Tomorrow, April 12, is Cosmonautics Day. Man first went into space 60 years ago. But how much do we really know about space? As it turned out, many of our ideas about him are wrong. These myths are carefully cultivated by Hollywood films and low-quality...
The entire planet is teeming with microplastics. But humanity still knows very little about the risks it poses to living beings. Therefore, scientists decided to explore global questions that have so far remained unanswered. The BBC writes about it. Postgraduate researcher from the London…
The Earth has two north poles: the geographic pole, which never changes, and the magnetic north pole, which is always in motion. And now it is moving faster than usual, writes Business Insider. Over the past 150 years, the magnetic North Pole has accidentally traveled 685 miles ...
The richest 1% of the planet causes twice as much damage to the environment as the world's poorest inhabitants. This is evidenced by data from a recent study, the authors of which urge the authorities of countries to increase taxes on luxury, writes Forbes. For 25 years of research (from 1990 to ...
The American space agency NASA announced a competition among private companies that could fly to the moon and deliver samples of dust and soil from there to Earth. Writes about this "Voice of America". NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstein said NASA “will acquire lunar soil from ...
People have been fighting viruses since ancient times. Often, vaccines and antiviral drugs prevented widespread infections and helped patients recover. And only one disease - smallpox - we were able to eradicate, ridding the world of new cases. He writes about this...
The small asteroid 2020 CD3 has temporarily become a new natural satellite of the Earth, according to a circular from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Minor Planet Center. RIA Novosti writes about this. “The orbital integrations indicate that this object is temporarily locked to Earth. No signs of disturbance caused by pressure were found...
The Earth is preparing for a solar minimum - a dormant period in which the sun emits less energy and heat than usual. Scientists warn that as a result of the inactivity of the Sun, the Earth is likely to witness a "mini ice age" that could bring extreme winters and cold storms during ...
Americans are trying to reduce their carbon footprint, although the methods of some of them may seem too radical. Writes about this "Voice of America". The last time California-based climatologist Peter Kalmus flew by plane was in 2012. According to him, he was literally sick of the thought ...
The earth is in a "climate emergency - the climate crisis has arrived and is worsening much faster than most expected." This is the conclusion reached by scientists from all over the world. Writes about this "Radio Liberty". The British scientific journal BioScience has published an appeal by scientists and ecologists to the world community, ...