About 70,000 years ago, a small reddish star approached our solar system and gravitationally disturbed comets and asteroids. Astronomers from the Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Cambridge have verified that the movement of some of these objects is still marked by that stellar encounter. Continue reading “A star disturbed the comets of the solar system 70,000 years ago”
Ο Έλληνας ιατρός, Γιώργος Παπαδάκης, εξώφυλλο στο περιοδικό “Radiographics”
Σημαντική διάκριση για ένα νέο Έλληνα επιστήμονα (ο οποίος έλκει την καταγωγή του από το Ηράκλειο της Κρήτης) που βρίσκεται αυτή την περίοδο στην Αμερική. Continue reading “Ο Έλληνας ιατρός, Γιώργος Παπαδάκης, εξώφυλλο στο περιοδικό “Radiographics””
Ancient Greeks may have built China’s famous Terracotta Army – 1,500 years before Marco Polo
Ancient Greeks artists could have travelled to China 1,500 years before Marco Polo’s historic trip to the east and helped design the famous Terracotta Army, according to new research. Continue reading “Ancient Greeks may have built China’s famous Terracotta Army – 1,500 years before Marco Polo”
Netherlands and the future of farming
In a potato field near the Netherlands’ border with Belgium, Dutch farmer Jacob van den Borne is seated in the cabin of an immense harvester before an instrument panel worthy of the starship Enterprise. Continue reading “Netherlands and the future of farming”
China used its vast CCTV surveillance to track down reporter in just 7 minutes
BBC reporter John Sudworth was located and captured by the Chinese police in just seven minutes in a stunt to demonstrate the power and effectiveness of the government’s surveillance systems. Continue reading “China used its vast CCTV surveillance to track down reporter in just 7 minutes”
Screen-addicted teens are unhappy, study finds
Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. Continue reading “Screen-addicted teens are unhappy, study finds”
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