A team of scientists from Mexico, USA and Germany announced the discovery of a significant concentration of ammonia in the terrestrial troposphere, according to a material published in the last edition of the magazine Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, informs Live Science. The detected ammonia is concentrated in particular at the superior level of the troposphere above China … [Read more...]
James Franco is the new member of the ‘Alien: Covenant’ distribution
The actor James Franco joins the distribution of 'Alien: Covenant' directed by Ridley Scott, a sequel of the production Prometheus reports the Variety magazine, in its online edition. Franco joins Guy Pearce, Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, who take back their roles in Prometheus, but also to the newcomers in this project: Danny McBride, Billy Crudup, Demian Bichir and … [Read more...]
The small planet Ceres is abundant in ice, according to NASA
The little planet Ceres, an enigmatic rocky body of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is rich in ice just below its dark surface, announced the scientists in a study which might clear the early history of our solar system, informs Reuters. The discovery, presented in the study published in the magazines Nature Astronomy and Science, could stimulate the first … [Read more...]
The giraffes in Africa cannot be saved because of the local conflicts
The North-East of Kenya, the South of Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia represent the house of giraffe species threatened with the extinction, and the conflicts do not lead only to an accentuation of poaching, but the stop almost all the studies and the protection of these animals. The scientists have warned that the giraffes are in the danger of extinction, … [Read more...]
Principia Mathematica of Isaac Newton sold for $3.7 million at an auction
Usually, the scientific works do not obtain high prices of purchase when they participate in auctions, but a copy of the reference work Principia Mathematica of Isaac Newton from 1687 was sold at New York by the Chiristie's house for 3.7 million dollars, writes engadget.com. Initially estimated at 1.5 million dollars, Principia Mathematica is the most expensive work of science … [Read more...]
Barack Obama blocks the drilling in the Arctic Ocean
One month before the arrival at the White House of Donald Trump, who promised to eliminate the environmental regulations, Barack Obama, forbidden any new drilling for oil or gas in the vast areas of the Arctic Ocean. The decision of the Democratic president, supplemented by a similar procedure of Canada simultaneously announced, would cause protests of the Republicans and a … [Read more...]
A spider discovered in India, named after the Harry Potter sorting hat
A species of spider discovered by the Indian scientists received a name that homages the Harry Potter series, due to its similarity with the so-called sorting hat, reports the AFP. The fans of the series about the adventures of the young wizard have discovered the spider of 7 millimeters in October last year during the researchers in the Ghats West Mountains, India. 'We named a … [Read more...]
Galileo, the European navigation system via satellite, started to function
Europe has launched the first services of its navigation system through satellite, Galileo, on the occasion of an official ceremony in Brussels, reports the AFP. 'It is a major achievement for Europe (...) No European country would be able to do this by itself', said the European commissioner for industry, Elzbieta Bienkowska. 'It is the result of a common effort for the … [Read more...]