Reconstruction of teeth with dental implants Dental problems are a major headache for many of us. It often happens that through neglect or other events a tooth, or even several teeth, can no longer be saved. What then? Fortunately, modern dentistry has a lot to offer. Placing implants is a good solution and is also…
New Celestial Palace – China presents a module of the future space station The Airshow China unveiled the center module of a permanent manned space station that could replace the International Space Station in the future. It is 17 meters long, weighs 54 tons and can accommodate a crew of three.
Cave paintings dating back 40,000 years have been identified in Borneo. years Archaeologists from Australia and Indonesia have identified the oldest example of figurative art. Figurative art, showing animals or people in their natural shapes, is one of the most important innovations in early human culture. The findings in Borneo indicate that it did not…
Moths are protected by acoustic camouflage Moths have evolved a very interesting way to protect themselves from bats that greatly increases their chances of survival. Researchers at the University of Bristol in the UK have shown that the fur of night butterflies, acts as acoustic camouflage that allows moths to remain unnoticed.
Young Polish engineers want to solve a space problem Testing of the deorbitation sail will be the most important element of the mission of the fourth Polish satellite – PW-Sat2. The sail, a solution designed by the students of the Students’ Astronautical Association (SKA) of the Warsaw University of Technology, has a chance to initiate…
Drug from 150 years ago may improve effectiveness of radiation therapy Papaverine, a muscle relaxant drug discovered 150 years ago, may play a key role in modern medicine. This substance, through its effect of disrupting cellular respiration, makes tumours more sensitive to radiotherapy.
The consequences of the forest clearance in Pushcha reach beyond the cleared area itself The ecological consequences of tree felling in the Białowieża Forest reach far beyond the felled areas themselves. This occurs by changing the structure of the landscape and affecting the functioning of the entire ecosystem, scientists say after analyzing satellite images of…
End of Kepler Space Telescope mission After nine years of work and the discovery of thousands of extrasolar planets, NASA decided to shut down the Kepler Space Telescope. Telescope has exhausted the fuel needed for further science operations.
One of the largest organisms in the world is shrinking One of the world's largest organisms, a forest of genetically identical trees called Pando, is slowly dying. About 80 percent. its area is threatened by animals that devour its young shoots.
How dogs understand human speech? Experiments with dogs suggest that our four-legged companions have at least an elementary representation of the meaning of the words they have been taught and distinguish words they have heard before from those they do not.
