Silent frogs have been discovered in Africa that communicate by touch.

In Tanzania, in the mountain forests of Ukaguru, a new species of jumping frogs was discovered. They have an unusual color, they do not know how to croak and interact with each other by touching. The new species was named Hyperolius ukaguruensis. Amphibians are no more than 2.5 centimeters in length. Unlike traditionally green relatives, these frogs are golden brown.

Astronomers have found a new planet that could be habitable.

It is located at a distance of 31 light years from Earth. The planet, named Wolf 1069 b, is located in its star's habitable zone - a region where conditions are suitable for the existence of liquid water on the surface. On such a planet, hypothetically, life can exist. However, scientists add that for the appearance of life on the planet, there must be not only water, but also a stable atmosphere. Wolf 1069 b requires further research to understand how it meets all the necessary conditions to be habitable.

The series "Nothing, forever"

On Twich launched the series “Nothing, forever”, created by artificial intelligence. It is based on the sitcom Seinfeld and airs around the clock. The authors said that they used a combination of machine learning, algorithms and cloud services to create the show. The dialogue of the characters often seems meaningless, the characters rarely look at each other, but it even seems interesting to the audience. Users regularly discuss excerpts from conversations and are frightened by the realism of some scenes. Artists are concerned that they may soon be replaced by neural networks.

Starlink is in trouble.

Their ground structures prevent weather satellites from collecting data for weather forecasting. The fact is that antennas create vapor clouds that are visible even from satellites. There are two ways to solve the problem: either Starlink will improve its equipment, or scientists will no longer observe the weather in the areas where these antennas are located.

The robot sculptor reproduces the greatest creations of Italian creators.

So far, he cannot achieve sufficient accuracy - the sculptures are still sent to people for revision. But in the future, it may well work according to the layout.

Blogger Tormari Lul has put together a unique device for doing homework.

The text is generated by ChatGPT, then it is transferred to the 3D printer software, which already rewrites the characters on paper.

An ocean may be hiding under the ice of Saturn's moon.

The diameter of Mimas is only 396 kilometers. It is covered with water ice and craters. Computer modeling has shown that the ice shell is too thin for the formation of the Herschel crater in its current form - only 30 kilometers. In addition, it turned out that Mimas can heat up enough to keep the ocean under the ice in a liquid state. Based on this, they suggested that the ocean of Mimas has been warming and expanding since the formation of the crater, and its ice shell has become thinner at that time.

Male martens die out en masse due to too active mating.

Male northern martens spend so much time looking for females during the mating season that they hardly rest and eventually die of exhaustion. This conclusion was made by Australian zoologists. Less than ten percent of males manage to survive the breeding season. At the same time, females mostly remain in their territories and due to this they live longer: up to forty percent of them survive the first breeding season. Probably one of the main reasons for the death of animals is that they sacrifice rest and sleep for the sake of their movements.

Another extinct animal may soon be resurrected.

Together with the mammoth and the Tasmanian tiger, the Dodo bird may reappear on Earth in the coming years. Colossal Biosciences is actively searching for the bird's closest relatives for genome editing.

Greening a third of the urban area will almost halve the death rate from the heat.

Greening 30% of the urban area will reduce the street temperature by 0.4 °C and almost halve the death rate from summer heat waves. These conclusions were reached by Spanish scientists in the course of modeling scenarios based on the indicators of 93 European cities in 2015. The researchers argue that there will be no need to demolish houses for the sake of new parks, there will be enough space for trees anyway. Most of all, landscaping is now needed in the cities of Southern and Eastern Europe.

Former Apple design chief Jony Ive showed off his new work.

Foldable clown nose with AirPods style case. The accessory was designed in collaboration with British charity Comic Relief for Red Nose Day. You can buy it for a symbolic £2.5. All money raised will go to charity.

Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are working on a new social network Artifact.

It will work on the principle of TikTok algorithms, but instead of videos - news and articles. The feed will be personalized for users based on their interests using AI. The platform is currently in beta testing.

New steps for Twitter.

Twitter's main step towards becoming a "super app" should be a built-in payment system - and it looks like it will appear on the platform soon. At the very least, documents on the launch of an analogue of PayPal (which, I recall, Musk once had a hand in) were submitted to the relevant authorities in the States. Public figures say that this motivates authors to generate more content within the social network, but it is clear that Twitter users at the same time want users not to go to third-party services. To begin with, the system will only accept fiat money, but given Elon’s love for crypto, the addition of BTC and other coins will not be long in coming. But will it be relevant for users?

Finnish engineers have created a microscopic robot for pollinating plants.

Engineers from the University of Tampere have created a microscopic robot Fairy. It resembles dandelion seeds and is suitable for plant pollination. The robot weighs only 1.2 milligrams. It is equipped with a photosensitive liquid crystal elastomer. When exposed to light, this material changes the shape of the bristles on the surface of the Fairy, correcting its movements. Engineers plan to add GPS and biosensors to the robot. In the future, such devices will be able to spread pollen along a given route, pollinating plants instead of endangered insects.

There are 900 bears per Bigfoot.

Scientists have found a link between the bear population and reports of Bigfoot encounters. In order for a US state to report a meeting with a bigfoot at least once, it must have at least 900 baribals. It is assumed that people mistake ordinary bears for Bigfoot, which sometimes walk on their hind legs. The prototype of the Bigfoot or Sasquatch - the American and Canadian versions of the Yeti - may be the widespread baribals.

Mammoths will return from the dead in 2027.

The firm Colossal, which has attracted funding even from the CIA, has announced that it will present the first resurrected mammoth in 4 years. The African elephant will be taken as the basis, the DNA of which is 99.6% identical to the mammoth. The remaining 0.4% are now actively editing.

One of the darkest materials in the world is Vantablack.

It reflects almost 100% of sunlight. Why "one of"? In scientific circles, they still argue about this - in some laboratories they claim that they made the material 10 times darker. So, Vantablack is so dark that it even becomes transparent against the background of black objects.

Google has published data on its new AI for creating music

He can simply sing or whistle a melody, which the neural network will turn into a full-fledged composition. MusicLM, which is able to generate music in any genre from a textual description. However, the company will not yet open access to the neural network. So far, only a demo is available with a large number of generation options.

American scientists painted the ocean pink for the sake of an experiment.

Scientists painted the ocean off the coast of San Diego pink to see how fresh water and heavier salt water mix in the surf. The experiment will help to figure out how pollutants enter the ocean through rivers and sewage. Pink dye is environmentally friendly. Its spread across the ocean will be monitored using drones, special sensors along the coast, and a jet ski with a fluorometer that can measure the light emitted by the dye.

Van Dyck painting found in shed sells for $3 million

A study by the Dutch artist Anthony Van Dyck for the painting "Saint Jerome with an Angel", found in a barn under a layer of bird droppings, was sold at Sotheby's for $ 3.1 million. The painting was found in 2002 on a farm near New York, the canvas lay in a barn under a layer of bird droppings. The sketch was later bought by collector Albert Roberts for $600. He decided that the work belongs to the Golden Age of Dutch painting (XVII century) and gave the picture for examination. In 2019, art historian Susan Barnes reported that the study found on the farm is a "surprisingly well-preserved" work by Van Dyck.