Category: Science

New work published in the journal Nature Communications on February 22 shows how the growing influx of tourists to Antarctica is leading to an increased rate of melting near the most visited sites on the peninsula. The exotic, virgin and immaculate dimension of the Antarctic landscape makes it an increasingly popular place for tourists. With […]

A child’s tooth found in a French cave is the oldest known evidence of the existence of modern humans in Western Europe. The tooth fragment suggests that our ancestors were evolving in place at least 54,000 years ago, about 10,000 years earlier than previously thought. The oldest fossils of early modern humans outside of Africa […]

Space debris mitigation satellite Shijian-21 recently docked with an old Chinese satellite to change its orbit. According to US tracking data, the “dead” satellite is now more than 3,000 kilometers from its place of origin. He no longer poses any danger. A scrapped Chinese satellite On October 24, China launched Shijian-21, described as a “satellite […]

Recent work based on a set of satellite measurements and field observations confirms the ability of boreal forests to modulate the reflectivity of low level clouds. However, this influence could moderate the future rise in temperatures on a continental scale. The results were published in the scientific journal Nature Geoscience. Forests have diverse and varied […]

While studying whales aboard an icebreaker in Antarctica, German researchers stumbled upon a whole different treasure. At the bottom of the Weddell Sea, more than 300 meters deep, were indeed the outlines of thousands of icefish nests, each guarded by a ghostly-looking relative whose dark pectoral fins were spread like bat wings on a clutch […]

Astronomers suggest that many extraterrestrial civilizations have already arisen in our galaxy during its history. On the other hand, they also argue that most have probably already disappeared. Proposed in 1961 by Dr. Frank Drake, the Drake Equation is a formula for estimating the potential number of extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy. The equation takes […]

A week ago, Russia succeeded in launching a prototype of its new-generation Angara rocket. This was the third attempt for this new device which is to replace the Proton launchers. This test was presented as a real success. In reality, not everything went as planned. Russia has been developing its new Angara rocket family for […]

The general lockdown that marked the beginning of 2020 was accompanied by a decrease in the number of lightning strikes on a global scale. This phenomenon is believed to be related to the decrease in air pollution at the global level. In any case, this is what a new study is advancing, the results of […]

We sent a lot of sometimes unusual objects, but also some living beings into space. Before successfully placing a human in orbit, however, it was necessary to train and test the technologies upstream. As often happens with science, when the result involves the life of a man, the impact on animals is studied first. So, […]

In a recent report, a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) presents the scientific plan and rationale for a series of privately funded missions to search for signs of life in Venus’ atmosphere. The first of these missions could be launched as early as 2023. A few months ago, astronomers announced the possible […]