How China wants to simulate global warming ● Who has a lot on Mars, plant alfalfa! ● Why don’t we catch flies? ● Female libido increases as men do more housework

How China wants to simulate global warming

This global warming does not strike selectively. On the contrary, it strikes everyone off guard. China had no way out, and this is how the Chinese found themselves, that, on the one hand, they have hundreds of thousands of hectares of arable land affected by drought, in the north they were left with floods that speak for themselves, and in the south it is already the seventh typhoon this year.

In addition, in Sichuan province, thousands of factories were temporarily closed, and employees of shops and office buildings were asked to relax their electricity consumption, so that the population would not feel the energy crisis. why Well, despite the drought, hydroelectric plants (which produce about 80% of the total energy consumed in the said province) are no longer operating. The water level is about doubled, so it can’t be worse.

But, resourceful people, the Chinese say they have a way out. Please, not all Chinese say this, but Agriculture Minister Tang Renjian, who is quoted Phys.org. At least in the event of a drought, Chinese authorities say they will counter its effects by producing artificial rain and using some chemical agents to limit evaporation.

In the same spirit on the site Ministry of Agriculture of China it is reported that everything is being done so that production does not decrease, and in some places even increases. Of course, if China’s agricultural production declines, we all make it worse. Look, sir, even for that it is still worth appreciating them. Do they have positive news even when you say they are facing a climate apocalypse? have.

Who has a lot on Mars, plant alfalfa!

If you decide to try your luck on Mars with your friend Elon Musk, we won’t stop you from watching the movie “Don’t Look!” again. Why spoil the fun? We better think positively like the Chinese and teach you what to do when you get there. Please, not us, but some American researchers are teaching you, in a study published in PlosONE magazine.

And, these people say, the first thing you need to forget is what you saw in The Martian, where Matt Damon grows up eating nothing but potatoes. Do not follow him because it is impossible! You have to rely on the resources you have. For example, soil. It is volcanic, devoid of nutrients, so there is little potato harvest there. But there is a way out. Alfalfa.

In Latin, Medicago sativa. After laboratory tests, it turned out that alfalfa grows on Martian soil without problems. But you still need water, and the one on Mars is not only frozen, it’s three times saltier than that. To do this, you need to treat it with the marine bacteria you brought with you, then filter it through volcanic rock and… that’s it. You also have water.

But alfalfa is not edible, it is a fodder plant. But if you use it as compost, then in the soil fertilized in this way you can grow turnips, radishes, lettuce, something like the garden you had on your home planet. This is how you will not only have a variety of nutrition, but also look like the Olympian gods. Cases are solved!

Why don’t we catch flies?

If you’ve ever faced this existential dilemma, and you probably have, here’s a scientific explanation. It is offered by two American researchers from the University of Florida, quoted by The ConversationThere is also a partnership between the two organizations.

Thus, this issue of global interest is explained by the fact that flies, from a certain point of view, are somewhat better adapted to their environment. For example, their vision is inferior to that of a human. normal.

To a fly, images of the surrounding world look like giant pixels. But on the other hand, they have the ability to perceive more flashes of light per second than we do. They catch about 250 per second, we only do about 60.

If you meet a fly and take it to the movies, it will not understand anything. You watch a movie, she only sees some static images like a slide show. Well, that’s why they make you react to movement much faster. The fact is that the fly gets confused in the dark.

But you also won’t do justice to several billion years of evolution if you start chasing flies in the dark. Especially since they feel the air currents you create when you move. Because of this, experts say, it’s good to apply some advanced techniques that even a fly can’t understand.

For example, try to catch it on the future position. Her brain doesn’t allow her to latch on to this strategy. In addition, there is the option of using fly paper or other inventive traps. Or just air the room! Here is what the researchers found out.

Women’s libido increases as men do more housework

A particularly interesting and vitally important study for the well-being of mankind, published in Journal of Sexual Studiesdetails some aspects that no one expected.

For example, women feel more sexually attracted to their partners if they are willing to share the housework with them. We don’t even want to think about what would happen if men did all the work themselves.

But, thought the authors of the study, who analyzed three categories of women: those who work more in the relationship than men, those who share the work equally, and then those who like the partner who works more. As expected, those who work a lot have almost no energy left for nonsense.

The rest are happy and ready for anything. But even here with skepticism. The study says there are other factors in the equation. For example, the arrival of a child means more work for women, that is, goodbye, equality, respectively, goodbye and sex. There would be boredom. The longer the relationship, the more the partners are prone to fantasies…culinary. And here, instead of seeing you again and again and again, a woman better work. So, no matter what you say, it’s still not good. If science says so too…