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На информационном ресурсе применяются рекомендательные технологии (информационные технологии предоставления информации на основе сбора, систематизации и анализа сведений, относящихся к предпочтениям пользователей сети "Интернет", находящихся на территории Российской Федерации)

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Astronomers have found the oldest known stars with planets such as Earth

Image source International astronomers said on Tuesday that they had discovered the oldest known star surrounded by five Earth-sized planets, making it clear that the planets are formed throughout the history of the universe. At a distance of 117 light years from Earth, Kepler-444 in two and a... Далее

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The oldest known fossils revealed Snake

Image source Fossils of the four ancient species of snakes have been found in England, Portugal and the United States, and are dated about 143 and 167 million years ago, the researchers said. Fossils can be as much as nearly 70 million years older than the previous oldest known fossil snakes,... Далее

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Navy wants to increase use of sonar-emitting buoys

Image source The Navy wants to deploy up to 720 floats at least 12 nautical miles off the coast of Washington, Oregon and Northern California. Device, a length of about 3 feet and 6 inches in diameter, send sonar signals water so crews can train to detect submarines. Navy test range is home to... Далее

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Venomous cone snails Insulin ammunition to stun Prey

Image source This is the first documented case of any animal, using insulin poison, Safavi said. Moreover, fish insulin resembles insulin, making it an effective tool against the preferred extraction snails. When the researchers injected insulin in zebrafish, the fish became less active in less... Далее

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Melting Glaciers Pose a Carbon Menace

Image source Glaciers are melting almost everywhere in the world due to global warming, the study did not find. In West Antarctica, melt rates three times in the last decade, according to a study published in December 2014 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. The loss of ice in... Далее