Category: Science

Dutch psychologists have recently published a simple technique for detecting if someone is a liar. Its effectiveness has been tested in several experiments. The secret lies in the level of specificity of the statements made by the interlocutor. Nearly 80% of the time, we are successful You suspect a friend of lying when he tells […]

Hydrogen-based energy generation technologies, such as fuel cells, are expected to play an important role in the transition to a more sustainable and circular economy. Heraeus Precious Metals and Hulteberg Chemistry & Engineering AB have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly develop and commercialize a range of catalysts required for solid oxide fuel cell […]

2022 will again have been a rich year for space exploration, with notable successes such as the completion of the Artemis 1 lunar mission, the inauguration of the James Webb Telescope and the assembly of the new Chinese space station. However, it is not over. 2023 is also shaping up to be another busy year. […]

NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) moon rocket blew through the launch tower elevator doors during its maiden liftoff last week. The damage remains minor, but this data will be taken into account to prevent such events from happening again. On November 16, nearly 4,000 tonnes of thrust enabled the SLS – the world’s most […]

According to a study, Jupiter’s interior is home to the remains of sunken protoplanets while the future giant was expanding. These results come from the first clear view of the chemistry taking place beneath the planet’s cloudy outer atmosphere. The formation of Jupiter If Jupiter appears today as a huge swirling ball of gas, it […]

A study reports that ribonucleic acid (RNA), a DNA analog believed by many to be the first genetic material of life, forms spontaneously on basalt lava glass. The discovery leaves a few questions unanswered, but provides a surprisingly simple answer to one of science’s most complex questions. Fossil records suggest that life appeared on Earth […]

About seventeen million years ago, a Short, stockier relative of modern giraffes roamed northern China. His skull was fitted with a thick keratin “helmet” probably used in clashes with rival males for sexual competition. Details of the study are published in the journal Science. A thick neck, a helmeted head Say hello to Discokeryx xiezhi. […]

A recent study published in Nature revealed that large-scale reforestation can increase evaporation, an effect capable of affecting water availability and stream flow. Although reforestation plays a very important role in mitigating the effects of climate change, scientists are not sure that it may be the best alternative to do so. According to the publication, […]

As it moves forward with plans to send astronauts to the Moon, NASA is also already thinking about human exploration of Mars. A first mission involving the sending of four people on site for thirty days would already be in the papers. After the Moon, the planet Mars. This is the stated objective of NASA […]

Towards the end of the Paleozoic, a period of cold climate was interrupted by an episode of temporary but dazzling warming, accompanied by generalized anoxia of the oceans due to a massive release of carbon dioxide, as evidenced by a study published in the magazine PNAS on May 2. About 320 to 270 million years […]