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.

A laptop that can be thrown against a wall.

Fujitsu introduced the UH-X/H1 laptop, which is made of carbon fiber and magnesium-lithium alloy. In addition to incredible strength, this allowed to reach a weight of 689 grams. The novelty has a 14-inch display, Core i7-1355U and 16-512 GB, autonomy is promised at 11 hours. So far, it is sold only in Japan for a price of $1,900.

"Miracle of the Seas" - the liner "Wonder Of The Seas".

The world's largest cruise ship, the construction of which cost $ 1.35 billion. The ship has a capacity of 6988 guests and 2300 crew members, Its dimensions: 362 meters long and 64 meters wide The luxury liner offers a variety of services ranging from private suites, sun decks, swimming pools, restaurants to a water park, ice skating rink and even a zoo.

Astronomers have discovered a "bear face" on Mars.

Astronomers have discovered an unusual geological formation on Mars that resembles a bear's face. It consists of two craters and a collapsed V-shaped hill. The researchers suggest that the structure consists of material piled over a former crater. It is volcanic or mud deposits. This is not the first time strange geological formations have been discovered on Mars.

InkHunter App.

If you have been wanting a tattoo for a long time, but doubt that a particular drawing will look good, there is an interesting way to check it. The InkHunter application allows you to place any drawing on your skin with the help of augmented reality: just draw a mark with a marker where you want to make a tattoo and choose from among the proposed (or upload your own) sketch.

IBM is pumped over by American coffee shops.

Some of them have launched a coffee delivery service by drone. Initially, more advanced interaction was supposed: drones were supposed to patrol the streets of the city and find tired people in order to offer them a drink, but in reality it all came down to a banal order through a mobile application.

New generation of carbon fibers

Scientists from Texas have presented a new generation of carbon fibers that generate energy during compression-stretching. Theoretically, this technology will allow you to charge your devices while walking. So far, the capacities are not enough, but in the future, it is possible that all wearable gadgets on a person will be charged by simply walking.

More than a third of the Amazonian forests are being degraded by humans, researchers have calculated.

The Amazon rainforest is considered the lungs of the planet, but people continue to destroy it. Experts have calculated that now more than a third of the jungle in the region is being degraded due to anthropogenic activities. Using satellite imagery, the researchers were able to determine that 38% of the remaining Amazonian tropics are now endangered. Scientists explained that forest degradation affects people's health.