Joseph Stalin N. Sitnikov / ITAR-TASS On March 1, 1953, Stalin was found on the floor of his dining room in the near dacha. Doctors were called only the next day - they diagnosed the paralysis of the right side of the body. It (body) lived up to ten ten on March 5. Later he was gutted and, together with another mummy, was left to lie on the main square of the country. In 1961, upstairs decided that the remains had to be buried.

European Space Agency photo Interview with a British scientist about the color of the sky on comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, its smell and the death of Rosetta Matt Taylor came to the 360 ​​science film festival in Moscow. A British scientist, a specialist in plasma physics in auroras, he is known to the world as the person who became the face of the Rosetta mission.

An international team of researchers led by physicist Eugene Polzik created a unique device called an “optical microphone” at the Niels Bohr Institute (a division of the University of Copenhagen). Essentially, this is a special sensor that allows you to convert radio signals into optical signals, and do this with minimal losses.

“Phenomenal mechanical quality” Eugene Polzik about the optical microphone and its unique properties An international team of researchers led by physicist Eugene Polzik created a unique device called an “optical microphone” at the Niels Bohr Institute (a division of the University of Copenhagen). Essentially, this is a special sensor that allows you to convert radio signals into optical signals, and do this with minimal losses.

In May 2014, Soulfly and Korn will go on a joint tour around Russia. The bands will present their latest work to listeners: Soulfly released the album “Savages” in October 2013, and Korn released “The Paradigm Shift” in the same month. The last time Soulfly were in Russia was in 2006. On the occasion of their arrival, Lenta.ru spoke with the founder and leader of the team, the living legend of modern heavy music, Max Cavalera.

“Just playing a meaner riff” Max Cavalera on heavy music, Orthodoxy and Pussy Riot Photo: Jeff Pachoud/AFP In May 2014, Soulfly and Korn will go on a joint tour around Russia. The bands will present their latest work to listeners: Soulfly released the album “Savages” in October 2013, and Korn released “The Paradigm Shift” in the same month. The last time Soulfly were in Russia was in 2006.

At the end of January 2014, a preprint of Stephen Hawking's work appeared on the arXiv.org website , in which he proposed abandoning the concept of an event horizon - the formal boundary of a black hole, the existence of which is predicted within the framework of the theory of relativity. This was done in order to solve the so-called firewall problem, or “wall of fire,” which arises at the intersection of quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity.

“The birth of the universe takes place inside a hole” Physicist Valery Frolov told Lenta.ru about why Hawking abolished the event horizon Still from the movie “Black Hole” At the end of January 2014, a preprint of Stephen Hawking's work appeared on the arXiv.org website , in which he proposed abandoning the concept of an event horizon - the formal boundary of a black hole, the existence of which is predicted within the framework of the theory of relativity.

On May 24, 2014, a concert by Aerosmith will take place at the Olimpiysky in Moscow. The group will visit Russia as part of the Global Warming Tour, one of the goals of which is to promote the 2012 album “Music from Another Dimension!” On the eve of the concert, Lenta.ru spoke with the band’s permanent vocalist Steven Tyler. Stephen said that he is concerned about the extinction of whales and global warming, however, in his own words, he still believes in a bright future for humanity.

“Music is stronger than porn” Interview with Aerosmith leader Steven Tyler Photo: Wong Maye-E / AP On May 24, 2014, a concert by Aerosmith will take place at the Olimpiysky in Moscow. The group will visit Russia as part of the Global Warming Tour, one of the goals of which is to promote the 2012 album “Music from Another Dimension!” On the eve of the concert, Lenta.ru spoke with the band’s permanent vocalist Steven Tyler.

On February 13-14, the 3D Print Expo exhibition dedicated to 3D printing and 3D scanning technologies was held in Moscow. At this exhibition, everyone could see how such printers print familiar objects - for example, vases or building models. Lenta.ru offers to get acquainted with the best exhibits.

At the end of January 2011, the Elektro-L weather satellite was launched into orbit. The geostationary hydrometeorological space complex (this is its full name) is equipped with equipment that allows observation of the Earth in the visible and infrared ranges. The satellite takes stunning photographs that astronomy enthusiasts can use to create wonderful GIFs. Lenta.ru offers readers the most interesting folk art.

At the end of January 2011, the Elektro-L weather satellite was launched into orbit. The geostationary hydrometeorological space complex (this is its full name) is equipped with equipment that allows observation of the Earth in the visible and infrared ranges. The satellite takes stunning photographs that astronomy enthusiasts can use to create wonderful GIFs. Lenta.ru offers readers the most interesting folk art.

Sprinkle a little Self-organized criticality comes in handy in the study of memes Illustration: Reddit Scientists from Ireland have found out the reasons for the avalanche-like spread of memes (we are talking about a unit of cultural information , and not at all about funny pictures) on social networks. As it turns out, this is due to the phenomenon of competitive criticality - an interesting effect of complex systems that is very reminiscent of self-organized criticality.

Superstring etude Why John Schwartz and Michael Green were given the Milner Prize Image: iusb.edu In December 2013, the winners of the two largest scientific prizes in the field of physics and biomedicine, the Fundamental Physics Prize and the Breakthrough Prize, initiated by entrepreneur Yuri Milner, became known - 8 people in total. The total prize fund for the two awards was $21 million. The awards ceremony, hosted by Kevin Spacey, took place at the Ames Research Center.