From the discovery of a planet with two suns to the brain's relationship with experience, scientific developments in April

Many scientific developments were recorded in April, from the discovery of a new planet that has been likened to Luke Skywalker's world "Tatooine" in the Star Wars movie because it has two suns, to the relationship between the "white matter" tissue responsible for cognitive and behavioral activities in the brain and life experiences.

Scientists have discovered a planet orbiting its own twin star, about 120 light-years away from the solar system.

According to the study published in the journal Science Advances, the planet in question, which has been likened to Luke Skywalker's world "Tatooine" in the Star Wars movie due to its two suns, was named "2M1510".

Scientists noted that these "suns" are actually celestial bodies called "brown dwarf stars" because they cannot get hot enough to sustain hydrogen nuclear fusion.

The study reported that although there are many planets orbiting two stars, there is only one planet in this system whose orbit is perpendicular to the motion of the stars.

It is not yet known exactly how far away the planet named " 2M1510 " is from the brown dwarf stars or its size.

Adverse experiences in childhood have an impact on cognitive development

Researchers in the US have found that adverse experiences in childhood have an impact on cognitive and behavioral development in the brain.

In the study published in the journal "The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences", researchers from the Mass General Brigham Institute in Boston examined the brain data of 9,082 children and examined the relationship between the "white matter" tissue responsible for cognitive and behavioral activities in their brains and life experiences.

Researchers who examined the effects of factors such as prenatal factors, economic status and society on the developing white matter during childhood found that adverse experiences in childhood affect cognitive development.

The researchers found that poor quality white matter tissue in areas of the brain responsible for functions such as calculation and language perception was linked to these negative experiences.

Researchers stated that factors such as the child feeling integrated into the environment in which he lives and having conscious parents can have protective effects.

New traces of possible life on planet "K2-18b"

Astronomers in the UK have observed new chemical signatures that reinforce the idea that life could exist on the outer Solar System planet " K2-18b ".

According to the article published in "The Astrophysical Journal Letters", data obtained by the US Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were examined.

Scientists conducting research on the planet named "K2-18b", which is approximately 124 light-years away from Earth, found traces of some chemical molecules such as "dimethyl sulfide" and "dimethyl disulfide" produced by many living things, especially microorganisms, on Earth, in the atmosphere of the planet.

Researchers emphasized that these molecules in the planet's atmosphere could have originated from unknown chemical processes, and stated that the findings are evidence that life may exist on a planet outside the Solar System.

Previous studies of "K2-18b" found methane and carbon dioxide in the planet's atmosphere.

Pygmy chimpanzees may communicate by combining two different expressions

Scientists have stated that bonobos may be communicating by combining two expressions with different meanings that are thought to be unique to humans.

According to the article published in the journal "Science," researchers obtained 700 vocal recordings from 30 adult pygmy chimpanzees as part of the study conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Comparing 300 different contexts in which these sounds were used, scientists determined that bonobos form some "sentences" by combining seven types of sounds in 19 different ways.

Humanoid robots compete alongside humans in half marathon in Beijing

In the event called "Beijing E-City Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon" in China, humans and humanoid robots took part together in a long-distance running race for the first time.

While a half marathon with thousands of runners was held on one side of the 21.1-kilometer track, humanoid robots competed among themselves on a parallel track separated for safety reasons.

The humanoid robot named "Tiangong Ultra", developed by the Beijing Human Robotics Innovation Center, won the Robot Half Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds.

China's "artificial sun" exceeds 100 million degree heat threshold

It has been reported that the nuclear fusion ring developed by Chinese scientists, also known as the "artificial sun", has exceeded the 100 million degree threshold in ion and electron temperature values.

The experimental reactor called "Huanliu-3" (HL-3) in the central city of Chingdu in Sichuan Province has approached the temperature values ​​that could initiate a nuclear fusion reaction similar to that in the Sun.

Researchers stated that the reactor's ion temperature reached 117 million degrees and its electron temperature reached 160 million degrees.

China sends new taikonaut crew to space station

According to the statement made by the China Manned Space Program Agency (CMSA), the Xinzhou-20 space shuttle carrying taikonauts Ching Dong, Ching Congrui and Wang Cie was launched from the Ciuçüen Satellite Center in the Gobi Desert by a Long March 2F rocket.

The taikonauts took over the duty from the taikonaut team that was sent to the station with the Shinjuku-19 shuttle on October 30, 2024 and served for 6 months.

The new taikonaut team sent by China to the space station in Earth orbit reached their destination on April 24.

Color that human eyes cannot naturally see has been discovered

In an experiment conducted in the USA, scientists claimed to have discovered a new blue-green hue they called "olo" that the human eye cannot naturally see.

According to the findings published in the journal Science Advances, it was noted that this color, which is seen by specially stimulating the M cone cells in the eye retina with a laser, cannot be seen with the naked eye in the real world, but it can contribute to color blindness research.

However, some experts say that it is debatable whether this color is really a new color.