Supercomputer has predicted global extinction of species by 2100.

With the help of a supercomputer, researchers have created hundreds of virtual copies of the Earth, each inhabited by more than 33,000 species of vertebrates. The models made it possible to analyze how organisms would react to likely climate changes in the future. It turned out that by 2050, local ecosystems will lose on average from 6% to 10.8% of vertebrate species, and by 2100 the figure could increase to 27%. The fastest decline in diversity is observed between 2020 and 2050. This suggests that the next few decades will be decisive for our future. The researchers emphasize that biodiversity on the planet ensures human health, food security and water availability. They also call for fighting the climate crisis, as healthy ecosystems can protect us from floods or extreme droughts.

Google has learned to decipher the handwriting of doctors.

The company, together with pharmacists, developed a system for deciphering doctors' handwriting. The technology is currently being tested and is not yet ready for the general public. The new Google Lens feature will allow users to take a photo of a doctor's prescription or download it from the photo library. After processing the image, the application will detect and highlight the drugs mentioned in the document.

Scientists from California have figured out how plants "breathe".

As a result of a new study, experts were able to show the mechanism of plant respiration - from the absorption of carbon dioxide by stomata to the loss of water vapor. This, of course, is a useful discovery that will allow botanists to grow the most capricious crops, but this is not a pleasant sight.

The Wednesday hand is now real.

The Raptor House Effects team took inspiration from popular TV shows and made a robotic version of The Thing. Inside are 50 unique components that the effects team had to 3D print or machine.

In Switzerland, 230 liters of gin were stolen from the bottom of a lake.

Ginial produces Lake Constance gin using a special technology - it is poured into a metal sphere and immersed in the bottom of Lake Constance. The sphere is infused at the bottom for 100 days, after which the gin acquires a unique aroma, taste and naturally skyrockets in price. This time, things didn't go according to plan: someone managed to steal the underwater treasure. Divers, together with the police, searched for a sphere at the bottom for several days, but to no avail. But the loss of a batch of alcohol is only half the trouble for the company. About four hundred bottles of strong drink were infused in the ball, 395 of which the company's loyal fans bought in advance. Now the waiting period for gin will increase, as well as the dissatisfaction of customers.

Nauseous odors trigger the immune system.

As it turned out, unpleasant odors affect not only behavior - even after contact with them, immune cells in the mouth are activated. They are preparing to neutralize the threat. These conclusions were reached by Swedish scientists during a study involving 36 healthy people. They were given to smell 16 aromas: pleasant, neutral and disgusting. Among the latter are the smell of surströmming and rotten yeast. After evaluating the scents, the scientists collected saliva samples from the volunteers. It turned out that due to contact with disgusting odors, the tumor necrosis factor TNF-α increased. This means that the body has prepared to defend itself against potential danger. The factor also enhances sensitivity to bitter taste - this is a way to recognize a toxic threat in time.

Enceladus found all the chemical ingredients necessary for life.

At a meeting of the American Geophysical Society in Chicago, scientists announced that signatures of phosphorus have been found on Saturn's moon. This element was the last in the list of hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, carbon and nitrogen. This whole cocktail is traditionally considered the primordial soup for the emergence of life.

US scientists have developed a living smart watch.

In order for them to work, they will have to be fed regularly. Inside is the slime mold Physarum polycephalum, which conducts electricity perfectly, but is too small to complete the circuit - in order for the device to perform its functions, the slime mold will have to be regularly fed and watered. In this way, scientists want to instill sympathy for smart watches so that users do not throw them away when they get bored with them.

The Perseverance rover began laying out samples of Martian soil for subsequent delivery to Earth.

Plan A is to get the soil tubes home using the rover itself. But in case Perseverance fails by the time the rocket arrives (2032-2033), there is also a plan B. The rover is now laying out samples right on the surface of Mars. And then, they will be picked up by small drone helicopters.

