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Contact lenses are created that allow to see with the eyes closed
Contact lenses are created that allow to see with the eyes closed

China, May 24 – A team of Chinese scientists has created contact lenses that allow vision in the dark, even with eyes closed, by converting infrared light into visible light.

The most and least satisfying jobs, according to a scientific study
The most and least satisfying jobs, according to a scientific study

Tallinn, May 21 – A team of scientists has determined which jobs are the most satisfying and which are not at all.

China beats record with the car carrier vessel Anji Ansheng, the largest in the world
China beats record with the car carrier vessel Anji Ansheng, the largest in the world

China, 20 May. - The departure from Shanghai marks a milestone and surpasses the record set a few weeks earlier by BYD Shenzhen, a domestically-built car carrier ship of major Chinese automaker BYD. This ship held until then the title of the largest car carrier in the world in operation.

Why are there orange cats? : The key is in a gene
Why are there orange cats? : The key is in a gene

Havana, May 17 – Garfield, Puss in Boots, Toulouse from Disney's movie "The Aristocats": cultural icons, perhaps; orange, without a doubt.

Something strange is happening inside the Moon and NASA has confirmed it
Something strange is happening inside the Moon and NASA has confirmed it

USA, May 16 – A recent NASA study of lunar gravity is revealing new clues about why the two sides of the Moon are so different. The research, based on data from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission, shows that our satellite's deep interior has an asymmetric structure.

Juvenile myopia can be delayed with more outdoor activities
Juvenile myopia can be delayed with more outdoor activities

Washington, May 14 – Exposure to natural light helps delay the onset of myopia, as the eyes respond to lighting intensity by activating protective mechanisms, explains a study published today in Acta Ophtalmologica.

Selfie seekers fuel rise in shark attacks
Selfie seekers fuel rise in shark attacks

The growing number of shark bites is due to social media influencers encouraging tourists to try to pet this type of marine predator, The Times reported this Friday, which claims that selfie seekers are fueling the increase in shark attacks.

The complex process of creating black or white smoke during the conclave in the Vatican
The complex process of creating black or white smoke during the conclave in the Vatican

Vatican, May 7 – If the smoke is black, no new Pope has been elected. If it's white, a decision has been made: Habemus Papam—we have a Pope. It is a great event, broadcast live to millions of people.

Giant lid discovered blocking Yellowstone eruption
Giant lid discovered blocking Yellowstone eruption

A recent study has discovered that a kind of giant lid made of magma could be blocking the eruption of the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the US.

Disturbing discovery off the coast of Central America (+ Photos)
Disturbing discovery off the coast of Central America (+ Photos)

Archaeologists have made an unexpected discovery off the coast of Costa Rica: two XVIII-century Danish slave ships. The ships, named Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus, sank in 1710, according to the National Museum of Denmark, and the wrecks now lie off Cahuita National Park.

A tiny species of snail is found with its shell upside down
A tiny species of snail is found with its shell upside down

Spain, April 30. - A new species of snail measuring only five millimeters was found in Southeast Asia and due to its peculiar beauty and complexity of the shell, scientists associated it with a work of art, publishes the magazine ZooKeys.

Nepal records 397 snow leopards in its territory for the first time
Nepal records 397 snow leopards in its territory for the first time

Nepal, April 29.- The presence of 397 snow leopard specimens nationwide was recorded for the first time in a report based on data collected in seven study regions, a species considered a key indicator of ecological health in the high mountain ecosystems of Central Asia and the Himalayas.