The age of man: when it began and when will end Scientists have proposed to introduce into scientific use a new geological era — the anthropocene, that is, the era of active human impact on the planet. Here only it is unclear what exactly to count. MOSCOW, 5 Feb — RIA Novosti, Tatiana Pichugina. Scientists have proposed to introduce into scientific use a new geological era — the anthropocene, that is, the era of active human impact on the planet. Here only it is unclear what exactly to count. Anthropogenic activity is now recognized as a force that deeply and permanently changing the earth system. This indicates that we have entered a geological epoch dominated by man, “the anthropocene,”researchers at the University of New South Wales (Australia)Scientific Reports Studying annual rings of trees on Campbell island in the Pacific ocean, scientists have discovered that in the atmosphere from 1950 to
Day: February 5, 2018
The court overturned the arrest of doctor Elena Mishurina
The court overturned the arrest of doctor Elena Mishurina MOSCOW, 5 Feb — RIA Novosti. The Moscow city court until the sentence comes into force canceled the arrest of the doctor-hematologist Elena Mishurina, sentenced to two years in prison for the death of the patient, the correspondent of RIA Novosti news from the courtroom. In jail Misurino entered into after the judgement of the court of first instance. Thus, the appellate court decision in her case (date not yet assigned) Misurina will now wait for the house. Case Misurino The incident that gave rise to the criminal case, occurred in July 2013 in a private clinic on Union street. According to the investigation, conducting trepanobiopsy (taking samples of bone marrow and bone tissue), Misurina damaged blood vessels of the patient, who a few days died. The consequence considers that Misurina “violated the methods, tactics and techniques of execution” procedure. In
Putin approved the write-off of Kyrgyz debt of $240 million
Putin approved the write-off of Kyrgyz debt of $240 million The President of Russia Vladimir Putin ratified the Protocol to the agreement to write off $240 million debt of Kyrgyzstan to Russia. The document published on the official portal of legal information. Previously, the debt cancellation was approved by the state Duma and the Federation Council. In June last year, President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev said that the Finance Ministers of Russia and Kyrgyzstan exchanged protocols on the write-off of all debts to Bishkek. Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin explained that the cancellation of the debt of Kyrgyzstan is aimed at the development of relations between the two countries. Who and why Russia forgives debts
Sky: the United States began a partial withdrawal of forces from Iraq after the destruction of IG
Sky: the United States began a partial withdrawal of forces from Iraq after the destruction of IG The United States began a partial withdrawal of its armed forces from Iraq after the destruction of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) in the Arab country. This was announced on Monday, Sky News Arabia, citing the official representative of the government in Baghdad. Iraqi officials confirmed the drawdown of American troops involved in the campaign led by the Washington coalition against ISIS. Previously, the Agency Associated Press (AP), citing sources claimed that the United States has entered into an agreement with the Iraqi government. It provides for the transfer of U.S. troops and weapons from Iraq to a military base in Afghanistan. According to AP, last week left the country a few dozen people. The international coalition against ISIS formed on the initiative of the USA at the NATO
In the Russian army will be recreated the governing political body
In the Russian army will be recreated the governing political body Moscow. 5 Feb. INTERFAX.RU — Main military-political management that is envisioned in the Russian army, will be established on the basis of existing educational structures, have informed “Interfax” on Monday the Deputy Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Kanshin. “An organizational-political and ideological authority it is expedient to form on the basis of the current Chief of Department on work with personnel (GURLS) of the Armed forces, the successor of the former Central Board of educational work”, — said Kenshin. The new main military-ideological control, — he said — should have a large enough authority and have strict vertical structure in the scale of the Armed forces, from company to branches of the armed forces to focus on the Ministry of defense of Russia.Alexander Consentaneously of the Public Council under
Grudinin has submitted to the CEC documents about the closing of foreign accounts
Candidate for the post of President of the Russian Federation from the Communist party Pavel Grudinin © Vadim Massalimov/TASS ROSTOV-ON-DON, February 5. /TASS./ The presidential candidate from the Communist party Nikolai Grudinin submitted to the Central election Commission (CEC) information on the closure of the Swiss and Austrian accounts. He said this during a working visit to Rostov-on-don.
Some presidential candidates “forgot” to inform the CEC about multi-million dollar accounts in Russia
Deputy head of the Central election Commission of the Russian Federation Nikolay Bulaev © Artyom Korotayev/TASS MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS./ Some candidates in presidents of Russia have not specified when submitting documents to the CEC that they have multimillion-dollar accounts in Russian banks. This was reported to journalists the Deputy Chairman of the Central electoral Commission Nikolay Bulaev.
The Russians all week will be able in the evenings to watch the ISS
The Russians all week will be able in the evenings to watch the ISS MOSCOW, 5 Feb — RIA Novosti. The international space station (ISS) will be visible from the territory of Russia during the whole week, told reporters Monday in Moscow Planetarium. “From 5 to 13 February 2018 will last for the period of evening visibility of the ISS over Russia. The international space station can be seen by the naked eye after 18.00 in the form of a bright, quickly moving stars”, — stated in the message of the planetarium. To the station was visible, requires the simultaneous action of several factors — the ISS must be illuminated by the Sun at a certain part of the trajectory to reflect sunlight like the Moon. At varying intervals these conditions are met in different points of the globe. Throughout the week the ISS you can see over Russia. “There
“Hubble” has photographed one of the most lonely galaxies in the Universe
“Hubble” has photographed one of the most lonely galaxies in the Universe MOSCOW, 5 Feb — RIA Novosti. Orbital Observatory “Hubble” has received photos of the galaxy NGC 1559 in the constellation Grid, one of the closest to us and most lonely galaxies in the observable Universe, reports the website of the space telescope. Today believe cosmologists, matter distributed in the Universe uniformly, but in a giant “web” that are associated with each other threadlike accumulations of visible and dark matter, separated by a giant space “deserts”. These voids and clusters of matter are the result of the existence of a kind of “echo” of the Big Bang, the so-called baryon acoustic oscillations, matter distribute unevenly across the rapidly expanding Universe in the first moments of her life. Today, scientists are arguing fiercely about how much matter it contains, the network. The fact that recent observations with Hubble have shown
The consequences of the “snow Apocalypse” in Moscow traffic jams and millions of cubic meters of snow
The consequences of the “snow Apocalypse” in Moscow traffic jams and millions of cubic meters of snow MOSCOW, 5 Feb — RIA Novosti. Heavy snowfall last weekend in Moscow, provoked transportation difficulties and cork, and of city streets for the last days exported 1.2 million cubic meters of snow. Now in Berlin: Berlin : 0° 64% 767 mm Hg. article 4 m/s 7фотографий7фотографий7фотографий Heavy snowfall and freezing rain hit the Moscow region on the weekend of 3-4 February. According to weather forecasters, such snowfalls occur once in a hundred years. As a result of rampant disaster killed one person, there are victims. On Monday, the snowfall has eased, but was established frosty weather down to minus 13 degrees. Monthly norm of snow Heavy snowfall was on Saturday and Sunday. As told RIA Novosti the weather forecasters of the centre “a Fobos” on Sunday in Moscow fell a record amount of