A companion robot for lonely people will appear in Japan.

The Panasonic Nicobo robot understands speech, maintains a conversation, moves, can show emotions and even fart. The development will help to cope with loneliness for many people, especially the elderly. This robot costs $450.

Beer-flavored ice cream was released by the American company Coors Light.

The dessert, called Coors-icles, is only available in a non-alcoholic version and in limited quantities. The creators claim that everyone will like the taste of this delicacy.

All wild animals on Earth weigh 20 times less than humans.

Israeli scientists have calculated that the total weight of Earth's wild land mammals currently stands at 22 million tons. This is less than 10% of the total mass of people living on the planet, which comes to 390 million tons.

In China, AI has become the newscaster.

The state channel People's Daily "hired" virtual presenter Ren Xiaorong. Now the non-existent girl will lead the program 24/7, 365 days a year, and in between news, viewers can ask her questions using a special application. It's funny that most of the development time was spent on censoring - the presenter responds strictly in accordance with the rhetoric of the Chinese Communist Party.

Your personal Wall-E - a startup from Germany is developing an unusual evaBot loader robot.

So far, this is a prototype designed to move medium-sized cargo from place to place. A distinctive feature is maneuverability and painfully cute design. In May, they promise to reveal more details and tell when it will be available to buy.

Flowers have gotten bigger due to climate change.

As the world warms, there is a shift towards earlier spring flowering plants. But now scientists have found that the flowers have also grown larger to attract endangered insect pollinators. Biologists have found that wild populations of morning glory in the southeastern United States have significantly increased in size in just 10 years - from 4.5 centimeters in diameter in 2003 to 4.8 centimeters in 2012. The changes were stronger at more northerly latitudes, where plants show more marked evolutionary responses to climate change. Scientists also noted the transition of morning glory to earlier flowering.

Women are more susceptible to infections than men due to genetic differences.

Women are easier than men to tolerate many infections due to increased activity of the KDM6A gene, copies of which are located on the “female” X chromosomes. The discovery will help develop more effective treatments that will take this feature into account. When female mice were artificially down-regulated with the KDM6A gene, they became just as vulnerable to infections as males. At the same time, the concentration of female or male sex hormones did not affect the activity of UTX in rodent lymphocytes. This means that the nature of the differences is genetic.

Paleontologists have found a dinosaur with the longest neck.

The dinosaur lived in East Asia more than 160 million years ago. An analysis of the bones and skull of the beast showed that the dinosaur known as Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum had a neck 15 meters long. This is at least five times larger than that of a giraffe, whose neck is only 2-3 meters. Dinosaurs grew up to 50 meters in length and weighed over 70 tons. Despite the fact that only a few bones remained from the beast, the researchers were able to estimate its size by comparing it with other complete fossils. The long neck allowed sauropods to consume tons of food without spending a lot of energy on movement.

Mario Plumber's Boots.

American shoemaker Red Wing Shoes has partnered with Nintendo to release a pair of real Italian plumber Mario's boots. So far, the couple has been made in a single copy as a promo for the upcoming animated film. As the company assures, the shoes were recreated "pixel for pixel".

NASA has released a snapshot of a massive star that is "preparing" to go supernova.

Such a space observation is considered extremely rare. The distance to the object is about 15,000 light years. The photo shows the ejection of the outer layers of a dying star, as a result of which gas and dust clouds appear.

British scientists have figured out the best way to carry babies.

The study involved nine women and six men. They had to walk one kilometer along a forest path under different conditions. The first time without a load, and then - with a baby in a baby sling on the side, front and back. It turned out that it is easier for women to carry and hold children than for men. The most energy efficient way to carry is on your back. So the parents did not lose speed.

Engineers use dust and starch to create concrete for building on Mars.

For its production, it will be possible to use materials available on the Red Planet: potato starch, magnesium salt and Martian dust. The new StarCrete concrete is twice as strong as conventional concrete, with a compressive strength of 72 megapascals. On Earth, it is impossible to build from such concrete - it will collapse due to moisture, but it does not rain on Mars.

Razer has released one of the most unusual mouse pads ever.

Atlas is made of tempered glass. In the instructions, the manufacturer urges you to use the rug strictly for its intended purpose: do not try to kindle a fire with it, do not hide behind it from the sun and do not hit people on the head. The price is $99.

The most unusual device from Panasonic.

This is an Umoz legged pot made from live moss. The main feature of the device: it automatically moves around the house or yard in search of the most comfortable conditions for growing vegetation within itself.

Memento Exclusives has released a racing simulator seat in the form of a real Formula 1 car.

The Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 was created in collaboration with the guys from a real racing team, so everything is as close as possible to the simulators used by professional pilots. It comes with a top-of-the-line Rexing Mayaris steering wheel, an AOC monitor, and a Logitech Z906 speaker system. The chair weighs 160 kg, is made on a scale of 1: 1, and costs $ 120,000

Scientists have learned how cats manipulate people with the help of purrs.

The study showed a noticeable difference in the acoustic properties of the purrs emitted by cats when they are trying to beg food from their owners, compared to when they are relaxed or petted. Cats' demands for food were perceived by humans as more urgent and less pleasant-sounding. It also included high-pitched sounds reminiscent of a baby's cry. At the same time, scientists from New Zealand suggest that purring causes a healing effect in cats. In certain situations, they may make such sounds to calm themselves or reduce physical discomfort.

Quentin Tarantino has completed writing the script for his tenth film.

It should be the last in the director's career. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the picture may be called "Film Critic". Its actions will unfold in Los Angeles in the 1970s, and the main character will be the journalist Pauline Cale - Tarantino's childhood idol.

Intellectual activity prevents athletes from achieving results.

Mental fatigue impairs physical performance. This must be taken into account when preparing athletes for competitions. For example, you can refuse a smartphone for the duration of performances - its use requires considerable intellectual costs. Scientists will conduct another study involving professional athletes. After that, they plan to create brain endurance training techniques.

The Galapagos Islands will release sterilized mosquitoes to fight dengue fever.

Ecuador will release 100,000 sterile Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into the Galapagos Islands. This will help reduce transmission of diseases such as dengue, Zika and Chikungunya. Researchers have been working on this solution for six years, which involves mass-growing Aedes aegypti in the lab and sterilizing them with radiation. The release of mosquitoes that are not able to fertilize females affects the population of the species, reducing it and therefore reducing the transmission of diseases.

Xiaomi has released one of the cheapest washing machines.

Mijia Pulsator 8 holds up to 8 kg of laundry and costs only $100. There are 10 wash modes, including gentle, quick and intensive, spin and temperature adjustment, and even self-cleaning of hoses and heating element.