Day: June 22, 2018

In China they build the airport on top of a mountain (video) The opening is scheduled for 2019. The construction of the airport in Wushan (Wushan Airport), located on top of a mountain Taohua 15 kilometers from the town of Wushan in the East of Chongqing, is nearing completion. Its singularity consists in the fact that the airport is in the mountains at an altitude of 1800 meters above sea level. Incredible video shows Chinese workers build an airport on top of a 5,900 ft tall mountain https://t.co/mKx4Vs8UkF — Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) June 21, 2018 In order to equip here the necessary airfield, terminal and Parking for aircraft, the builders had to blow up with dynamite the top of the mountain, and then to clear and level the site. The construction, which lasted for six years, costing the authorities of 253 million dollars. All major work should be completed

Died the gorilla Koko, who could communicate in sign language She was 46 years old. In Woodside, California, died the world’s most famous gorilla named Koko. According to animal psychology and the founder of the organization The Gorilla Foundation, Francine Patterson, Koko died of natural causes in her sleep. Publication from @ghoulish_fx 21 Jun 2018 5:06 PDT During the download an error has occurred. Gorilla born at the zoo San Francisco in 1971 and from an early age, Patterson was engaged in education and training. She became her “foster mom” and was with her throughout life. Publication of Wildlife First (@wildlifefirst) 21 Jun 2018 1:49 PDT During the download an error has occurred.Coco understood about two thousand English words could be explained in sign language (her vocabulary was more than a thousand words). At the age of seven years, the gorilla appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine, photographing

Tyrannosaurus could not stick out his tongue Based on the preserved anatomy of the bones, the scientists decided to find out how dinosaurs possessed his tongue. They came to the conclusion that the languages of ancient reptiles was not very mobile because of the structure of the hyoid bone. An article with the results published in the journal PLOS One. The ability to control the muscles of the tongue is largely associated with hyoid bone, to which they are attached. In particular, it is thanks to her man can lick. In many movies depicting dinosaurs, dinosaurs are long and mobile tongues, literally sticking out of their mouths. “Languages are often overlooked, says lead author Jichen Li from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. — However, they provide key information about the lifestyle of extinct animals.” In the new study, paleontologists compared the anatomy of the hyoid bone of the extinct dinosaurs,

Scientists have named the colors of your favorite Vikings After analyzing the pigments of the Viking age, the researchers recreated the 12-color palette. Archaeologists and chemists from Denmark analyzed pigments to a variety of objects found in the Viking age. Archaeologist Henrietta of Lingstrom says: “Very rarely do we find painted wooden things, the paint which is completely preserved. So here we are helped by chemists who developed a method for the study of pigments to recreate the original color.” Paint the Vikings was made from ochre, charcoal, and also from dairy products, eggs and Flaxseed oil. It turned out, the ancient people prefer bold colors. One of the favorite was a red — cinnabar, which apparently was used as a symbol of status and show of power. White and black was also one of the most common and had similar symbols. The Danish open air Museum, Centre for historical-archaeological

Intermittent fasting reduced weight and blood pressure American biologists have conducted a pilot study of the effectiveness of popular diets 16:8, also known as intermittent fasting. For 12 weeks volunteers with excess weight eating for eight hours every day, and the remaining 16 — drank only water. As a result, as reported in an article published in Nutrition and Health Aging, the participants managed to reduce their weight by 2.6 percent and their systolic blood pressure dropped seven millimeters of mercury. For those who want to avoid the risk of developing obesity and all related diseases are usually advised to reduce calories and move more. Many people, however, it is difficult to monitor the health without clear guidance, so they prefer a diet whose effectiveness is often difficult to predict: some of the limitations of power can be not just useless, but dangerous. The best way to assess if this

Japanese punished for leaving for lunch three minutes early Japanese civil servant was fined and reprimanded for what had gone on lunch break, three minutes ahead of schedule, reports The Guardian. This violation he committed 26 times within seven months. To punish the guilty, the 64-year-old employee of the water Bureau, the leaders convened a conference call where you describe employee behavior as “deeply regrettable” and bowed in forgiveness. The Bureau said that the employee, thus, violated the internal rules requiring employees to “focus on work”. The incident occurred a month after the adoption by Japan of a law limiting overtime work 100 hours. The law is aimed at reducing cases “karoshi” in Japan (death from overtime). In 2016, the Japanese government declared that in the country every fifth employee threatens to “karoshi”. Earlier it was reported about the death of Japanese journalist from overwork after 159 hours of overtime.