This robotic device helps Swiss scientists study hallucinations, in particular the hallucination of presence. It occurs in some cases in the early stages of Parkinson's disease. The device consists of two robots. The experiment participant pushes the robotic arm from the front, and the robot from behind synchronously repeats the movement, pushing the person in the back. In this case, there is no feeling...
The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that gives Chinese company ByteDance about six months to sell TikTok's US assets. About 170 million Americans use the short-video app. If its parent company refuses to sell, the social network will be banned in the United States. 352 legislators voted for the bill, 65 voted against. Last year, US government officials were told to remove...
2,000 white rhinos bred in captivity in South Africa will be gradually released into the wild. This was stated by conservation NGO African Parks, which currently owns the animals. The rhinoceroses belonged to a private breeder. They could increase the world's wild southern white rhino population by nearly 15%. The animals will be released not only in South Africa, but also in other protected areas...
A new record for perceived heat was recorded in Rio de Janeiro. The thermometer rose to 40 degrees Celsius. But the perceived heat index exceeded 62 degrees. It is the highest since 2014, when Rio began recording such data. Locals and tourists flock to the beach - closer to the sea. The pools are also full of people. However, not everyone has the opportunity to escape the heat. In poor areas, people...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks approaches Earth. It is a periodic comet that completes one orbit every 71 years. It is also the brightest known periodic comet. Images of the celestial body were obtained thanks to the robotic installation of the Virtual Telescope project in Italy under the darkest sky of the Italian peninsula. On June 2, 2024, the comet will make its closest approach to Earth. But you cannot...
Gold coins 2,000 years old were found in the Tell Abrak archaeological complex, 50 kilometers from Dubai. Italian archaeologists are participating in the excavations. They say that gold coins have been discovered here for the first time. In addition to gold coins, archaeologists found the remains of houses built in the 1st century BC, temple ruins, two statues and an inscription in Aramaic. The Tell...
This is the Otter, a small research vessel created by Norwegian specialists. It is autonomous and independently scans the seabed, collecting information. Based on it, you can make a map. This will come in handy during construction, for example, of piers or other objects. This device, among others, was presented at a technology exhibition in London. Autonomous vessels and robotic vehicles have become a...
The village of Giethoorn in the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands is like a fairytale. There are no usual roads and cars here. Instead there are canals and boats. Giethoorn was founded in 1230 by refugees from the south of the country. In the swampy area they found hundreds of goat horns (Gitehorns) left over from the flood. Hence the name of the village. The first inhabitants discovered peat...
A feast for elephants was held in the ancient Thai city of Ayutthaya. The giant animals are treated to fruits and vegetables. And Buddhist monks conduct traditional ceremonies. This is how Thailand celebrates National Elephant Day. 70 animals were brought to the festival. Volunteers, local and foreign, help feed them. There are 3,800 domesticated elephants in Thailand. Many live in nature...
A fairy-tale city made of ice grew up in the Peter and Paul Fortress. The city on the Neva hosts the KronshLed festival. This year it was dedicated to family values and iconic places of St. Petersburg. Here are the cathedrals - St. Isaac's and Kazan, and the spire of the Peter and Paul Fortress, and the Rostral columns. The sculptors captured both the fast-moving Sapsan and the high-speed catamaran that...
Figure, which develops humanoid robots that can perform common work tasks, raised $675 million in Series B funding last Thursday. It is now valued at $2.6 billion. Among its investors, the company names Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia and Jeff Bezos personally. The company, which is just 21 months old, aims to develop humanoid robots that “can free people from having to work in unsafe or harsh...
The 96th Academy Awards ceremony ended in Los Angeles. The main triumph of the ceremony was the historical drama directed by Christopher Nolan about the creator of the atomic bomb - the film “Oppenheimer”. Both Nolan and leading man Cillian Murphy also took home two of the Big Five Oscar awards – Best Director and Best Actor, respectively. Out of 13 nominations, the film won seven, including the...
8,200-year-old cave paintings discovered in Argentine Patagonia. They are the most ancient of all found in South America. The discovery was made by Argentine and Chilean archaeologists when they explored the Huenulle-1 cave. Its area is 630 square meters. Almost 900 drawings were found here. They were made at different times. The find reflects the culture and communication methods of the people who...
From these edible figurines it is immediately clear who all these dishes are intended for. Soon guests of the award ceremony of the most authoritative film award in the world will taste exquisite desserts, appetizers and main courses. As always, the no less stellar Austrian chef Wolfgang Puck worked for Hollywood stars and other celebrities. He's in charge of the food at the Governor's Ball, where Oscar...
In February, the average global ocean surface temperature reached a record high, exceeding 21 degrees Celsius. This was reported on Thursday by the EU climate service Copernicus. The previous record was set in August 2023. Then the average ocean surface temperature was 20.98 degrees. Moreover, statistics have been kept since 1979. The alarming sea record was recorded during the hottest February on...
