Modern research laboratories do not cease to amaze. In one such laboratory created an almost ideal level technological of diesel fuel cleaning, after which it contains quite a tiny amount of contaminants that affect the environment. “These fuels, – say developers, – can be put safely into the already existing range of clean energy sources.” [...]

This video is a zoom into the Hubble Space Telescope infrared Ultra Deep Field, first taken in 2009. It is a very small patch of sky in the southern constellation Fornax. Several thousand galaxies at various distances fill Hubble’s field of view. The zoom centers on the farthest identified galaxy in the field. The galaxy, [...]

January 26, 2011: How far is far? And, when do you know when you get there? This is not a Dr. Seuss riddle, but the ultimate “final frontier” confronting astronomers. We are on the cusp of seeing nearly as far as we ever can into the universe of stars and galaxies. The question can be [...]

Archaeologists have discovered what seems to be remains of the world’s earliest religious worship site in the remote Ngamiland region of Botswana. Here, our ancestors performed advanced rituals, worshipping the python some 70,000 years ago. The sensational discovery strengthens Africa’s position as the cradle of modern man. (video) The new archaeological findings in Botswana show [...]

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A documentary prepared by IAA Numismatist Robert Kool about the intriguing opening of a fabulous gold coin hoard discovered inside a small jar in excavations in Ramla, Israel. (video)

The most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century. This movie, produced by the IAA and the Field Museum in Chicago, accompanies the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibitions of the Israel Antiquities Authority when they are shown in venues around the world. (video)

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A Dutch schoolteacher discovered an enigmatic object while classifying galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey in 2007. Astronomers took a closer look with the Hubble and found a remarkable set of circumstances. Thanks for all the positive feedback Space Fans, it makes doing these vids so easy. Here’s the press release: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/01/image/a/ Don’t forget to [...]

Boukary Ousmane Diallo[DPF/INERA/CNRST 03 BP 7047 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso.], Doyle Mckey[CEFE/CNRS 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier Cedex 5 France.], Marie-Hélène Chevallier[CIRAD-Forêts TA 10 / C Campus International de Baillarguet 34398, Montpellier Cedex 5 France.], Martine Hossaert-Mckey[CEFE/CNRS 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier Cedex 5 France.] and Hélène I. Joly[CIRAD-Forêts TA 10 / C Campus [...]