More and more elephants, whose number strongly declined on the African continent, are born without their tusks - a genetic change linked to the intensive poaching, reports directmatin.fr. Joyce Poole, the head of the 'Elephant Voices' Association, which have been observing the development of these animals for more than 30 years, said that it was found a correlation between the … [Read more...]
Japan will build a super computer that will cost $173 million dollars
According to the detailed budget numbers, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will spend $173 million dollars for a supercomputer, in accordance with the governmental strategy to restore Japan on the first position in the world of technology. In the last few years, Japan has lost the advantage in many electronic sectors, the intensification of the competition … [Read more...]
An underground layer of ice discovered on Mars, has more water than the Lake Superior
A huge deposit of underground ice on Mars contains as much water as Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes of North America, indicates a new study, reports the Live Science. The ice layer which extends an area greater than New Mexico, is located in the northern hemisphere and is covered by a layer of soil of one to ten feet. For this reason,it represents a possible … [Read more...]
A 7,000 years old cemetery and an ancient city discovered in Egypt
An old cemetery and a city dating from more than 7,000 years ago, from the time of the First Dynasty of the Ancient Egypt, have been recently discovered in the South of the Sohag's province, announced the minister for the Egyptian antiques, Khaled El-Anany, informs Reuters. The discovery could relaunch the tourism industry of this country that suffered a decline from 2011, … [Read more...]
Vervet Monkeys reward the brave and punish the weak
The females of the vervet monkeys use to incite the males to take part in the fights against the rival groups and to reward the bravest. Instead, they attack the males who have a more cautious attitude during the conflict, according to a study, informs the AFP. This research is the first which demonstrates that 'another species besides man is able to use the manipulation … [Read more...]
A Dodo bird skeleton was sold for 280.000 pounds to an auction
An almost complete skeleton belonging to an exemplar of the dodo bird species, entirely disappeared from Earth, was put, Tuesday, in an auction at the Summers Place Auctions in West Sussex, the Great Britain. The skeleton was reconstructed in proportion of 95%, with carefulness, by a man who started to buy the bones from private collections and from auctions from the '70s, … [Read more...]
A satellite of last generation was launched by NASA to improve the weather forecast
NASA launched on Saturday, the first in a series of four geostationary meteorological satellites of the latest generation, with the capability of observing, in almost real-time, of the lightning storms over the American continent and which allows a considerable improvement of the weather forecast, informs the AFP. The satellite, called GOES-R, will provide images with the … [Read more...]
Zak Brown is the new general director of the McLaren Formula 1 team
The American Zak Brown was named the director of the McLaren Techology Group, which manages the Formula 1 McLAren team, after the forced leaving of the British Ron Dennis from the presidency of the group on November 15, at the request of the shareholders. Brown (45 years), a former Formula 3 pilot and a businessman, is a specialist in sports marketing, who brought many top … [Read more...]