Category: Science

Amazon’s ambitious satellite Internet project called Project Kuiper aims to launch its first two satellite prototypes in the fourth quarter of 2022. Jeff Bezos’s company submitted its report on the experimental launch license to the Federal Communications Commission. waiting to be approved. Within the document, Amazon explains that the two prototypes (KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2) will […]

Researchers at Harvard University developed a rapid test to detect with a saliva analysis if a person has recently consumed marijuana. The efficacy and performance of their prototype called EPOCH assesses risks and prevents consumption when someone has a job that may put others at risk. According to the paper published in the scientific journal […]

A team of paleontologists announces the discovery of two new dinosaurs from the spinosauridae family, each representing a new species. Their bones were found on the Isle of Wight, England. These nine-meter-long predators likely dominated their ecosystem. An exceptional discovery We had to be patient. The bone remains of these two animals were indeed discovered […]

A group of wild boars were recently photographed rescuing two of their fellows locked in a trap. Considered to represent an advanced form of empathy, such escape attempts have only been recorded in a handful of highly prosocial species. You wouldn’t hesitate to come to the aid of a loved one trapped in a cage […]

For the first time, researchers have been able to reconstruct the oceanic mix of the distant past by taking advantage of climatic proxies contained in marine sediments. In particular, they stress the importance of considering changes in the tides to better understand those that have occurred in the oceans. The results were published in the […]

A team of paleontologists announces that they have identified two new species of massive dinosaurs in northwestern China. The two animals evolved between 120 and 130 million years ago, making them some of the first vertebrates to be found in the region. A number of fossils have emerged from the northwestern region of China in […]

Environmental education from childhood will contribute to mitigating climate change, according to experts, this by creating a culture of environmental awareness which will be reflected in the actions of children throughout their lives. To achieve this goal, small changes and habits based on the three R’s should be included in the daily routine of infants; […]

The James Webb Telescope will not launch on October 31, as originally planned. For the moment, no other date has been set, but a priori, the observatory will not return to space before mid-November. The James Webb Telescope is not on its first postponement. The instrument was initially due to be launched in 2018. Since […]

Energy efficiency when building houses is one of the concerns of architects and engineers to protect the environment. Given this, the Ekotrope company decided to create software based on algorithms to predict energy use in a building without the need for a long and time-consuming study. Through its system you can know which are the […]

China’s next manned space mission, the first since 2016, will normally launch next June. During this mission, three taikonauts (Chinese astronauts) will integrate the central module of their new station. The International Space Station (ISS) is no longer the only space laboratory currently in orbit. China has just launched the main module of its new […]