Science and technology

  The American research apparatus of the OSIRIS-REx reached the asteroid Bennu in early December, 2018 and reached its orbit on December 31. The main goal of the mission is selection and return a soil sample from the surface of the asteroid. The arrival of the capsule with the sample …

New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won not so much due to its competent program exits from the EU, or by supporting the idea of “hard breccia”, but because the opponent was even worse. Offensive decisions and unjustified optimism of the head of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom have …

“The struggle for science today is a political struggle” Protests in Moscow do not cease. What makes successful people to come again and again? Interview On August 10 the opposition in Moscow is planning another protest action because of the refusal to register is not dependent on the city hall …

A glass of red wine a day will not reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, said chief of cardiac surgery, SMRC of surgery named after Vishnevsky, Ministry of health of Russia, cardiovascular surgeon Vadim Popov. It is reported by RIA Novosti. According to the doctor, to maintain heart health …

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University suggested that dark matter could exist in the form of unknown particles for fractions of a second before the Big Bang. This publication reports Science Alert. According to the researchers, the hypothesis can explain the mechanism of the Big Bang. According to a widely accepted …

Superstitious fear often drives us to extremes. In awe of the otherworldly forces, in the past people have resorted to mystical rituals. One such case occurred in the United States about 200 years ago. In those days, tuberculosis patients were often considered vampires because of their resemblance with mythological characters …

To the question — can more or less large asteroids to collide with Earth? astronomers give a definite answer: Yes. And not just “can” and collision is almost inevitable. The earth was repeatedly exposed to similar impacts from space. However, mostly such collision occurred in extremely remote from our time …

On 21 July 1969, mankind took his first steps on the moon. A few hours of stay on the lunar surface, the crew of “Apollo 11” were collected and brought back to Earth more than 20 kilograms of samples of lunar soil. And even half a century later, these samples …

American psychological Association together with their Oxford colleagues conducted a large-scale study on the relationship of music preference and IQ. To ensure that the results were international in nature, the researchers initiated a social survey in different countries. To participate managed 36 thousands of music lovers. Respondents talked about their …

In southern Canada discovered the fossils of one of the largest marine predators of the Paleozoic era. Sharp teeth, massive claws and armour grablevsky provided campolattaro (which is exactly what paleontologists called arthropod fossil) regular production and status as one of the largest predators: 500 million years ago 30 centimeters …