Life and the species composition of microorganisms of the oceans is strongly influenced by marine viruses, a variety of which is as yet not well understood. An international team of scientists who worked on the ship Tara collected samples of seawater in different parts of the World ocean and found …
Read More »Scientists have discovered a record-breaking neutron star
The sizes of the stars are approaching the maximum possible. Neutron stars are amazing objects that can not be seen directly. The density of these stars is comparable with the density of an atomic nucleus, and their sizes are measured in kilometers. Neutron they are called because much of their …
Read More »Archaeologists have discovered in Kiev, the new artifacts
Found the structure of the 17-18 centuries. Archaeological expedition of Institute of archeology of NAS of Ukraine in the capital, on the street shchekavitskaya found the buildings of 17-18 centuries. In addition to the buildings, found a large number of household items that will be included after the restoration of …
Read More »The most ancient stone of the Earth was discovered… on the moon
Analysis of lunar soil brought back by astronauts of mission “Apollo-14”, showed the presence of one of the samples of particles of minerals, whose origin is an international group of scientists from Sweden, Australia and the US connects with the Earth. The article describes the research published in the journal …
Read More »Scientists have discovered how religious beliefs may affect attitudes to the environment
New research shows that Christians are concerned about climate change and environmental issues in General, when they show religious materials, in which the man is positioned as the guardian of nature. According to psychologists from the University of Illinois (USA) and the University of Warwick (UK), an important factor influencing …
Read More »Astronomers have discovered an unusual exoplanet
The exoplanet orbits a star of the main sequence KELT-9. Exoplanet atmosphere, which is heated to such high temperatures that it contains a pair of titanium and iron, found in the constellation Cygnus. On the planet literally float the “iron” of the cloud. Planetary scientists have published their observations in …
Read More »Japanese zoologists have discovered a new species of seahorses
In the South-East of Japan zoologists have discovered a new species of seahorses – Hippocampus japapigu, that is, “Japanese pig”. “They eat plankton and they are very active, even playful. But in General, almost nothing known about them,” say the researchers. In the South-East of Japan zoologists have discovered a …
Read More »Paleontologists have discovered a new species of pterodactyls
A new species of pterodactyl was opened by the paleontologists during excavations in the territory of Utah, USA. The reptile was named Caelestiventus hanseni. She had a full beak of teeth, including four impressive looking fangs, and the wingspan was up to five feet. Caelestiventus hanseni hovered over Utah 201-210 …
Read More »Scientists have discovered a unique method to search for dark matter
Scientists did some research with the space telescope “Hubble”. Researchers analyzed the glow between galaxies and discovered a new way to detect dark matter. Researchers believe that the faint glow between galaxies – intracluster light, can indicate the presence of dark matter. Experts suggest that dark matter is present in …
Read More »Astronomers have discovered lake on Mars
Astronomers believe that beneath the dusty regolith of Mars is not less than five million cubic kilometers of ice.So you can be sure that on the red planet there is no shortage of water. In the nineteenth century the American astronomer Percival Lowell popularized the idea that there are channels …
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