Analytical company BloombergNEF presented a new report on the development of renewable energy. According to BNEF, the energy of the sun and wind has already become the cheapest option for commissioning new energy capacities in two thirds of the world. Further development of the industry will lead to the fact Read more…
The link between economic growth and the inevitability of environmental destruction is contrived. Rich countries will be able to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption and air pollution, even if they continue to increase their economic potential, said MIT expert Andrew McAfee. And cites the example of the United States, Read more…
An analysis of satellite images of India, China, Nepal and Bhutan collected over 40 years shows that since 2000, the melting rate of Himalayan glaciers has doubled – every year they lose an ice volume of 45 cm vertically. That is, in 19 years, their average height has decreased by Read more…
American scientists have explained why people check their smartphones so often, even if they don’t wait for a message. It turned out that any new information for the brain is pleasant no less than other pleasures. Scientists from the University of California at Berkeley have proven that information affects the Read more…
The new system allows security services to “see” weapons, explosives and knives hidden under their clothes in real time. Unlike traditional X-rays, the technology can be applied to moving people, that is, the scan takes place unnoticed. Mass murder with the use of firearms occur more frequently. To prevent them, Read more…
The air temperature in Greenland is already breaking perennial records, which led to the early and massive melting of glaciers. This threatens not only the local ecosystem, but the whole world – the rise in the world ocean level will occur at a faster pace. The Arctic can warm up Read more…
Researchers at Rice University have 50% increased the efficiency of the solar-powered desalination system. To do this, it was enough to add inexpensive plastic lenses to the installation, concentrating the light at the right points. Standard desalination system is arranged as follows. Hot salty water flows on one side of Read more…
The news of the release of digital currency Facebook has caused serious concern among the authorities. The head of the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, Maxine Waters, asked Mark Zuckerberg to suspend the Libra project, testify about all the details of the initiative and refrain from any action Read more…
Scientists began to doubt whether the objectives of the Paris Climate Conference were attainable in principle. If the planet had successfully counteracted the growth of the average temperature – and active measures for this are taken in dozens of countries around the world – the level of methane would fall. Read more…
For many people, periods of unemployment, retirement or other reasons for not going to work can negatively affect mental health. Scientists have figured out how many working hours a week protect a person from the risk of mental disorders and make him happier. In addition to economic factors, paid work Read more…