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What to expect from science in 2020

What to expect from science in 2020

Let's talk about what awaits science in the coming 2020

How the world finally acknowledged climate change in 2019

How the world finally acknowledged climate change in 2019

Nothing is eternal. Less than ten thousand years ago, the Sahara was lush and tropical, with forests clustered around the largest freshwater lake on the planet

Humanity is threatened by global hunger

Humanity is threatened by global hunger

Humanity is on the verge of mass hunger - population growth is many times greater than the ability of industry to increase the production of meat products, which means that they need replacement

What an abandoned city of the future looks like

What an abandoned city of the future looks like

Its creator was one of the first to propose ideas that are popular in modern cities, but as a result, the settlement became a ghost town

5 major paleontological discoveries of 2019

5 major paleontological discoveries of 2019

No matter how long ago something happened, paleontologists will get to the bottom of it

The world's first quantum engine is created

The world's first quantum engine is created

Scientists at the University of Waterloo in Canada develop the world's first quantum heat engine

Phytoplankton bloom in the world's main oil corridor

Phytoplankton bloom in the world's main oil corridor

This image of phytoplankton swirls in the Strait of Hormuz was captured on October 6 using the OLI instrument on the Landsat 8 satellite

Astrophysicists have proposed a new hypothesis to explain dark energy

Astrophysicists have proposed a new hypothesis to explain dark energy

In a new study, scientists are addressing the problem of "dark energy", trying to solve it using the idea that the universe has boundaries

Puffins use feather sticks

Puffins use feather sticks

Atlantic Puffin is a species of seabird that lives on the coasts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Scientists have never seen seabirds using tools to perform any action before

In Russia, the rules for walking dogs of dangerous breeds have changed

In Russia, the rules for walking dogs of dangerous breeds have changed

It is forbidden to walk a potentially dangerous dog without a muzzle and a leash, regardless of the place of walking

Rostov scientists have identified two new species of mice for the region

Rostov scientists have identified two new species of mice for the region

Scientists have identified two new species of mice in the Rostov region that have not previously been found in the region

Revealed The Unexpected Effect Of Just One Cup Of Coffee A Day On Men

Revealed The Unexpected Effect Of Just One Cup Of Coffee A Day On Men

Men who drink at least one cup of coffee a day are 15 percent less likely to be deaf, scientists from the Autonomous University of Madrid found

The litter level in the Barents Sea was comparable to the most

The litter level in the Barents Sea was comparable to the most

This is facilitated by the Gulf Stream, which carries water to the Arctic from the densely populated coasts of Europe and America

Scientists have discovered that coffee changes the sense of taste

Scientists have discovered that coffee changes the sense of taste

Danish scientists have found that a person who drinks coffee changes taste sensations - sweet food seems sweeter, and bitter - less bitter

Mysteries of space, ancient dust and life on Venus: the main discoveries of 2020

Mysteries of space, ancient dust and life on Venus: the main discoveries of 2020

Despite the fact that 2020 can be called the year of the struggle of scientists against the coronavirus, interesting and significant discoveries have been made in other fields of science

Siberia: NASA's weird satellite imagery amazes experts

Siberia: NASA's weird satellite imagery amazes experts

Erosion or cryoturbation? What caused the mysterious broken patterns on the soil surface in the Arctic zone of Siberia? And why do they disappear along the river banks? Scientists offer their versions in search of an answer to this question

Physicists have measured the shortest time span

Physicists have measured the shortest time span

For the first time, German scientists measured how long it takes for a photon to cross a hydrogen molecule. This is the shortest time span that has been successfully measured to date

Physicists presented quantum systems as a sphere

Physicists presented quantum systems as a sphere

Scientists have proposed a quantitative way to assess the degree to which a system is in a quantum state

Geneticists told about the ancestors of Europeans

Geneticists told about the ancestors of Europeans

During the Neolithic, new steppe peoples engaged in cattle breeding came to Europe from the Black Sea-Caspian steppe, which then mixed with the local population

In the United States, geneticists have found the origin of most of the descendants of slaves

In the United States, geneticists have found the origin of most of the descendants of slaves

In the United States, genetic scientists were able to find out the ethnic roots of most of the descendants of slaves in the country. After examining more than 50 thousand DNA tests, comparing them with archival documents, experts came to the conclusion that most of the slaves in the United States