Novice - Znanost (angleščina)

Fossil snake discovered in India may have been the largest ever
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The vertebrae of Vasuki indicus, a snake that lived 47 million years ago, suggest it could have been as long as 15 metres (New Scientist)
Jupiter's moon Io has been a volcanic inferno for billions of years
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Measurements of sulphur isotopes in Io’s atmosphere show that the moon may have been volcanically active for its entire lifetime (New Scientist)
Quantum-proof encryption may not actually stop quantum hackers
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Cryptographers are scrambling to understand an algorithm that could undermine the mathematics behind next-generation encryption methods, which are intended to protect against quantum computers (New Scientist)
Particles move in beautiful patterns when they have ‘spatial memory’
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A mathematical model of a particle that remembers its past so that it never travels the same path twice produces stunningly complex patterns (New Scientist)
Ancient Maya burned their dead rulers to mark a new dynasty
18. April 2024 (02:01)
In the foundations of a Maya temple, researchers found the charred bones of royal individuals – possibly evidence of a fiery ritual to mark the end of one dynasty and the beginning of another (New Scientist)
What is cloud seeding and did it cause the floods in Dubai?
17. April 2024 (23:02)
Cloud seeding almost certainly did not play a significant role in the flooding on the Arabian peninsula this week – but the heavy rains may have been exacerbated by climate change (New Scientist)
Ancient marine reptile found on UK beach may be the largest ever
17. April 2024 (21:00)
The jawbone of an ichthyosaur uncovered in south-west England has been identified as a new species, and researchers estimate that the whole animal was 20 to 25 metres long (New Scientist)
Ancient humans lived inside a lava tube in the Arabian desert
17. April 2024 (21:00)
Underground tunnels created by lava flows provided humans with shelter for thousands of years beneath the hot desert landscape of Saudi Arabia (New Scientist)
Old-fashioned pessimism might actually help us fight climate change
17. April 2024 (20:00)
Negative thinking is unpopular but it could drive more realistic efforts to limit harm from global warming (New Scientist)
Why we need to change the way we think about exhaustion
17. April 2024 (20:00)
One in five adults worldwide is living with fatigue. The general advice is to “do more” - but this isn’t the only solution to our exhaustion epidemic, says Amy Arthur (New Scientist)