Remains of fish baked 780,000 years ago have been found in Israel.

At the site of the ancient people of Gesher Bnot Yaakov in northern Israel, archaeologists have found the remains of fish baked on a fire 780 thousand years ago. This find was the earliest evidence of the use of fire for cooking. It is 600 thousand years older than the previous one.

Young monkeys, like children, brag to their parents.

Chimpanzees, like people, can attract the attention of relatives not for any purpose: to ask for food or help - but simply to show off. Like children pointing their fingers at a passing car or a toy in the sandbox to their parents just to share information. Canadian scientists came to these conclusions during the observation of chimpanzees. For the first time in history, zoologists managed to film how a young monkey shows off to his mother a found green leaf.

Chinese customs officers accidentally found an insect unknown to science.

In the province of Guangdong, Chinese customs officers found a cockroach unknown to science. It arrived in the country with a cargo of timber from French Guiana in South America. Customs officers handed over the discovered insect to scientists. Whether it was alive is not specified. Biologists did a DNA analysis and studied the morphological features of a cockroach. They didn't match any known creature. It turned out that the insect is a new species from the Latindia class. The scientists published their findings in the Chinese Journal of Molecular Biology.

Tuvalu will create its own digital twin.

The island state of Tuvalu will create its digital twin because of the threat of complete flooding. The tiny island nation of Tuvalu, which is located near Australia, may sink to the bottom of the ocean by the end of the century due to climate change. The government of the country decided to create a digital copy of Tuvalu along with the sights in order to preserve its history and culture. It will be uploaded to the metaverse. Already now, at high tide, about 40% of the atoll-capital of Funafuti goes under water. After 80 years, the ocean can completely absorb the entire group of islands.

Scientists have learned how to make computer chips from mushroom skins.

Such a chip, according to scientists, is much easier to dispose of when it has served its useful life. After testing the resulting chip, the team concluded that the skin was almost as good as traditional plastic bases. After 2,000 bends, not a single crack formed on it. But there are still difficulties. For example, in the production of such chips, additional tests must be carried out to make sure that the skin works as it should. Nevertheless, scientists consider their development promising and plan further research.

Up to 1.35 billion people could lose their hearing due to too loud music on headphones.

The researchers analyzed more than 30 scientific papers on this topic over the past 20 years. In the studies analyzed by scientists, a total of about 20 thousand people participated. It turned out that in 24% of cases, listening to music with headphones can be called dangerous. In the case of concerts, this figure reaches 50%. The researchers also found that listening to loud music was associated with "changes in hearing thresholds." This is due to the fact that sensory cells are damaged in humans, and it takes years to restore them.

The causative agents of leprosy can speed up the recovery of the liver.

Scottish scientists observed the South American armadillos and found that one of the strains of leprosy (leprosy) penetrates into the animal's liver and accelerates its growth. Perhaps the bacterium can be used to regenerate this organ.

San Francisco decided to pay benefits to transgender people.

They will be paid 1.2 thousand dollars a month for a year and a half. A guaranteed income will help reduce social inequality. Now the authorities are accepting applications from those wishing to receive benefits. Participants of the program will also be provided with medical and psychological assistance. In the future, non-binary, gender non-conforming and intersex black or Native Americans, as well as Hispanic pensioners, sex workers and other categories, will receive a guaranteed income.

Scientists decided to create a protocol of actions in case of a meeting with aliens.

John Elliot, a researcher at the Scottish University of St. Andrews, decided to unite around himself scientists, amateur ufologists, lawyers, journalists and representatives of other professions to create an up-to-date protocol. The Post-Detection Hub will focus on scanning signals and looking for potential extraterrestrial messages, as well as combating misinformation on the subject. The document will prescribe how to respond to alien signals and interact with them in case of contact.

Find out what you would look like in other historical eras.

The MyHeritage genealogical project has created the AI Time Machine service - “an artificial intelligence time machine”. The neural network analyzes 10-25 of your photos and generates images that show you in images from other historical eras. You can use the service for free. Suitable photos of different sizes and from different angles. The result will be ready within two hours.

The most popular password in 2022 was "password".

Password manager company NordPass has released a report stating that the word “password” has become the most popular password in 2022. The company analyzed passwords in 30 countries. The word password was most commonly used in Australia, the UK and India. The second most popular password option was the combination of numbers "123456". It has been the most common password in the world for the last two years. Most often, this combination is used in Brazil, Indonesia, Italy, Chile, Canada, Colombia, Hungary, Malaysia and several other countries.

Youtuber has created an automatic bartender in the form of a side table and integrated it into Alexa.

Now the voice assistant stirs up cocktails for him on command. The system is as follows: the glass itself is lowered into the compartment on the lift, then the alcohol is mixed in the required proportions. Of the minuses: you have to add ice and wash the dishes by hand.

The life expectancy of bees has halved in the last 50 years.

The University of Maryland decided to check what is happening in the world of honey bees. It was revealed that in the 70s of the last century, bees lived for 34 days, and now - only 18.

Supercar Rimac Nevera set a speed record for electric vehicles.

The car was dispersed to 412 kilometers per hour. Up to 100 kilometers, the car accelerates in less than 2 seconds, and is currently the fastest on the planet.

A new definition of the second will appear in the SI system in 2026-2030.

The current definition of the second associates it with a certain number of transitions (9.192 million) between energy levels that cesium-133 ions make inside atomic clocks when interacting with electromagnetic waves. In recent years, the quality of measuring instruments and the accuracy of atomic clocks have greatly improved. This makes scientists think about the introduction of a new concept of a second, based on other measurement methods. Nine approaches, based on different types of atomic clocks and frequency standards, are currently claiming this role.

Black Mamba.

The black mamba is the fastest snake in the world. It is capable of speeds up to 20 km / h, if the need arises. The length of the black mamba can reach three meters. Contrary to their name, black mambas are by no means black. They got their name from the black color of their mouths, which they open wide before attacking. In Africa, as a result of the expansion of agricultural land, people have invaded the lands where black mambas live, but the snakes do not go anywhere, so attacks on peasants are becoming more common. Every year, eight to ten thousand people die from the bite of a black mamba.

LEGO Brick Compatible Keyboard is the new hit on Kickstarter.

The main feature - the mechanical keyboard is compatible with LEGO bricks. That is, all elements of the device can be changed at your discretion. For example, as shown in the official video, the user can arrange a whole composition on the sides of the buttons or decorate the back of the keyboard - it all depends on the imagination. Switches and caps can also be replaced. The Pixel also has RGB lighting and supports a detachable power cord. The device can work not only by wire, but also via Bluetooth and USB dongle. The keyboard is compatible with all current operating systems, including mobile iOS and Android. The issue price is $189.

Startup Move AI came up with motion capture technology that works without sensors.

A specially created neural network will turn the recorded video into a finished animation with the ability to import it into any engine, and therefore into any virtual world. To transfer yourself to the virtual world, an ordinary camera is enough.

Nike opens a store in the metaverse.

They will trade virtual and real sneakers there. They are launching a project together with the Swoosh platform, where the first collection will be shown - at the beginning of 2023. So far, they say, they cannot predict how buyers will perceive the novelty.

In France, surgeons have grown a nose on a woman's hand and transplanted it onto her face.

A patient from Toulouse lost a large part of her nose in 2013 after being treated for nasal cancer with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The woman experienced an unsuccessful attempt to reconstruct her nose with a skin flap graft and had difficulty wearing facial prostheses. However, thanks to a revolutionary procedure, a new nose was grown on her forearm and transplanted onto her face.