In the course of the project, a pilot system will be used to determine how to use the energy generated from metro brakes more efficiently. The energy will be used in the metro stations for elevators, lighting and escalators and…
The oldest plant ever to be regenerated has been grown from 32,000-year-old seeds—beating the previous recordholder by some 30,000 years. (Related: "'Methuselah' Tree Grew From 2,000-Year-Old Seed.") A Russian team discovered a seed cache of Silene stenophylla, a flowering plant…
Earth's magnetic field, also known as the geomagnetic field, is the magnetic field that extends from the Earth's interior to where it meets the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun. Its magnitude at the Earth's…
A previously extinct species of bird returned from the dead, reclaiming the island it previously lived on and re-evolving itself back into existence, scientists have said. The white-throated rail colonized the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean and evolved to…
Twenty winners of grants within the project "Thoughts on Nature!" Yesterday signed contracts with the Center for the Promotion of Civil Society, which began the implementation of 20 projects with a total value of over 689 thousand KM. When we…
First described in 2011, scientists weren’t sure the bee still existed. The species had only been recorded in four locations totaling just 16 square miles of pine scrub habitat at Central Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge. But that changed this spring…
The communication that takes place between bees is very complex, and to this day it is not fully understood. It consists of a whole range of behavioral patterns that take place inside and outside the hive. One of the most…
Residents of the Neretva Valley in Konjic stopped the start of work on the construction of a mini hydroelectric power plant on Tuesday morning. "With a lightning counterattack by volunteer units, they were prevented in their plan, and the introductory…
A griffon vulture named Luke has been in the Lead area for two weeks. A team of the Birds of Prey Foundation of Serbia, (Belgrade, Serbia) monitor its movements with the GPS, today informed the Novi Val Youth Club where…
A griffon vulture named Luke has been in the Lead area for two weeks now. A team of the Birds of Prey Foundation of Serbia, (Belgrade, Serbia) monitor its movements with the GPS, today informed the Novi Val Youth Club…