I’ve long wanted to see Angora rabbits. Where are they bred? Where are those fluffy “tufts” on their ears and paws, those adorable little bangs, and those magnificent “collars”? I’ve heard there are even a few at VDNH (the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy). And now, luck is on my side—I’m off to meet Dymka and her Angora companions. The owner of these rabbits, Tatyana Vasilyevna Alexeeva, laughs, saying, “The ones who will definitely survive the winter in this Moscow apartment are…

Recently, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivered a 50-kilogram Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD) along with 116 satellites into orbit, developed by scientists at Caltech.
Researchers from this institute are not the first to consider the possibility of harvesting solar energy in space. However, they have recently paved the way for real experiments in Earth’s orbit. Thus, the idea of harvesting renewable energy in space is finally starting to take shape.
The potential of these innovations is also…

Research has shown that consuming negative news is linked to mental health issues such as feelings of anxiety, insecurity, and vulnerability. Bad news can make a person more pessimistic about themselves, others, and life in general, claims Reza Shahabahang, a media psychologist and researcher at Flinders University in Australia.
According to him, sometimes absorbing a large amount of distressing news can even lead to psychological trauma. This means that a person may experience symptoms of post…

The idea for creating this autonomous vehicle belonged to an international consortium that included companies Roboat, Holland Shipyards Group, and Sequana Développement. The initiator of the 3D printing of the ferry was the French waterways management authority Voies Navigables de France.
The project won a national competition for autonomous passenger vessels. In just a few months, the ferry will be built, tested, and ready for river voyages on the Seine. However, it will be presented to the pu…

The ecological innovation was developed by Koji Enoki, an associate professor at the Tokyo University of Electro-Communications. The scientist is convinced that the process of generating electricity from snow is just as effective as harnessing solar energy.
Currently, the sun and wind are the two natural sources most commonly used to obtain clean energy. Soon, another one will join them – snow.
For the city of Aomori in the north of Honshu Island, snow is a special and undervalued resource. The…

The cheese I make closely resembles a well-known industrial cheese called “Yantar.” For this cheese, it’s better to use crumbly cottage cheese rather than the layered kind. I place it in an aluminum pot with butter or margarine, and as soon as the cottage cheese starts to melt, I reduce the heat to medium and stir more frequently. The finished cheese should turn into a yellowish, smooth mass without any curds.
If desired, you can add salt or sugar to the cottage cheese, but this should be done …