Новости за 04.10.2016

People have always known science would advance faster with various incentives and rewards. As modern experimental science took off, these took the form of gifts and favors to and from wealthy elites.

A bloody assault by Roman legions on a hill fort in Scotland around 1,800 years ago is being pieced together using the remains of Roman missile weapons that were used in the attack.

Archaeologists are mapping the location of sling bullets on an ancient battlefield to learn more about an assault by the Roman army on native defenders at a hill fort in Scotland more than 1,800 years ago.

Brain cancer affects 1 in 140 men and 1 in 180 women. It can change a person’s behavior and can be quite deadly, but it is rarely inoperable.

In power politics and business, there are only two colors of ties: red and blue.

On Oct. 3, 2016, cameras aboard the International Space Station captured imagery of category 4 Hurricane Matthew. It is expected to hit western Haiti and Cuba on Oct. 4 and poses a significant threat to the east coast of the United States

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has taken a gorgeous selfie that shows the rugged, mountainous landscape the six-wheeled robot will be exploring during its newly begun extended mission.

In deep coral reefs off Hawaii are fish found nowhere else on Earth.

Here's a look at all winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, including Steven Chu, Aage Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi.

The Nobel Prize in physics went to three physicists who studied matter at the smallest scales and the coldest temperatures, which could lead to new materials and insights into phenomena such as superconductivity.

Grainy, flavorless, rigid, yet soggy — is there anything worse than an old, cold French fry?

A man in New England developed a bone disease rarely seen in the United States, getting sick due to his habit of huffing computer cleaner.

Storms as strong as Hurricane Matthew are dangerous — but they're also rare.

The city of Flint, Michigan, is seeing a rise in cases of a bacterial illness called Shigellosis, and the ongoing water crisis there may be in part to blame.

With the Bahamas and possibly Florida and the Carolinas within the storm's path in the coming days, how bad could Hurricane Matthew get?

"Yeti" sightings abounded in New York City on Oct. 4.

Emotions can be tricky enough for humans to read, let alone machines, but a new system can predict people's feelings with 87 percent accuracy by bouncing wireless signals off them, researchers say.

Actor Ben Stiller is crediting a prostate cancer screening test for saving his life. But should men get the test?

A NASA satellite tracks Hurricane Matthew's approach toward Haiti.

Obese people with a certain gene mutation have a high preference for fatty foods yet a low preference for sugary foods, highlighting the genetic underpinnings of appetite control.

Morning sickness can quickly take the joy out of pregnancy.

For women with morning sickness, a range of remedies may be effective at alleviating mild to severe symptoms, but the evidence on how well they work is lacking, a new review from the United Kingdom finds.