Here is a vacation!

Japanese companies have given employees leave to play the latest The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Usually they give up to 10 days of paid rest, and such a promotion is called the Zelda Vacation so that employees can play and not be distracted by anything.

"Meat from a test tube" and ecology.

ACBM, better known to the masses as "test-tube meat", is positioned as an environmentally friendly replacement for classic meat. Moreover, it is environmentally friendly - in recent years it has been promoted not so much as ridding animals of suffering, as ridding the planet of CO2 emissions associated with animal husbandry. Scientists from California decided to check how true this statement is. The study showed that the production of one kilogram of meat from a test tube is accompanied by CO2 emissions 25 times more than 1 kilogram of meat from farmers.

Communication with babies helps shape the structure of the brain.

The scientists recorded the speeches of 87 children about 6 months old and 76 children about 30 months old. In total, they collected about 6,208 hours of data. The team then used MRI to measure the amount of myelin in the brain. It turned out that more of the substance was formed in children aged 30 months, with whom adults talked more.

Scientists have calculated the month and hours in which people most often have thoughts of suicide.

Most often, thoughts of suicide occur in people in December in the early morning - from four to six o'clock. In winter, due to the lack of sunlight, people's mental state deteriorates, hence the thoughts of suicide. And they settle scores with life in about six months, since with an increase in daylight hours, energy and strength appear to plan and implement their plans.

Google Maps is launching a new Immersive View feature.

It will allow you to create 3D maps for driving, cycling and walking routes. Immersive View maps will generate artificial intelligence. It will combine street and satellite imagery to create a complete model of the future route. The feature is already available in some US metropolitan areas and will soon expand to other cities around the world.

Grandfather from China became a beauty blogger to cure his grandson.

The 72-year-old pensioner who tests cosmetics, lipsticks and mascara in the video is called Zhu Yunchang. His little grandson named was diagnosed with a rare diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy. The family sold everything they could, but there was still not enough money for treatment. Zhu started making money from his blog, saving for medicine for his grandson.

The historian called ChatGPT worse than nuclear bombs.

According to him, artificial intelligence should serve humanity in order to find a cure for cancer or help in environmental issues, but you need to remember the high risks. "While nuclear bombs cannot invent more powerful nuclear weapons on their own, artificial intelligence can create exponentially more powerful artificial intelligence," he explained.

The American blogger faces up to 20 years in prison.

American YouTuber Trevor Jacob, who made a video of his plane crash, admitted that he did it intentionally for the sake of views. Now he faces up to 20 years in prison. He previously denied guilt and insisted on an accident. The blogger also revealed that he filmed this video for ad integration. No, not parachutes, but metal wallets.

The Gemini North telescope captured galaxies that seem to be connected to each other.

Astronomers believe that about 25-30 million years ago there was a head-on collision of two galaxies UGC 12914 and UGC 12915. As a result, an "intergalactic bridge" of turbulent gas formed between them.

The oldest dog in the world, Bobi from Portugal, just turned 31 years old.

In honor of this, the owner of the dog will arrange a traditional Portuguese party, where more than 100 people are invited. A lot of food is planned for the holiday, including for the birthday boy, and the performance of a dance group. Bobby will also take part in one of the dances.

British Vogue has released an issue for the blind, written entirely in Braille.

The issue is dedicated to people with special needs and their creative, professional and social activities. The magazine issue is also available in audio format.

Scientists have created a TidyBot robot that can clean your apartment for you.

He knows how to sort things by color, recycles cans, puts things in their places, collects garbage, but does not wash dishes. The robot successfully performs 85% of tasks on ordinary text commands, but it has one drawback - it will not appear on sale soon.

Britain has lifted the ban on testing cosmetics on animals.

The ban on such testing in the country was in effect for 25 years. It is being canceled to test ingredients for safety before they get to the production where people work. Prior to this, the only exception to the ban on animal testing of chemical products was the creation of drugs.

New York passed a law prohibiting discrimination based on weight and height.

The law prohibits such discrimination in housing, employment, and public places. The same law exists in only six other American cities and one state.

The number of hungry on the planet for the first time exceeded 250 million people - UN.

In 2022, the number of undernourished people in the world increased by 65 million in a year and reached 258 million people in 58 countries. This figure was a record for seven years. The war, extreme weather events and the consequences of the pandemic are all to blame. The worst situation is in Somalia, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Yemen. There, 38 million people live in an extremely deplorable situation on the verge of starvation. There are 35 million children under the age of five among the hungry. About a quarter of them are severely nutritionally deficient, and this threatens their lives.

Flying motorcycle Xturismo Hoverbike.

In Abu Dhabi, a flying hoverbike Xturismo was introduced, capable of climbing to a height of up to 20 meters and moving for 40 minutes without refueling and recharging at speeds up to 80 km/h. It is expected that the model will be used in rescue, search and other operations.

In the future, only female crews can be sent into space.

Crew support over the years will be an important factor in planning expeditions. One way to save resources could be to send all-female crews. It turned out that they will need less water, energy and oxygen than their male counterparts. The exact difference between the male and female crew will depend on the height and other parameters of the selected astronauts. But in all situations, an all-female crew consumed fewer resources.

American biochemists have named soap aromas that attract mosquitoes.

It turned out that insects are attracted to soap with lilial - a substance with the scent of lily of the valley, as well as three compounds with the smells of tropical fruits and flowers. Three molecules repel mosquitoes: benzyl benzoate, benzaldehyde and nonalactone. They have special floral, almond and watermelon flavors. The discovery will allow the development of new hygiene products that will repel insects.

Australian ants pretend to be dead when meeting with scientists.

Zoologists have discovered ants on an Australian island that settle in possum houses and pretend to be dead by the whole colony. This probably helps them protect themselves from predators.

Dubai plans to build the world's largest artificial reef Dubai Reefs.

It will cover 200 square kilometers and be home to over 1 billion corals and 100 million mangrove trees. Dubai Reefs is to help restore the marine and coastal environment. It will house facilities for marine research as well as ecotourism. The floating houses will run on completely renewable energy sources. Also on the reefs it will be possible to engage in regenerative marine farming - this is an environmentally friendly technology for food production.