http://english.pravda.ru/English pravda.ruhttp://english.pravda.ru/pix/logo.gifhttp://english.pravda.ru/http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/10-02-2012/120471-6_tonne_whale_shark_found_dead-0/Pakistani fishermen used cranes to remove the carcass of a whale shark at the port of Karachi. The animal, which weighed six tons and measured 12 meters, was found dead in the Arabian Sea, near the city of Karachi.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:10:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/09-02-2012/120459-surgeon_human_body-0/In a recent paper titled "Dissecting Darwinism," Baylor University Medical Center surgeon Joseph Kuhn described serious problems with Darwinian evolution. He first described how life could not possibly have come from chemicals alone, since the information residing in DNA required an input from outside of natureThu, 9 Feb 2012 14:50:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/07-02-2012/120438-russian_scientists_lake_vostok-0/Russian scientists have reportedly made a long-expected breakthrough in science as they reached a unique lake in the Antarctic. The lake had been isolated from the world for millions of years. Russian specialists started drilling the ice in the area of Lake Vostok more than 30 years ago. The lake lies at the depth of 3,768 metersTue, 7 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/03-02-2012/120403-bacillus_immortality-0/In mountain permafrost in Mamontovaya, Yakutia (Siberia), Russian researchers discovered a previously unknown species of bacteria. Mice injected in the body with a solution containing these organisms, were healthier and lived longer than their counterparts. Have the scientists discovered the secrets of immortality?Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/02-02-2012/120400-russia_moon-0/Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has launched a campaign to select a new group of cosmonauts. It is expected that the newcomers will be trained for a special mission. The Russian lunar mission, the official added, can take place already this decade. "I think that man will be on the Moon by 2020," the head of roscosmos saidThu, 2 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/01-02-2012/120391-railgun-0/The US Navy may have the world's most powerful electromagnetic gun - the so-called railgun - during the forthcoming 15 years. The "Weapon of the 21st Century," as Russian specialists described it, was undergoing tests during the recent several years. US defense officials were satisfied with the resultsWed, 1 Feb 2012 18:54:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/31-01-2012/120373-Ever_thinning_line_between_animals_and_humans-0/In universities, there was a time when animals belonged to the realm of science. Rats ran a maze in the laboratories of Psychology; cows mooing in the barns, monkeys stirred in cages in the departments of Neuroscience. Moreover, on the dissecting tables of undergraduate students, preserved frogs remained in a dead silence.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:46:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/27-01-2012/120351-Russian_Progress_spacecraft_launched_toward_ISS-0/The Russian spacecraft Progress M-14M was launched late on Wednesday night (25th) from the Baikonur, Kazakhstan base toward the International Space Station (ISS), announced the Spaceflight Control Center (TSOUP).Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:26:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/26-01-2012/120336-germany_alternative_energy-0/The nuclear disaster in Japan forced the leaders of many European countries to reconsider their attitude to the "peaceful atom." The German government decided not to procrastinate and put an end to nuclear power, rushing to find renewable energy sources. Yet, the losses from this decision would amount to billions of eurosThu, 26 Jan 2012 14:21:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/26-01-2012/120334-Northern_Lights_more_intense-0/On Sunday, the largest solar flare of the last six years was identified. The solar storm turned the cold sky into a light show because of the intensification of the northern aurora borealis. The solar storm created light shows over England and Canada and have lit up the skies above Scotland, with more expected in days to come.Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:50:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/24-01-2012/120315-big_bang_theory-0/Big Bang scientists extrapolate a hypothetical scenario from a few facts. Yes, some galaxies are expanding, moving further away, but this is not the case with the entire universe. There are galaxies in the universe running perpendicular to the rest of the galaxies. That's contrary to Big BangTue, 24 Jan 2012 17:57:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/20-01-2012/120290-0/Samsung unveiled its transparent 46-inch LCD Smart Window panels at CES 2012 show. The South Korean electronic giant promised to establish the production of such transparent panels until the end of January 2012. In the future, the Transparent Smart Windows will change the common way of looking at thingsFri, 20 Jan 2012 17:44:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/18-01-2012/120262-public_sex-0/Australian zoologist Darrell Kemp had conducted an interesting study that confirmed the assumption that public sex can be dangerous to the lives of the lovers. Studying the process of Sphex wasps hunting the Australian locust, he discovered that those "in love" were attacked by predators more frequently. Females were much less lucky than malesWed, 18 Jan 2012 12:23:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/17-01-2012/120248-Centipedes_create_a_natural_border-0/On the Australian island of Tasmania, two species of centipedes keep a mysterious impasse, according to new research - separated by a limit of 225 kilometers so that they rarely intersect. The border, which measures only a few tens of meters wide in most areas, is particularly unusual...Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:28:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/16-01-2012/120243-mammoth_proteins-0/Researchers were able to find 126 unique proteins from a frozen wooly mammoth in the first ever "shotgun sequence" of fossil protein content. The same team confirmed similar but fewer proteins in a Columbian mammoth fossil found in a temperate, not permafrost, climate. The frozen wooly mammoth was 43,000 years oldMon, 16 Jan 2012 19:18:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/13-01-2012/120224-Scientists_propose_marketing_whales-0/Given the increased hunting of whales in the world, U.S. scientists have proposed a controversial solution: the creation of a market for whales. According to the proposal published in an article in the journal Nature, a quota for the killing of whales would be established, as well as that which could be bought and sold.Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:44:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/11-01-2012/120209-stick_resolutions-0/How many of us have firmly declared that we are going to cut out smoking, give up drinking, cut down on fattening foods, lose weight, pay more attention to the kids, turn over a new leaf and go on a health drive, put money aside every month or start a new life in the new year, only to see the drive fizzle out by the second week of January?Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:57:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/11-01-2012/120205-lenovo_tv-0/China's Lenovo, which is ranked second on the global market of personal computers, is entering the market of TVs, which is a new market for the company. The new device, which, according to various sources, is going to be sold under the brand name or IdeaTV or LeTV. The new TV will be a 55-inch LCD panel based on the IPS technology with 3D supportWed, 11 Jan 2012 14:06:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/10-01-2012/120193-noah_ark_boat-0/Noah's Ark has been a popular story for children, with its parade of colorful animals living in a floating zoo. But the small and cute boat often pictured in stories, toys, and games is so unlike the gigantic seaworthy vessel described in the Bible. How could such a craft possibly have preserved animals and people through a historical global flood?Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:03:00 +0400http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/08-01-2012/120168-Study_finds_source_of_super_soldier_ant-0/The super soldier ant with a huge head that blocks the entry into nests and fights like no other is rare. Only two species are capable of developing naturally. However, researchers found that all ants of the genus Pheidole have the genetic material necessary for the superants to develop.Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:28:00 +0400