Sailor Cole Brower became the first American woman to sail around the world alone, non-stop and unassisted. She is a participant in the Global Solo Challenge regatta. Brouwer left La Coruña, Spain on October 29, and is now returning to the same port. She circled the globe in 130 days and took second place in the race. The American also set a speed record on Class40 yachts. In addition, 29-year-old...
Famous works of art in a new version were presented at an exhibition in London. The halls contain more than 100 sculptures and other exhibits made from Lego bricks. Here are Michelangelo’s “David”, and “Venus de Milo”, and Rodin’s “The Thinker”, and a statue of the first Roman emperor Augustus. The author of all these creations is American Nathan Sawaya. He devoted almost 20 years of...
Walking through the soon-to-open National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, Flip Delmonte remembers the city's dark history. Delmonte was still a child when, during the Nazi occupation, a relative and the Dutch resistance took him from the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam. His parents were captured across the street from a theater that the Germans were using as a collection point for Jews to be deported to...
An autonomous robot courier has taken to the streets of Tokyo. He delivers the first order from the restaurant. The service is launched by the online platform Uber Eats. It already provides such a service in several cities in North America. Now I chose Japan. The robot can reach speeds of up to 5.4 kilometers per hour. He makes his own route. It also stops itself to avoid collisions with people or other...
Five Arctic foxes have been released into the wild in Norway over the past month. They were raised in captivity, but in conditions close to natural. Norwegian scientists launched this program almost 20 years ago. At that time, there were only 40 arctic foxes left in Scandinavia. In general, they are not in danger of extinction. These animals are scarce only in Norway, Sweden and Finland. One of the...
A bright pink 3D printed brain. This vital organ inside the head controls our thoughts, behavior and experiences. It also enables trillions of connections between billions of cells. New exhibition “Hello, Brain!” in London is based on research from the Francis Crick Institute. Neuroscience has come a long way since the first studies of the brain. But much is still unclear, such as how the brain...
The US Supreme Court on Monday overturned a Colorado court's decision to remove Donald Trump's name from the ballot in the upcoming presidential election. This regulation has now taken effect throughout the United States. That is, individual states cannot prohibit candidates from running for federal office. The Supreme Court overturned a ruling that a Colorado court issued late last year. Then he...
It’s as if the bay in the Dubai Marina area in the UAE has turned into the Marvel universe. The world's first jet suit race takes place here. Pilots, avoiding obstacles, try to get ahead. In the suit you can accelerate to 135 kilometers per hour. The total output of the jet engines is 1,500 horsepower - like the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport hypercar. People from different countries came to cheer for...
The symbolic key to the Olympic Village was presented to the chairman of the Paris 24 organizing committee. French President Emmanuel Macron called the event symbolic. The village is located seven kilometers from the center of Paris and covers an area of 52 hectares. There are 82 buildings here. 3,000 apartments have been prepared for athletes. Almost two billion euros were spent on construction. 4,000...
You no longer need touchpads or mice to control the computer cursor. The Finnish company brought its development called WowMouse to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It lies in the fact that to control the cursor you only need hand gestures, a smart watch and an application. The application itself tracks the user's finger movements. It is available on Google Pixel Watch 2. Another new...
The fashion house Dior presented its new autumn-winter collection at Paris Fashion Week. Creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri turned to the origins of the fashion brand. She took inspiration from the late '60s vibe and the feminine, tailored looks of that period. Models walk through a hall decorated with bamboo trunks and intricate figures in the center. They wear neat trench coats, flared miniskirts,...
The flying car was brought from California to the Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona. This is a prototype for now, but it could be put on production line at the end of next year. The concept was created by the American company Alef Aeronautics. It can take off and land vertically. The screws are hidden in the body of the car. In this case, the body is a breathable mesh. After takeoff, the...
Kate Jenkins learned to crochet as a child. The artist worked for many years as a knitwear designer in the fashion world. But then I became interested in creating vegetables, seafood and favorite dishes from wool. The artist's goal is to make people smile when they look at her knitted food. In 2015, Kate Jenkins presented an installation called Kate’s Place the Stitchmongers at an exhibition in...
New banknotes featuring the image of the British King Charles III were presented at an exhibition at the Bank of England Museum in London. These are four banknotes in denominations of £5, £10, £20 and £50. They will go into circulation on June 5 this year. The reverse features portraits of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, writer Jane Austen, artist William Turner and mathematician Alan...
A small van pulls up to a parking lot in the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia. There is already a queue of people wanting to buy halloumi cheese. He is brought by former pilot Pantelis Panteli. After Cyprus Airways closed in 2013, he was fired. After that, he tried his hand at making cheese and never regretted it. Now Pantelis has found himself at the center of a major controversy over the recipe for...
