Scientists conducted the first successful head transplant

A team of surgeons from Harbin Medical University (China) successfully transplanted a human head onto a corpse. Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero, who announced his intention to transplant a human head back in 2015, announced this on Friday at a press conference in Vienna. “The first transplant was performed on...

How Ukrainian scientists emigrated to the United States and conquered American science

Scientists from Kiev Polina Lyashko and Yuri Kirichok once decided that they would not be able to develop in their specialty at home. And they emigrated to the USA. Now he is working on a formula for longevity, it creates a new type of contraceptive that will not have side effects. ...

How did cherry tomatoes appear?

Cherry tomatoes were invented by two scientists from the Hebrew University of Rehovot - Nachum Keidar and Chaim Rabinovich. According to Vesti Israel in Russian, in 1973 they set out to develop “tomatoes for TV” - a healthy and healthy snack that can be chewed by everyone...

Facebook happiness: how social networks reflect reality

We humans are often overconfident. We tend to rate ourselves "above average" in various categories, from attractiveness and ability to altruism to driving skills. But there is an area in which positive self-esteem fails us, and it relates to our ...

How to spend the weekend in New York (22-24 September)

What: Exhibition in memory of Jim Henson When: Friday-Sunday, September 22-24 Where: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave Queens 11106 More: Jim Henson is an American puppeteer, actor, director, screenwriter, producer. Creator of the TV program "The Muppet Show". Thanks to this man, bright ...

Snobel Prize-2017: flowing cats, snoring medicine and more

At Harvard University in the United States, the Ignobel Prize (Shnobel Prize) awards were presented for research of dubious scientific value. A team of six researchers won a Peace Prize for their research on how playing the musical sound instrument didgerido can help treat snoring, and how cats can be both hard and ...

American scientists have created a pocket air conditioner

Los Angeles-based UCLA researchers are developing an air conditioner that you can put in your pocket to worry about overheating your smartphone, Science magazine writes. This air conditioner is energy efficient and uses environmentally friendly cooling systems. The new device uses the principle of the electrocaloric effect, which ...

In the USA, a new space truck was tested. VIDEO

At Edwards Air Force Base in California, the American company Sierra Nevada conducted flight tests of the Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft. This was reported on the company's website. During the test flight, the truck was lifted into the air by a helicopter, then the ship made an independent descent. ...

Solar eclipse 2017 of the year: when and where to look

The longest solar eclipse in history is expected on August 21 this year. It will last 1,5 hours. For the first time in four decades, residents of 14 states and six major US cities will be able to observe it. The eclipse will start at 11:45 am (New York time) at sunrise ...

Google will launch 20 million mosquitoes in California

Research organization Verily, part of Google X, said it will release 20 million sterile male mosquitoes grown in California laboratories into the wild. This move is a prevention and an attempt to combat diseases such as Dengue fever, Zika and Chikungunya virus, viral disease, ...

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