Japanese scientist Akinori Ito invented a machine that is able to process plastic bags and plastic products into the substance from which they were originally created - oil. The received fuel can be used for heating houses, and after additional cleaning even in the form of automo

Leonid KIYASHKO, Ivanovo, Russian Federation

Be it a black-and-white photo, it would not have collected thousands of views. But the frame is colored and it shows that the place of barkhans, habitual for a camel, took snowdrifts. The picture itself is also clearly not in the de

About 50,000 homes in South Australia will be equipped with solar panels from Tesla, turning them into a giant power plant. The project will be implemented jointly with the government of the state using the resources of the Australian Renewable Energy Development Fund. The

Abnormally low temperatures are set in in the most of the territories of Asia. In the north of the Asian region of the continent, from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and from the Taimyr Peninsula to the Kazakhstan steppes, the temperature is below the norm by 15 degrees...

An unprecedented study combining data from all over the globe has shown that honey bees are the most important in the world unique species of pollinators, and a key factor contributing to ecosystem functioning. Recently, the first detailed report on the quantitative analysis of s

Arslan KEMALOV

By 2040, all airhops in Norway will be carried out by the electric plane. The Avinor – state operator of the airports of the country will be the first to exploit completely the electric air transport. The head of Avinor Dag Falk-Petersen is sure that electric ...

An experimental air purification tower in Xian city of northern Chinese province Shaanxi undergoes test run and it seems it’s mission is successful. According to report published in South China Morning Post, the tower, which claims to be the biggest air purifier in the world, ...

Leonid KIYASHKO, journalist, Ivanovo, Russian Federation

The restoration of this rare predator on Krasnaya Polyana was undertaken almost ten years ago. The first specimen in the Sochi National Park, we recall, were two male leopards, transferred from Turkmenistan. Then the ...

According to ecologists' forecasts, gradual climate change could lead to the extinction of cocoa trees by 2050. Scientists from the University of California at Berkeley and the company "Mars", which is the world's largest producer of sweets, set out to preserve the yields of the

China intends to lay out a garden on the back side of the Moon and to continue the lunar exploration. The new two-component Chang'e-4 space mission will be launched in June. The relay satellite, weighing 425 kg, will be launched by a Long March 4C rocket 425kg and placed 60,0...