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"THE FUTURE IS ALREADY HERE — IT’S JUST NOT VERY EVENLY DISTRIBUTED" William Gibson
Students from the USA have found a lost Mayan city in the Mexican jungle!
They named it Valeriana. This was possible thanks to Lidar technology - laser scanning, which helps to see buildings hidden under plants.
The researchers, led by Tulane University graduate student Luke Old-Thomas, came across information on an old ecological study. They analyzed the data and found thousands of unknown structures: pyramids, sports fields and roads that connected different parts of the city.
Scientists believe that during its heyday, from 750 to 850 AD, between 30,000 and 50,000 people may have lived in the city of Valerian.
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It's China's android Walker S1, a popular model with auto giants like BYD. UBTech, the manufacturer, has already received more than 500 orders from car plants and factories.
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A view from the window of a cabin on the third deck of the Anthem of the Seas cruise ship during a storm.
This ship, consisting of 16 decks, can accommodate almost 5,000 passengers.
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Doritos decided to conquer not only our taste buds, but also space!
Now you can crunch chips in weightlessness without fear that crumbs will fly all over the space station. The chips are coated with an oil-based compound to keep the crumbs from flying around and are packaged in special tins. Cool Ranch Zero Gravity is just the dream of every astronaut-gourmet!
The commercial was shot with the participation of the SpaceX Dragon crew.
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An American design studio has presented unique nightlights stylized as visual illusions of corridors. These original lamps create the effect of infinite space, making them look like real corridors going into the distance.
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Linkin Park decided that ordinary vinyl is too boring and created a real visual marvel!
For those who don't know: a zoetrope is an ancient device for creating the illusion of motion, something like the great-grandfather of modern animation. And now Linkin Park have turned their record into such a mini-cinema!
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How the stadium lives. Six major events in six days.
Four concerts, a basketball game, and even a hockey game.
Do they get any rest at all?
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In the Peruvian province of Cusco flows an amazing river that looks like blood flows through it. But don't be frightened - it's a natural phenomenon! The river got its bright red color due to the high content of iron oxide in the rocks through which it flows.
The locals call it the “Red River” or “River of Blood”. The water here is so rich in minerals that it is used in traditional medicine. The water temperature reaches 50-80°C and red and orange sediments form around the river, creating an alien landscape.
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Apple Crater is a unique volcanic crater located in Iceland. It is about 1 km in diameter and reaches a depth of 140 meters. The crater was formed about 3,000 years ago by an eruption, and its shape and coloring resemble an apple, which gave the place its name.
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Loading a Colt model 1860 revolver.
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The Timelab Pro project has released a video showing the Rishat structure, better known as the “Eye of the Sahara”.
This unique geological formation is located in Mauritania and attracts attention with its impressive circular pattern and size. The video features breathtaking footage of this natural anomaly, which is considered one of the most interesting on the planet.
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The creators of the third “Alien” designed a xenomorph costume for a canine actor to play a monster-dog hybrid.
They had the brilliant idea to create a costume for a dog to play a monster-dog hybrid. This costume even had a canon head to make the dog look like a real alien predator.
But, as is often the case in movies, the reality turned out to be far from expectations. The dog in the costume looked like he just decided to dress up for Halloween, not to become the embodiment of cosmic horror.
In the end, the creators decided it would be best to use a puppet instead of the dog.
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Disney has demonstrated an innovative approach to creating a realistic web in animated films. For Toy Story 4, the company developed a unique technology using AI spiders.
These virtual creatures, represented as small red dots, autonomously weave a web in digital space. Animators only need to specify reference points, and the AI spiders independently create complex web structures.
This method significantly speeds up the animation process, eliminating the need for artists to draw each thread by hand.
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The World Flood fresco in the Sistine Chapel hides a true 16th century medical illustration.
Michelangelo depicted with remarkable accuracy all the signs of breast cancer: a deformed left nipple, traces of carcinoma in the right breast and characteristic bulges in the axillary region. And this in 1512, when almost nothing was known about the nature of this disease!
The most interesting thing is that this is no accident. Michelangelo, who from the age of 17 participated in autopsies and seriously studied anatomy, deliberately included these pathological details in his work. For him, it was a way of showing divine punishment for sins.
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Astronaut Matthew Dominick showed how he squeezes ketchup in weightlessness.
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Crew Dragon with the crew of the Crew-8 mission has landed in the Gulf of Mexico
NASA astronauts Matthew Dominic, Michael Barratt and Janette Epps and cosmonaut Alexander Grebyonkin spent 235 days in orbit. The undocking of the ship with the ISS, carried out last Thursday, was supposed to take place on October 8. It was postponed nine times because of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico region
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The Belgian city of Limburg has created an amazing attraction for cyclists - a path that literally cuts through the waters of the Bokkreik pond. Riding along this 212-meter path, cyclists find themselves at water level: waves splash on the right and left, and only the sky above their heads.
The concrete corridor gives the illusion of riding straight through the water like Moses, only on a bicycle.
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Restored nuclear test footage: How we didn't look to the future
The first frame is the explosion of a thermonuclear device 700 times more powerful than the bomb that blew up Nagasaki.
Next is a Cold War bomb test.
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A prototype of the RTG police robot, which is capable of autonomously pursuing criminals, has been unveiled in China.
This robot has a spherical shape and can reach speeds of up to 35 km/h. It is equipped with artificial intelligence that allows it to perform tracking, combat and capture functions.
RTG can move on both land and water. It does not need maps or navigation, allowing it to adjust its trajectory on its own.
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Robosen has unveiled a super-realistic Buzz Lightyear toy, and it's not just another plastic hero! This “living” robot, created in collaboration with Disney and Pixar, is a real breakthrough for Toy Story fans.
Buzz can move his eyes and mouth and respond to voice commands, so you can “talk” to him like a real Space Ranger. There are 23 servo motors and 75 microchips hidden inside him, allowing him to move like a movie. It also plays classic scenes from Toy Story, so it's nostalgic!
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The narrow streets of Rome
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The woodpecker's tongue wraps around the skull, protecting the brain from injury when pecking trees.
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