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The results may provide convincing evidence of how the feathery feathers on protowings and tails were used by dinosaurs and why they evolved in animals at all. Researchers have created a special dinosaur robot to understand how this species used its protowings. This is reported by IFLScience. “Many miniature non-avian dinosaurs are known to have […]
The Japanese space agency JAXA has announced the details of the SLIM module’s landing on the Moon. The landing went smoothly, but as a result, the vehicle overturned. Apparently, at an altitude of 50 meters, while performing an obstacle avoidance maneuver, the thrust of one of the module’s two main engines disappeared, leading to an […]
A ground-based kamikaze drone blew up a bridge in the near rear of the Russian invaders. The video was posted by military correspondent Andriy Tsaplienko on Telegram. “A Ukrainian wheeled drone with an explosive device traveled four kilometers behind enemy lines and blew up a bridge,” he said. It is not reported in which areas […]
Microsoft has begun warning organizations that they have been targeted by the same Russian-sponsored hacker group that hacked into its executives’ emails in late 2023. The group, known as Midnight Blizzard or Cozy Bear, was identified by Microsoft’s threat team as an entity that has attacked other organizations. This is stated in a statement by […]
Moldova has changed the three-letter international abbreviation of Chisinau’s airport in a new attempt to distance itself from its Soviet heritage and dependence on the Russian language. Moldovan Minister of Infrastructure and Territorial Development Andrei Spinu said that starting January 18, Chisinau airport will use the abbreviation RMO, which means Republic of Moldova, rather than […]
The world record was set by the Indian actor Johnson George, who skillfully played 45 famous characters from history in the movie Aaranu Njan (2018): Jesus, Leonardo da Vinci, Charlie Chaplin, Che Guevara, Maria Teresa, etc. What the movie is about “Aaranu Njan is a Malayalam drama film directed by Unnikrishnan P. Р. It was […]
Support for refugees depends on when and how the war in Ukraine ends The European Commission will propose proposals on the legal status of Ukrainian refugees in the EU after 2025 only with the prior unanimous consent of the governments of the member states and Ukraine. This was stated by the European Commissioner for Migration […]
“Somali” pirates attack and capture large and small ships. Off the coast of Somalia, the number of pirates attacking large and small ships has increased. The move comes after security in the Red Sea was disrupted by attacks by Houthi militants on merchant ships, Bloomberg reports. Since November, Somalia has recorded five attacks on commercial […]
In 2021, a historic event took place on Mars: aviation appeared on it. It was Ingenuity – literally a smartphone with a propeller – and this Martian helicopter has been traveling around Mars for the past three years. But he recently flew a flight: at the end of his 72nd flight, he damaged the propeller […]
Liquid water is considered to be the main condition for the emergence of life similar to Earth. It has a number of properties that allow it to be a medium for biochemical processes. However, scientists are thinking about what substances on other planets could replace it. Water and other substances may be biological solvents on […]