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The dogs' snout, a living chemical laboratory
The dogs' snout, a living chemical laboratory

It is very likely that if you have a dog, you have been able to observe it in the field avidly chasing a scent trail. Sometimes, the perception that this produces is that the animal is basically guided by its sense of smell, as if concentrating entirely on it, leaving sight in the background. And this is exactly what happens.

A couple discovers they have triplets 20 years after donating embryos
A couple discovers they have triplets 20 years after donating embryos

A couple from the state of Texas (USA) discovered that they are parents of triplets, 20 years after donating frozen embryos.

They find a mysterious species of prehistoric human in a cave in Poland
They find a mysterious species of prehistoric human in a cave in Poland

550 thousand years ago, the climate in present-day Central Europe was hostile. Because of the dizzying changes in the environment, early humans had to adapt to the new climatic conditions. And fast. Only few survived. Among them was Homo heidelbergensis.

Scientists grow brain cells in vitro capable of learning to play video games
Scientists grow brain cells in vitro capable of learning to play video games

A team of scientists has shown for the first time that 800,000 brain cells in vitro can perform goal-directed tasks, such as learning to play the video game Pong, according to an article published Wednesday in the journal Neuron.

Highest tree in the Amazon has been found (+ Video)
Highest tree in the Amazon has been found (+ Video)

An international group of scientists arrived at the site where the tallest tree in the Amazon is found, a specimen with a height comparable to a 25-story building. The feat was achieved after three years of planning, four unsuccessful expeditions and an arduous two-week trek through the thick Brazilian jungle, AFP reported this Saturday.

Dig up the lost temple of Poseidon in Greece
Dig up the lost temple of Poseidon in Greece

Archaeologists identified ancient ruins unearthed in Ilia, a town in Greece, such as the Poseidon temple of the lost city Samikon, described in the works of the ancient Greek geographer Strabo, reports Greek Reporter.

Partial solar eclipse and meteor showers, the October sky
Partial solar eclipse and meteor showers, the October sky

A partial solar eclipse, meteor showers and the conjunction of the Moon with other planets are among the astronomical events that can be seen in this month of October. 

Detected the farthest galaxy of sparks in the universe ever discovered
Detected the farthest galaxy of sparks in the universe ever discovered

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The James Webb Space Telescope, operated jointly by ESA, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency, has detected the most distant spherical sets of stars (globular clusters) ever discovered. These are dense formations that could contain the first and oldest stars in the universe.


Salvage of the long-awaited suspension bridge in Gibara (+ photos and video)
Salvage of the long-awaited suspension bridge in Gibara (+ photos and video)

The rescue of the suspension bridge to the Las Balsas wetland, in the coastal city of Gibara, constitutes a longed-for desire of its inhabitants that, after its completion, will return to Villa Blanca de los Cangrejos one of its most ancient hallmarks.

    Paleontologists discover the oldest dinosaur in Africa
Paleontologists discover the oldest dinosaur in Africa

An international team of paleontologists led by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (USA) has published a study in the journal Nature revealing the discovery and identification of an incredibly well-preserved dinosaur fossil, the most oldest from Africa found to date.

Discovery of Neolithic complex older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Egypt (+ photos)
Discovery of Neolithic complex older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Egypt (+ photos)

A team of archaeologists excavated in the vicinity of Prague the remains of an "exceptionally well preserved" Stone Age monumental structure. At 7,000 years old, it is older than Stonehenge and the pyramids of Egypt, reported the Archaeology Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences through social networks.

The world’s oldest heart was discovered in the fossil of a fish
The world’s oldest heart was discovered in the fossil of a fish

A group of researchers have discovered the oldest heart known to science. The finding occurred in the remains of a fish with jaw 380 million years ago which, together with its fossilized stomach, intestine and liver, sheds light on the evolution even of human bodies.