Solar activity is unusually high
The Sun is a vulgar star, with relatively little mass, so it will end its days expanding and transforming into a red giant, and then expelling its outer layers...
Genetically modified pig kidney functions in human body
The first animal organ that works in the body of a human is discovered. It was a kidney from a pig that was connected to the renal apparatus of...
A hamster outperforms Warren Buffet by investing in cryptocurrencies: trades are determined by its...
Have you ever heard of the Infinite Monkey Theorem? It is used to reflect how, in theory, it is possible for chance to end up equaling the great works...
NASA’s SLS rocket finally passes its ignition test
Well, Boeing and NASA have finally gotten the SLS rocket's central core to pass its ignition test. 499.6 seconds of ignition of its four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines attest...
Why are plants green?
When sunlight shining on a leaf changes rapidly, plants must protect themselves from the ensuing sudden surges of solar energy. To cope with these changes, photosynthetic organisms — from...
Astronomers have discovered the second-most distant monster black hole ever found
Poniua'ena is only the second quasar yet detected at a distance calculated at a cosmological redshift greater than 7.5 and it hosts a black hole twice as large as...
Is New Zealand a different continent from Australia?
New Zealand has its own continent. This is New Zealand, also known as Zeeland or Tasmantis, a gigantic mass of continental crust with more or less a surface that...
38 degrees Celsius (100,4º F) in the middle of the Arctic Circle?
Verkhoyansk is a mass of houses about 5,000 kilometers from Moscow in the middle of the Arctic Circle. With 1200 stable inhabitants it is known to be one of...
How many Earth-like planets are in the habitable zone of its star in our...
To be considered Earth-like, a planet must be rocky, roughly Earth-sized and orbiting Sun-like (G-type) stars. It also has to orbit in the habitable zones of its star--the range...
Do artificial brains need to sleep … and have dreams?
No one can say whether androids will dream of electric sheep, but they will almost certainly need periods of rest that offer benefits similar to those that sleep provides...