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Scientists Confirm That the More Often We Open and Close Plastic Bottles, the More Microplastics Enter the Water

Scientists Confirm That the More Often We Open and Close Plastic Bottles, the More Microplastics Enter the Water

news | | Science & Education

The study was published in the journal NPJ Science of Food and presents a summary of numerous other scientific works on micro- and nanoplastics in food products.
Bacteria Can Be Useful Too

Bacteria Can Be Useful Too

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Researchers have discovered that bacteria can be used to convert plastic waste into medical drugs, such as painkillers. This creates additional opportunities for more sustainable production of such medications. The most striking example is paracetamol.
Pharmacist bacterium: scientists have created a microorganism that converts plastic into medicine

Pharmacist bacterium: scientists have created a microorganism that converts plastic into medicine

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Breakthrough in biotechnology: An international group of researchers has announced the development of a bacterium capable of transforming plastic into a vital drug, paracetamol. This revolutionary discovery opens up new possibilities in solving the problem of plastic pollution, as well as in the environmentally friendly production of medicines.
Astronomers Discover 128 More Moons Orbiting Saturn

Astronomers Discover 128 More Moons Orbiting Saturn

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According to the latest scientific data, Saturn now has 274 satellites. This is almost twice as many as all the other planets in the Solar System combined.
DNA from a test tube: scientists begin to create artificial human DNA

DNA from a test tube: scientists begin to create artificial human DNA

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An international team of researchers has announced the start of work on the creation of artificial human DNA. This unprecedented achievement opens up new perspectives in the field of medicine and biotechnology, and perhaps also poses new ethical challenges to humanity...
Innovative HIV Prevention Drug Approved in the U.S.

Innovative HIV Prevention Drug Approved in the U.S.

news | | Med & Bio

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the injectable drug lenacapavir, which will be marketed under the brand name Yeztugo. The drug was developed by Gilead Sciences. This injection will provide protection against sexually transmitted infections.
Scientists have found that taller schoolchildren receive higher grades

Scientists have found that taller schoolchildren receive higher grades

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A new study published in Economics and Human Biology has shown that, on average, taller students perform better on standardized school knowledge tests than their shorter peers.
Elon Musk has founded his own city

Elon Musk has founded his own city

news | | Business & Startups

Despite the fact that the billionaire is actively looking towards space, he decided to build his own city on Earth, closer to home.
Scientists 3D-printed edible squid

Scientists 3D-printed edible squid

news | | Tech & Security

It is quite likely that in the near future not only squid, but other seafood as well, will be created artificially rather than harvested from the ocean.
Scientists have discovered a genetic deviation that allows a person to feel fully rested after just three hours of sleep

Scientists have discovered a genetic deviation that allows a person to feel fully rested after just three hours of sleep

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Typically, people need about 7–9 hours of sleep each night to feel alert and maintain productivity throughout the day. However, geneticists have identified rare mutations that cause people to require significantly less sleep. Carriers of certain genes can replenish their energy much faster — in just three hours.
The Billionaire Rivalry Reaches Space Level: Amazon Launches First 27 Internet Satellites, Competing with Starlink

The Billionaire Rivalry Reaches Space Level: Amazon Launches First 27 Internet Satellites, Competing with Starlink

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As part of the Kuiper project, Jeff Bezos’ company Amazon has launched more than twenty satellites into low Earth orbit. They were sent into space aboard an Atlas V rocket by United Launch Alliance from the Space Force base at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The project is valued at $10 billion.
Goodbye, Skype. The messenger has been shut down

Goodbye, Skype. The messenger has been shut down

news | | Business & Startups

The software for messaging, audio, and video calls has ceased operation. Users were warned about this in advance and were offered to switch to Microsoft Teams. The announcement on Skype’s official website began with: “Farewell, Skype, hello Teams”.
The first flight of the flying motorcycle was successful

The first flight of the flying motorcycle was successful

news | | Gadgets

Polish entrepreneur and engineer Tomasz Patan has invented the flying hoverbike Volonaut Airbike and has already completed its first flight. It lasted several minutes. Patan ascended on the flying device, flew over a valley and the nearby forest, and then successfully landed.
NASA’s Space Telescope Will Recreate a Map of the Entire Universe

NASA’s Space Telescope Will Recreate a Map of the Entire Universe

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NASA’s SPHEREx observatory was launched back in March.
The space company Blue Origin launched an all-female crew on a suborbital flight

The space company Blue Origin launched an all-female crew on a suborbital flight

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The New Shepard rocket lifted off from the Corn Ranch launch site in Texas. The crew consisted of women — and not just tourists, but celebrities.
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