Porsche enters the scooter market.

Together with the manufacturer of electric motorcycles Yadea, an electric scooter was released. When developing the design, Porsche was inspired by racing cars. True, the scooter itself accelerates to 100 km/h.

Chemists have determined the composition of ancient Roman perfumes.

They are over 2000 years old. The chemists discovered that the content was based on vegetable oil, possibly made from olives. It also had the scent of patchouli, a plant that was not previously known to have been used during Roman times. The monumental characteristics of the tomb in which the vessel was found, and the material from which it was made, suggest that it was a very valuable product.

Hitler's pencil to sell at British auction for $99,000

In Belfast, a silver-plated pencil was put up for auction, which Eva Braun gave to Adolf Hitler on his 52nd birthday on April 20, 1941. The artifact is engraved in German with the initials of the Nazi dictator and an inscription with the name of his wife. The pencil is estimated at 60-99 thousand dollars.

The necklace, which sank to the bottom along with the Titanic, was found among the wreckage of the ship.

Magellan Ltd produced the first full-scale 3D scan of an liner that sank in the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg. The images show a necklace made from a tooth of a megalodon, a prehistoric shark, inlaid with gold jewelry.

Xiaomi has a novelty: an exercise bike that can charge your phone.

It does not need to be connected to a power outlet, and the built-in generator allows you to generate energy while pedaling. There are as many as 32 difficulty modes inside, as well as integration with the Mijia application, where there are detailed statistics and tips for classes. In China, Xiaomi Mijia Spinning Bike will be available for 1999 yuan.

A potentially dangerous asteroid will approach Earth on June 12.

A large potentially dangerous asteroid (488453) 1994 XD will approach the Earth on June 12, 2023. It will pass 3.1 million kilometers from the planet - the distance to the Moon is only eight times less. The diameter of the celestial body is more than 500 meters. A potentially dangerous asteroid was discovered on December 1, 1994. This was done by astronomers from the American Kitt Peak Observatory - it is located in the Sonoran Desert.

Rock band Keanu Reeves gave a concert for the first time after a 20-year break.

The musicians performed 12 songs at the BottleRock rock festival in California. Some tracks were new. Keanu Reeves is the bassist and backing vocalist for the trio. The band reunited for the release of a new album. Soon the musicians will go on tour to support him.

There is a special restaurant in New York where only grandmothers work.

The establishment is called "Enoteca Maria" and in addition to the sweetest staff in the world, grandmothers have developed a special menu. According to the owner of the restaurant, the concept was born from childhood memories, when his mother and grandmother prepared chic dinners for him. At the moment when the closest women in his life left for another world, a restaurant was opened, named after mother Maria.

Afterlife Pay.

The New Zealand chain of pizzerias with the telling name HELL has launched a new service - Afterlife Pay. Its meaning is - order pizza now, pay in the afterlife. The delivery person comes with a notary and draws up all the documents on the spot.

Elon Musk was allowed to chip people.

The billionaire Neuralink's companies have given the go-ahead for clinical trials. Elon himself plans to become one of the first patients (after the success of the tests, of course) - his chip allows not only to control electronics with the “power of thought”, but also to restore mobility to limbs, fight depression, treat brain injuries and return lost hearing and vision.

Biologists put mice into hibernation using ultrasound.

They affected the neurons in the hypothalamus, which control the state of torpor - slowing down breathing, heart rate and metabolism. It is possible that someday such a state can be stimulated in humans. It can be used, for example, during a surgical operation or a long space flight.

Floating sofa Bliss.

American company Mother has created a $100,000 Bliss floating sofa that comes with oars, a flare, sunscreen and a martini set. So the company ironically criticizes the complacency of people in relation to climate change.

Scientists warn that by 2100 one in five people will experience potentially deadly heat.

The planet's temperature will rise by 2.7°C compared to pre-industrial levels. Due to climate change, more than two billion people - 22% of the Earth's projected population - will be forced to live outside the comfortable conditions that have allowed humans to thrive for millennia. In this scenario, the countries with the most people - India, Nigeria, Indonesia, as well as the Philippines and Pakistan - will face the worst conditions.

Sightful has released a Spacetop laptop with a 100-inch work display.

But there is a caveat: instead of a monitor, the kit comes with VR glasses, behind which the workspace is hidden. The headset produces a Full HD picture on each screen at 72 Hz and is equipped with its own speakers. Place Windows is used by Spacetop OS. There is also Wi-Fi 6, a 5G module and a SIM slot, as well as two USB-C 3.2. The price of a miracle device is $ 2,000.

"Dream shot"

Professional golfer Michael Block performed a "dream shot" at the 2023 PGA Championship - he drove the ball into the hole at a distance of 140 meters on the first attempt. It is noteworthy that the ball did not even roll across the field, but immediately flew right on target.

More than half of the world's lakes have shrunk in the past 30 years.

Since the early 1990s, approximately 53% of the world's lakes have shrunk due to industrialization, the climate crisis, population growth and the construction of waterworks. This can lead to problems with drinking water and water supply for agriculture and energy facilities. The world's lakes were losing water at a rate of 22 gigatonnes per year. Reservoirs in Central Asia and the Middle East, as well as in Finland, Canada, Australia, and Brazil suffered the most.

Cobain's broken guitar was sold at auction for nearly $600,000.

Kurt Cobain's guitar was sold at Julien's Auctions for $595,000. The Nirvana frontman crashed a black Fender Stratocaster on stage at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. The instrument was restored, but it can no longer be played.

Nearly half of animal species are declining.

According to a new study, 48% of animal species on Earth are currently experiencing population decline. This means a serious threat to biodiversity. The study looked at population densities of over 70,000 animals. Scientists explain that the evolution and even extinction of species is normal in itself, but now they are happening 100-1000 times faster than before. Researchers warn that humans could be causing the "sixth mass extinction" on Earth. The biodiversity crisis threatens the ecosystems on which life depends, the spread of disease and the stability of the global economy.

The brain prefers pleasant sounds on the left.

Neuroscientists in Switzerland have discovered a feature in our perception of pleasant sounds. They cause stronger neural activity in the brain's auditory system when heard from the left side. Heightened sensitivity to certain sounds coming from certain directions may have important evolutionary implications. In past millennia, human survival depended on it.

Wine from a supermarket for 2.5 euros won a gold medal at an international competition.

Once named the best sommelier in Belgium, Eric Boschman and the On n'est pas des pigeons team took the cheapest wine they could find from a supermarket and entered it into the competition. The bottle was disguised as a premium product, naming it Chateau Colombier and creating a more attractive label. They also came up with the story of a wine allegedly made from grape varieties native to the Côte de Sambre and Meuse. Participants sent samples of another, higher quality wine to the laboratory competition. It turned out that the organizers do not double-check the results. The experts praised the "rich taste with clean, youthful aromas".