Znanost in tehnologija

February 15, 2024, Kyiv Region, Ukraine: KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 15, 2024 - The crater left by the explosion of a downed Russian missile is pictured in Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. Early on February 15, Russia launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine. Ukrainian air defences intercepted 13 out of 26 missiles.,Image: 847123222, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions:, Model Release: no

EKOSISTEM

Od Londona do Ukrajine: bombni krater, presenetljivo zatočišče novega življenja

Človek se je odločil, da bo nekega dne stopil na tuji planet. / Foto: Istock

VESOLJE

Na Mars v le 33 dneh: nova metoda potovanja razkrila bližnjico za leto 2031

A record amount of plastic has been recovered from the largest ever ocean clean-up.Over the course of 48 days, an expedition to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch managed to haul an astonishing 103 tons of plastic from the ocean.The mission was run by Ocean Voyages Institute, a non-profit founded in 1979 to help preserve the world's oceans.The Institute's cleanup is the largest to date at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.This remote area of the Pacific Ocean, located between California and Hawaii, is a swirling vortex that corrals and traps an astonishing amount of trash.The items that Ocean Voyages Institute managed to pluck from the ocean is quite representative of what's left behind - an overwhelming amount of fishing gear and consumer plastics.Commercial fishing equipment and "ghost nets," which are fishing nets cast overboard instead of being properly disposed of, accounted for the majority of the 103 tons retrieved.Sadly, the crew found numerous turtle skeletons tangled in the nets, which shows the real-life consequences of these careless actions."I am so proud of our hard-working crew," shares Mary Crowley, Founder and Executive Director of Ocean Voyages Institute."We exceeded our goal of capturing 100 tons of toxic consumer plastics and derelict 'ghost' nets, and in these challenging times, we are continuing to help restore the health of our ocean, which influences our own health and the health of the planet. The oceans can't wait for these nets and debris to break down into microplastics which impair the ocean's ability to store carbon and toxify the fragile ocean food web."Known as the "Ghost Net Buster," Crowley is renowned for developing effective methods to remove significant amounts of plastics out of the ocean, including 48 tons (96,000 lbs.) of toxic plastics during two ocean clean-ups in 2019, one from the Gyre and one from the waters surrounding the Hawaiian islands."There is no cure-all solution

okolje

Velika pacifiška zaplata smeti ima še bolj strašljiv učinek, kot smo mislili

Pred poletom je potnike zabaval s plesom. / Foto: Zajem Zaslona

bebop

Smešni razlog za zamudo leta: namesto človeka na letalo prišel – robot

Silhouette of a selfish man with a crown on his head tries to attract attention by holding pointer in his hands. The concept of a selfish and narcissistic personality

NOVA RAZISKAVA

Narcizem je povezan predvsem z družinsko genetiko, ne toliko z vzgojo

Aurora

(VIDEO) Nad hrvaškim nebom opazili nenavaden pojav, ne gre za NLP

SImbolična slika telefona. / Foto: Istock

NASVET

Imate telefon samsung? Spremenite te nastavitve in si olajšajte življenje

Med brcanjem proti mimoidočim. / Foto: Zajem Zaslona

INCIDENT

Robot brez nadzora: panika na šoli, ko je humanoidni stroj napadel nastopajoče

Nokia. Podjetje obstaja še danes, vendar ne proizvaja lastnih mobilnih telefonov. / Foto: Istock

NOKIA

Babica je leta 1998 na banko prinesla kup prašnih papirjev, odšla pa kot milijonarka

Najnovejše

MARDIN, TURKIYE - MARCH 31: Sultan Kosen, who has the title of 'the tallest man in the world' with his height of 2 meters 51 centimeters, arrives to cast his vote for municipal elections in Derik district of Mardin, Turkiye on March 31, 2024. Bestami Bodruk / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM,Image: 861369008, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions:, Model Release: no

BOLEČINE

Gigantizem: zakaj Sultan Kösen, najvišji človek na svetu, komaj še hodi?

Tovarne za vojake

Brez vrtiljaka, gugalnice in tobogana: prva otroška igrišča sploh niso bila namenjena zabavi

Škodljive tablete

ZPS opozarja: skrite nevarnosti v vašem pomivalnem stroju, ki se jim lahko izognete

Milijarderji

Skrivnostna dama z rdečo zvezdo z vsakim vrčkom piva še bogatejša

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