A new screw-driven robot prototype can autonomously navigate and mine rocky planets like Mars using Archimedean screws, ideal for challenging surfaces like sand and snow. Developed with EU support, it holds potential for extraterrestrial mining missions.
A cockroach can hold its breath for 40 minutes. These pests can even survive being submerged under water for half an hour. They hold their breath often to help regulate their loss of water.
Astronomers found 52 binaries of main-sequence stars and white dwarfs in open clusters using AI and Gaia data. These systems reveal the common-envelope phase, crucial for studying stellar evolution, supernovae, and gravitational waves.
Mount Everest is growing every year. The high erosion of the combined rivers supercharged Everest's growth, adding around two millimeters of additional height each year.
There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way galaxy. While the Milky Way contains hundreds of billions of stars, the number of trees is estimated to be in the trillions
