Новости за 07.12.2023

A reconstruction of 66 million years of climate history indicates global temperature may be even more sensitive to carbon dioxide levels than current models estimate

Honey-hunters from several African cultures use different sounds to communicate with honeyguides, and the birds respond to local calls more than others

When Hurricane Larry struck Newfoundland in 2021, large amounts of microplastic fell from the sky, probably because the storm travelled over an ocean garbage patch

Birds have incredible visual systems. This is especially true of the birds of prey, the raptors, which includes the hawks, falcons, eagles, buzzards, harriers, owls, and others. Unlike many other types of birds, the raptors have binocular vision, their eyes face forward, like ours, which means they have a 3D view of the world ahead … Continue reading "A bird’s eye view"

Reactor can reach temperatures of 8000K without the need to choose between high temperatures or stability

US drug agency examining six CAR-T therapies after reports of T-cell malignancies

One of four newly described species of "stalked puffball" fungi from Hungary’s Pannonian steppe erupts out of the sand like the iconic Shai-Hulud

Uganda announced a plan at COP28 to use oil revenues to fund a rapid expansion of clean energy across the east African country

Agency tells Congress studies of China’s lunar samples won’t violate law barring Sino-U.S. space collaborations

A species of hedgehog that hadn't been scientifically identified before has been discovered in two eastern Chinese provinces

Scientists tracked more than 25,000 microbes as they “tumbled and ran” to measure their speed

Two solar farms in Minnesota saw big increases in bees and other insects after a variety of native grasses and wildlfowers were planted among the panels

Chromosomal abnormalities were thought to cause around half of miscarriages, but a new genetic analysis technique puts the figure at nearer two-thirds for early miscarriages, with the remaining third probably also due to factors that are out of our control

Proposal would clarify that agencies can consider cost a factor in whether federally funded inventions are being made available

African honeyguide birds respond more frequently to summons from honey hunters who live in the same region

A quantum computer built by QuEra contains the largest ever number of "logical quantum bits", which can be used for error-free calculations