Investment in Synchron

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have invested in Synchron, which is developing an implantable brain chip. Synchron announced that it has raised $75 million in investments, including from Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. The company is building a Switch computer that can be implanted in the human brain. This should help in the treatment of paralyzed patients. Synchron is a direct competitor to Elon Musk's Neuralink. Some experts note that Synchron has moved further than Neuralink. The company has already implanted the chip in two patients and will conduct tests during the year under the supervision of doctors.

McMurtry Spéirling electric hypercar

In the UK, the McMurtry Spéirling electric hypercar traveled 400 meters in a record-breaking 7.97 seconds - faster than the Tesla Model S at 9.2 seconds. The car in the back of a carbon fiber monocoque received a 1000+ hp engine. and a cost of $ 2.5 million. According to the manufacturer, up to 97 km / h Spéirling is able to accelerate in 1.5 seconds.

With care for football fans

Beer brand Petra took care of the fans who had to watch the World Cup in the morning because of the time difference. They made Petra Milk plant-based milk using the same barley as in beer and bottled it in beer bottles. You can add it to coffee, and just drink it.

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in thermonuclear energy.

For the first time, they were able to get more energy than was spent on starting the reaction. As part of the experiment, the world's most powerful laser machine was sent to a tiny capsule with deuterium-tritium fuel, heating it in a split second to a temperature several times higher than the temperature of the center of the Sun. As a result, thermonuclear fusion began in the superheated plasma, similar to what happens inside stars. 2.05 MJ was spent on launching the lasers, and 3.15 MJ of energy was received - this is considered an excellent result. In the future, the technology may become a "green" alternative to nuclear energy and hydrocarbon fuels. But this will not happen soon: under the forecasts of scientists, thermonuclear installations will be able to sustainably generate electricity in sufficient volumes only after several decades.

Typewriter with artificial intelligence.

Engineer Arvind Sanjeev integrated the ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot into an old typewriter. So, a vintage gadget can independently print text on paper and carry on a conversation with a writer.

The neural network has learned to create compromising information on users of social networks.

Arstechnica researchers conducted an experiment. They created a fictional user named John, an elementary school teacher. And on the basis of his usual photo content, a real compromising evidence was generated. Here John is sitting half-naked in the classroom, taking pictures with a naked porn actress, walking in a clown costume, participating in an extremist group and serving time in prison. Experts used the Stable Diffusion neural network and the Dreambooth learning method, trained AI in just 1 hour and absolutely free.

Truckers complained about the interior design of the Tesla Semi Truck.

It all started with the location of the driver's seat in the center - for example, it is five times harder for a person driving to push documents, payment for the road and other things through the window. Also, the doors at the back of the truck - instead of a bed, there is a corridor that cannot be occupied by anything. Well, the tablets got to the heap - truckers reminded that they should not be distracted from the road in any case, and at least the air conditioner would be more convenient to control the physical button.

In Berlin, the world's largest cylindrical aquarium AquaDom burst 14 meters high.

In Berlin, the world's largest cylindrical aquarium AquaDom burst 14 meters high. 1500 exotic fish swam in it. About 1 million liters of water spilled into the hall and onto the street.

The first launch of a Chinese methane rocket ended in failure.

The first-ever flight to near-Earth orbit by a methane-powered launch vehicle ended in failure. The Zhuque-2 rocket of the Chinese company Landspace reached space, but did not reach the desired orbit due to problems with the engines of the second stage. Methane has long been seen as an alternative to kerosene as a propellant in rocket engines (oxygen acts as an oxidant) - it makes launches cheaper and better suited for reusable engine technologies. In addition, methane can be obtained on Mars, which is important for future manned expeditions to the planet. Currently, a number of companies are developing such missiles.

Balls from space.

SpaceX and Qatar Airways sent two World Cup balls into space and back. On one of SpaceX's recent space missions, the balls traveled 1,300 km and had a top speed of 8,272 km/h. Most likely, the balls will be played by the players after the starting whistle in the final of the tournament and in the match for 3rd place: the matches will be held on December 18 and 17.

NASA has published beautiful views of the Earth at night from space.

In addition to the "glow" of cities, the super-sensitive satellite captured the lights of ships plowing rivers at night and torches in oil and gas fields.