A lump of lunar meteorite weighing two kilos has been up for auction. It is the fourth largest lunar fragment that has been made available to the public and according to the experts of the Heritage house, in charge of the sale, although the initial offer is 130,000 euros its price could exceed 260,000 euros when the auction ends, next October 14.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) probe has obtained evidence that large snowfalls of carbon dioxide occur on Mars. It is the only known example of this type of snow in the entire solar system, according to the researchers.
A team of scientists from the University of California has analyzed the three-dimensional swimming of human sperm in detail for the first time. To do this, they followed 24,000 sperm, moving at speeds of between 20 and 100 micrometers per second, with the help of a new microscope without lenses.
Neanderthals used the wings of birds of prey and corvids for ornamental purposes, as suggested by an international study in which the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) has participated. This theory that banishes the idea that they did not possess symbolic thought and brings them even closer to Homo sapiens.
Molybdenum disulfide is a material similar to graphite, very abundant on Earth and that has been revealed as one of the keys to the future of flexible electronics, presenting better performances than the organic semiconductors used so far. Now a Spanish and Dutch research group has studied the mechanical properties of this material in a pioneering work published in the journal Advanced Materials.
What happens in our brain when we speak? Although verbal expression is made up of a whole series of very complex mechanisms, an international team of scientists has managed to identify the way in which vowels are encoded in our brain. The finding could be used to develop systems that allow people who have lost speech to regain speech, or to facilitate communication in patients with some type of paralysis.
In the digital world, almost everyone wants to offer improved images of themselves, and in fact half of Spaniards admit that they would like to resemble their digital profile. In addition, while women try to be more attractive, men are concerned with offering a funny and intelligent image, according to a survey conducted by Intel.
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has collided protons with lead ions for the first time. Until now, the LHC had only collided with equal particles (proton-proton), so the collision of protons against nuclei presents important technical challenges, according to the National Center for Particle, Astroparticle and Nuclear Physics (CPAN).
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
