Moon Illusion

Presented another answer to the age old question of why the moon comes into view larger close to the horizon than at the pinnacle.

Joseph Antonides and Toshiro Kubota from Susquehanna University (USA) re-opened the debate around the famous optical illusion. According to their theory, the illusion is due to inconsistency between the estimates of distances, which allow the brain is subjective picture of the world and according to binocular vision.

First time Martian rock drilling ready

Curiosity rover is get ready to hold the first Martian rock drilling - in a carefully selected for this purpose, which in the history have to splash water.

Extraordinary ton machine should start work in the next couple of weeks. 

Reprogramming Leprosy

Investigating the mechanisms of spread of leprosy (leprosy) in the body, scientists have noticed that its agents - bacteria Mycobacterium lepta - can exchange mature cells into stem cells (which can develop into different cell types).

Researchers have identified lemmotsity mice and infected them with agents of leprosy.