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Recently in the American state of Utahconservationists have tried to trace the migration routes of the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis). Whether they succeeded or not is unknown, but the researchers found something more interesting. As they flew by helicopter over the canyons, one of them noticed something shiny. They wondered what it was, so the helicopter landed in the safest place andContinue Reading

According to the World Health Organization,there are about 39 million blind people in the world. In the 21st century, the life of most of them has become easier thanks to high technology. Whereas earlier they could only walk down the street with the help of guide dogs, today they can do it thanks to their smartphones. That's because mobile devices are great for human use.Continue Reading

Cockroaches are among the most ancient of todayliving creatures. According to scientists, they appeared on our planet about 300 million years ago, developed and divided into different types. At the moment, scientists know about the existence of about 5,000 species of cockroaches. And only about 30 of them are able to live next to people. We can say that theyContinue Reading

Today Mars is a desert planet wherewater can be only under its surface. But billions of years ago, streams flowed through its expanses and whole oceans were formed. Scientists come to such conclusions while studying the data they receive from rovers on a distant planet. Recently, employees of the NASA aerospace agency and several universities found out thatContinue Reading

Many people complain that today everything is justlook at their smartphones and don't see the real world. But in reality, the Internet is not available everywhere. In 2019, the staff of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced that only half of the world's population has it. Researchers have experienced big problems with connecting to the World Wide Web for a long time,Continue Reading

China National Space Administration(CNSA) successfully launched the Changzheng 5 rocket. On board was the automatic station "Chang'e-5", which in the next 23 days will land on the moon, collect soil samples and send them to Earth. This is the first mission of this kind for China - previously only the USA and the USSR managed to get lunar soil. Much has passed since thenContinue Reading

Long time to deliver peopleand cargoes to the International Space Station were used by the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. But in May 2020, SpaceX proved that its Crew Dragon spacecraft could do that too. It looks beautiful both inside and out, and sending astronauts costs NASA much less than collaborating withContinue Reading

Would you like to communicate with a robot? And with a robot psychologist? A study by tech company Oracle and HR consultancy Workplace Intelligence found that 82% of people surveyed in 11 countries believe robots are better at coping with psychological problems than humans. However, according to researchers, such communication has significant disadvantages, since there are important human qualities thatContinue Reading

The first aircraft in the world appeared at the beginning of the 20th centuryand made it possible to travel long distances in a short time. The risk of crashing on an airplane is much less than in a car, that is, it is a very safe means of transportation. But all planes at the moment have one big drawback - they make a lot of noise. It especially hinders the militaryContinue Reading

In July 2020, NASA's aerospace agencysent the Perseverance spacecraft to Mars. It is the largest rover ever built and the first to have built-in microphones. It will reach the vastness of the Red Planet only in February 2021 and is currently flying towards it inside a special capsule in the off state. But from time to time, researchers includeContinue Reading