In Finland, researchers said they had discovered a new species of wasp in the Amazon that had a huge sting. The wasp, which scientists have named Clistopyga crassicaudata, boasts a stinger that is longer and wider than most wasps. “I have studied tropical parasite wasps for a long time, but I ...
Pigment researcher Masa Subramanian was able to obtain all the colors of the rainbow except one - red. The abstract of the article about the discovery of the researcher was published by VC.ru. Subramanian, a professor of materials science at Oregon State University in Corvallis, has been researching pigments for nine years, although earlier, like many ...
Synthetic blood will save the victim's life while they are being taken to the hospital and looking for a suitable donor. Despite numerous advances in emergency medical care over the past decade, people are still prone to bleeding. This is especially problematic when people are seriously injured ...
Imagine that you have a jet lag every day: this is how those who tend to stay up late and get up late live. There is a possibility that this affects their health, writes Vox. Each of us is most comfortable falling asleep and waking up at a certain time. By…
Molecular biologists from the University of Texas created and tested the first experimental drug for alcoholism, which completely weaned rats and worms from cravings for alcohol, according to an article published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, RIA Novosti writes. “There are other experimental drugs for alcoholism, but they all have a weak effect on humans and have strong side effects. Our substance...
In Colorado, Boulder University mathematician Aaron Clauset analyzed open historical data on armed clashes and calculated the deadlines for the outbreak of World War III. Historical evidence is highly likely to indicate that a major interstate armed conflict should occur before 2150 ...
Japanese-born California professor of theoretical physics and string theory developer Kaku Michio said he found evidence for the existence of God, writes Today. The main argument is the existence of semi-radial tachyons, which are elementary particles, and their speed of movement exceeds the light analogue in vacuum. ...
In 2011, a graduate student from Kakhzakhstan Alexandra Elbakyan launched a website with a seemingly harmless goal: to make the majority of scientific research in the world available to all Internet users. However, now the woman has to hide in Russia, since she is facing imprisonment in an American ...
On January 31, the inhabitants of the Earth will be able to observe three rare cosmic states - a “bloody” lunar eclipse, a supermoon and a “blue moon”. The last time such an event could be observed was 152 years ago, reports the US National Aerospace Agency (NASA). This rare event is called "blue...
Two years ago, there was an epidemic of Zika virus in Brazil, 3 Ebola viruses in West Africa, 8 cases of an H1N1 influenza pandemic that swept the whole world. According to The Idealist, citing Тhe Аtlantic, scientists are tired of sudden epidemics and ...