Desman, starfish, and other mammals that spend a lot of time underwater and forage there can smell underwater.

They blow air bubbles out of their nostrils. From the water, odorous substances get there, which reach the cells of the olfactory epithelium when the animal draws the bubble into the respiratory tract. In fish, the nostrils are filled with water, in which receptors catch dissolved substances.

In China, they made a neural network CogVideo, which creates short videos based on a text description

In fact, the output is gifs. CogVideo can generate video at a relatively high frame rate of 32 frames in four seconds. The developers noted that the actual text input for video generation is in Chinese. CogVideo works on a principle similar to the neural networks DALL-E 2 and Imagine, which generate images from a text description.

Tamagotchi children can solve the problem of overpopulation.

Catriona Campbell, one of Britain's top AI officials, said that by 2070 Tamagotchi babies could be the norm. Parents will simply be given a virtual child so as not to use the extra resources of the planet and not overpopulate it.

Rolls-Royce has released the most expensive modern car in the world - Boat Tail.

One of three examples of the Boat Tail model was made by order of a businessman whose family business is based on pearl mining. By order of a businessman, the car is made in the color of "mother-of-pearl cigar with a hint of whiskey." In the decoration of the car - parts made of bronze, gold, aluminum, mica and crystal. The trunk is finished with royal walnut veneer. Its cost is $30 million.

The most expensive butts.

The most expensive buttocks of the famous singer Kylie Minogue. Her petite ass is insured for no less than $4.7 billion. Jennifer Lopez is a little behind her - only 1 billion euros.

A pair of penguins can find each other even in a crowd of thousands of other individuals.

Penguins are amazingly accurate at distinguishing frequencies and accurately identify the voice of their partner. The same thing happens with chicks.

The tiger never undermines the population of ungulates in its habitat.

Despite the fact that the tiger eats about 50 ungulates a year, it is the most "soft" predator - it kills exactly as much as it can eat.

Created the world's most durable laptop for the military.

Panasonic has announced its most durable laptop yet, the modular 14-inch Toughbook 40. The device is resistant to rain, temperature and pressure drops, and drops from a height of 1.8 m. The Toughbook 40 weighs 3.35 kg, has a 14-inch touchscreen Full HD IPS panel with 1200 nits brightness and a first-in-class 5MP webcam with privacy shutter and IR for Windows Hello facial recognition.

In Scotland, the largest bottle of whiskey in the world was sold for a million pounds.

In Edinburgh, the largest bottle of whiskey in the world was sold at an auction by Lyon & Turnbull for 1.1 million pounds. Its height is about 180 centimeters, volume is 311 liters, these are 444 ordinary bottles. The buyer of Macallan 32-year-old single malt scotch wished to remain anonymous. The bottle has its own name - "Fearless". It is dedicated to the achievements of 11 researchers and innovators, their portraits are on the label.

German automaker Mercedes-Benz has shown off a new feature for its upcoming G-Wagon EQG premium electric SUV.

The electric car is able to rotate 360 ​​degrees around its axis. The company calls this trick the G-Turn. The EQG handles the G-Turn with a quad-motor drivetrain that allows it to spin each wheel independently. So, pairs of wheels on each side move in opposite directions, thereby causing the car to rotate like a tracked vehicle. The electric SUV is expected to go on sale sometime in 2024 or 2025 and is rumored to cost around $150,000.

In California, parents were allowed to sue social networks because of their children's addiction.

The California House of Representatives has approved a bill that would hold social media accountable for the development of addiction in children. Thus, parents will be able to sue companies on behalf of their children under 18 if they have developed an addiction. According to the document, social networks on relevant claims can be fined up to $25,000.

Space exploration progress.

NASA studied the current rate of progress in space exploration and concluded that at this rate, the first manned mission to an asteroid could take place in 2071. And we fly to the moons of Saturn somewhere by 2132.

At the Rotterdam Zoo, visitors are given 'look at the ceiling' glasses.

After a gorilla broke out of its enclosure and attacked a woman at the Rotterdam Zoo, Holland, visitors were given glasses with eyes depicted on them, looking into the upper left corner. Glasses in the style of "look at the ceiling" are needed in order to avoid eye contact with primates, for which a direct look is a manifestation of aggression. And they see in these glasses through small holes located in the middle of the "lenses".

Most members of the cat family have retractable claws.

This allows you to maintain sharpness without grinding them when walking, and at the same time walk silently.

Asian giant hornet.

Asian giant hornets are the largest of the hornets, reaching four centimeters in length. Their stinger is so large that it can pierce through two layers of clothing, including a protective bee suit.

Satellite Internet Elon Musk is rapidly gaining a subscriber base

SpaceX, in a report, announced that the Starlink satellite internet service already has over 400,000 subscribers worldwide (both individuals and legal entities). Interestingly, just two months ago there were 250,000 of them, and at the beginning of the year - 145,000. SpaceX has launched 2,405 satellites so far, of which 2,374 are operational.

In the United States, three centuries later, the last "Salem witch" was pardoned.

The state of Massachusetts has officially pardoned the last Witch of Salem, Elizabeth Johnson, 329 years after she was sentenced to death. In the 17th century, it was never executed, but the American woman still remained the only unrehabilitated victim of the trial. Perhaps because she has no offspring. During the Salem witch hunt from February 1692 to May 1693, English Puritan settlers killed 20 people, about 200 were sent to prison, where some died. They fell victim to superstition, fear of disease, and settling scores. Elizabeth was 22 at the time of the trial.

A Japanese man with dreams of becoming a dog spent $15,000 on a realistic costume for his favorite breed, the Border Collie.

Film maker Zeppet designed a costume for a dog fanatic in 40 days. Now he publishes videos of how he gives his paw, falls on his back and plays tennis.

In the USA, they created edible electrical tape.

Chemical and biomolecular engineering students have created edible Tastee Tape to keep burritos (or shawarma) from falling apart.

China is preparing to destroy Starlink?

A group of Chinese scientists published a study in which they described the theoretical methods and plans for the hypothetical destruction of Elon Musk's satellite constellation. Let's hope that the destruction will indeed be hypothetical.