The energy policy consequences of the war in Ukraine may give impetus to the transition to green energy, according to a study reported by Handelsblatt. According to the study, this is true even if Germany, in its struggle for energy independence, uses more coal in power generation in the short term, which is actually undesirable. […]
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What is the mortality rate from delta covid, who dies, the effectiveness of vaccines: data from Britain
Against the background of mass vaccinations in Britain, people under 50 have the chance of dying from the delta strain of the coronavirus (formerly called “Indian”) has dropped to 0.0097%. Writes about this in Twitter Public Health England virologist Meegan Kell, citing a new report from that health organization. “Okay, and before someone writes:” […]
Engineers burned part of a space satellite in plasma and filmed it: see the test
The German Center for Aviation and Astronautics in Cologne showed on video how the components of a spacecraft melt and burn if it enters the dense layers of the atmosphere uncontrollably at speed. The experiment was carried out in a plasma wind tunnel, the press service of the European Space Agency writes. In such […]
Cuba claims impressive efficacy of its Abdala anti-coronavirus vaccine
Cuba has announced the interim results of phase III clinical trials for its Abdala anti-coronavirus vaccine, which is administered three times a month (on days 0, 14 and 28). The effectiveness of a biological product with such a scheme is over 92%, according to the state-owned BioCubafarma Group. They did not specify what this […]
The largest rotating structures in the Universe are discovered: the scale is astounding – illustration
Planets, stars, galaxies and even their clusters revolve in the Universe. The latter is not known for certain, which is why many scientists believe that the phenomenon ends on these huge structures. Meanwhile, cosmologists from the Institute of Astrophysics. Leibniz in Potsdam believe: even cosmic filaments – giant “tubes” from galaxies, rotate. “There are […]
Europe has announced a space mission to Earth’s “evil twin”
The European Space Agency gave the go-ahead for the development of the EnVision mission, which from low orbit explores Venus – the second planet from the Sun and Earth’s neighbor. This was reported by the ESA press release. Scientists hope to shed light on when and how Venus survived the catastrophic greenhouse effect. EnVision […]
The first generation of photos of Ganymede – Jupiter’s giant icy moon
Interplanetary automatic station Juno, which is exploring the Jupiter system, sent the first two images of Ganymede – the largest satellite not only of its planet, but also in the entire solar system. Photos are posted on the mission subsite on the NASA portal. The first flight of the probe over Ganymede took place […]
The risk of hospitalization from the Δ-strain of coronavirus is almost three times higher than from the “first” mutant
Coronavirus disease from the delta strain (formerly referred to in the media as “Indian”) leads to a significant increase in the risk of hospitalization. After checking cases with the disease from March 29 to May 20 and decrypting 38,805 samples of the virus genomes, this was the conclusion reached by British health care, according to […]
Suddenly. Human testicles and brain contain the highest amount of total proteins
In humans, the brain and testicles have the most proteins in common. This was discovered by an international group of scientists, as writes in an article for the journal The Royal Society Open Biology. The authors note that previously there were “some signs of similarity” between the testes and the human brain, and they, […]
SpaceX brings glowing newborn squids and water bears into space – broadcast
On June 3, at 20:29 pm Kiev time, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is to be launched, which will send a Cargo Dragon cargo ship with 3328 kg of cargo on a commercial flight to the International Space Station. The launch will take place from the SLC-39A site in the Space Center. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, […]