Category: Science

The remains of a nearly complete dwarf emu egg – a bird that went extinct about 200 years ago – have been unearthed in a sand dune on an island between Australia and Tasmania. Surprisingly, and despite its “small” build, this bird’s egg was almost the size of an ordinary emu egg. The discovery is […]

Mars has had the names of two well-known scientists on its maps for a few weeks: two large Martian craters are called, from now on, Lynn Margulis and Elizabeth Roemer. The doctoral student at the Spanish Astrobiology Center (CAB, a mixed center of the CSIC and the INTA) Cristina Robas has named these two Martian […]

The United Nations (UN) warned that the urgent reduction of methane emissions into the atmosphere is essential to combat climate change. This, according to a report published on May 6, 2021 by the UN Climate and Clean Air Coalition. According to the study, prioritizing methane is the most effective strategies, in terms of cost and […]

Two new species of frogs have recently been discovered in nature reserves that protect the mountainous jungle ecosystems of the Peruvian Amazon, announced the National Service of Natural Protected Areas (Sernanp) of Peru. The first is a marsupial frog of the genus Gastrotheca whose main characteristics are the green color of its back, the turquoise […]

The asteroid 2001 FO32 has just grazed our planet, passing about two million kilometers from it. This event occurred this Sunday, March 21 at 5:02 p.m. KST. Obviously, there was no risk of collision. While its trajectory was regular and well known, the asteroid had one peculiarity: a speed greater than most other bodies of […]

a new approach to perovskite cell design has led the material to equal or exceed the efficiency of today’s typical silicon solar cell. Researchers from the Massachusetts University of Technology (MIT) discovered an important finding in the mineral that could lay the groundwork for further improvements in solar cells. Likewise, perovskites are a candidate to […]

1.2-million-year-old DNA was recently recovered and partially sequenced from the molars of two mammoths. It’s a record. Not only does this feat push the boundaries of what scientific methods are capable of, but the study also reveals a whole new lineage in the mammoth family. This work was published this Wednesday in the journal Nature. […]

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed new software based on artificial intelligence (AI) capable of reconstructing structures and movements in a protein image. By means of electron cryomicroscopy combined with machine learning (ML), scientists produce three-dimensional images, which can observe in detail the structures of the protein. Furthermore, this technological innovation is […]

Scientists have moved on to the final phase of development for the Psyche mission, which is scheduled to launch in August 2022. With a year and a half to go before the launch of the Psyche mission into space, NASA concludes the development stage of the spacecraft that will explore the most valuable asteroid, whose […]

Scientists from various educational institutions warned, it is necessary to accelerate the process to recycle plastic waste and reduce polymers located in landfills and garbage piles around the world. This requires investment in infrastructure and collaboration between government and industrial sectors, indicated the REMADE Institute, a platform for industrial development and green technologies based in […]