Scientists make energy breakthrough after observing geofluids in dormant volcanoes — here’s what it could mean
– Scientists from the University of Oxford are researching a new way to extract metals like copper and lithium from geofluids (heated water underground) on the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean. – These metals are crucial for electric vehicle batteries and clean energy technology but conventional mining has a large carbon footprint. Extracting them […]
The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart: A Maglev Bridge To Life
the BiVACOR TAH (total artificial heart), a new artificial heart prototype that has been implanted in a human patient. Unlike previous artificial hearts, the BiVACOR TAH uses an impeller-based rotary pump design with magnetic levitation instead of bearings. This aims to minimize blood damage and enable a high blood flow rate even for exercising individuals. […]
France’s Macron warns Iran against continuing support to Russian war against Ukraine, Elysee says
French President Emmanuel Macron warned his new Iranian counterpart Massoud Pezeshkian in a phone call on Monday against Iran’s continuing support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Elysee palace said in a statement. Macron also told Iranian President Pezeshkian his nation had a role to play to avoid escalation in Lebanon-Israel tensions by halting support […]
NASA releases eye-popping, never-before-seen images of nebulae, galaxies in space
– NASA released dozens of never-before-seen images from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope in honor of its 25th anniversary launch. – The images show a range of cosmic phenomena like supernova remnants, nebulae thousands of light years away, and the center of the Milky Way galaxy. They are some of the approximately 25,000 images collected […]
Khamenei officially endorses relative moderate as Iran’s president
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as the country’s new president on Sunday. Pezeshkian, a moderate, won the recent election with promises of a pragmatic foreign policy and reduced domestic repression. He will be sworn in on Tuesday amidst rising tensions in the Middle East, particularly regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict and […]
Scientists Opened Up a 3,000-Year-Old Crocodile. The Contents Left Them Awestruck.
– Scientists examined a 3,000-year-old mummified crocodile located in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in the UK. – In ancient Egypt, crocodiles were sacrificed and mummified in elaborate ceremonies dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. Their organs were left intact unlike human mummies. – Researchers from the University of Manchester used non-invasive CT scanning […]
Iran’s response to an attack in Majdal Shams
Iran’s response to an attack in Majdal Shams, a town in the Golan Heights. The attack was reportedly carried out by Israel and killed four Iranian Revolutionary Guards members. Iran has vowed to retaliate for the attack, which it views as a serious escalation. Iran may launch a large-scale military operation in response, potentially leading […]
China Detects Water in Samples It Collected From the Moon
– Chinese scientists have detected traces of water in samples collected from the moon by China’s Chang’e-5 lunar rover mission in 2020. – The samples revealed the presence of trace amounts of water molecules that can persist in sunlit areas of the moon in the form of hydrated salts. – Chang’e-5 landed in a region […]
Archaeologists Found Someone They Never Expected in an Ancient Chinese Tomb: a Blonde Man
– Archaeologists discovered a tomb from the 8th century Tang Dynasty in Taiyuan, China during road reconstruction work. – The tomb walls are decorated with painted murals depicting daily life. There are 8 scenes showing activities like grinding flour and fetching water. – Interestingly, one mural shows a figure of a blond-haired, bearded man in […]
China’s Iranian crude imports find new market in northeast
Imports of Iranian crude have been flowing into the port and refining city of Dalian since late last year, tanker tracking firms and trading sources said, helping sustain the country’s purchases of the oil at near record levels. The shift has happened as demand for Iranian crude from small buyers in the independent refining hub […]