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Первые животные на Земле выглядели не так, как мы раньше считали

The first animals on Earth didn’t look the way we used to think

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Dickinsonia fossils were last found more than 50 years ago. Science has since made impressive progress and scientists at the Australian National University have questioned the structure of one of the oldest species.
PSR J0002+6216 — "гонщик" среди звезд

PSR J0002+6216 – “sprinter” among the stars

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The rotation speed of stars around the galaxy centers does not usually exceed 100 km/sec. But in recent years, scientists have found increasingly more objects with significantly higher speeds and PSR J0002+6216 is one of the fastest recently- discovered stars.
Дроны помогут человечеству в колонизации Марса

Drones to help mankind colonise Mars

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Using the Martian cavities to house colonisers’ first bases is one of the most popular concepts today. This is where drones come into play to help mapping the intricate alien mazes on the far-off planet.
Африку накрыл самый сильный шторм в истории

Worst storm in history hits Africa

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The city of Beira in Mozambique suffered twice: it was recently hit by a massively destructive storm, but there was nothing left to destroy as the city had been demolished by the Idai Cyclone just a week earlier. The tragedy has been called the ‘worst disaster to strike the Southern hemisphere’.
На Земле есть свой Марс: где он и как выглядит

Mars on Earth: where it is and what it looks like

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Devon is one of the largest uninhabited islands in the world, located in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. But this isn’t the only thing that makes it unique: the island’s special climate and landscape make it practically identical to Mars.
Ближайшей к Земле планетой оказался Меркурий

Mercury Found to Be the Closest Planet to Earth

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The newly created model of the Solar System makes it possible to accurately determine the positions of the planets while they move around the Sun. It turned out that most of the time the planet closest to the Earth is Mercury.
Жидкий терминатор не за горами: создан сплав нового поколения

Liquid terminator not far off – a new generation alloy is created

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US chemists have developed a new type of liquid metal, which can be manipulated with magnetic field. Previously, such materials moved only horizontally, but they can now move vertically as well.
Американские ученые создали самый эффективный метод борьбы с наледью

American scientists develop highly efficient solution for icy roads

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People living in cold countries constantly run into trouble with infrastructure. Ice is detrimental towards equipment, roads and airstrips, which is why experts are actively engaged in developing new devices and materials to get rid of it.
Раки-богомолы помогут создать подводную пушку

Mantis Shrimp to Help Create an Underwater Gun

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Mantis shrimps have uniquely designed claws which to a great extent ensured the survival of the species. But how can it help people, especially in making underwater weapons?
Ученые пробудили ото сна древние клетки мамонта

Scientists activate ancient mammoth cells

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There has been talk of bringing mammoths back to life for quite some time now. Some scientists limit their ambitions to genetically modifying elephants, while others try to revive the cells of an animal that died thousands of years ago.
Работа нервной системы была впервые запечатлена на видео

Nervous System Activity Captured on Video for the First Time

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Columbia scientists and engineers were able to videotape fruit fly's nerve cells in action using a 3D microscope.
Ученые показали, как звучит наша Вселенная

Scientists present the sound of our universe

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NASA has posted a video on their official YouTube channel showing a photo taken in space, accompanied by somewhat disturbing, but ultimately spectacular sounds. Representatives from the agency have explained that the ‘music’ was created based on ultrasound signals.
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