phenomenon is the interaction of en...
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