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For the first time in a century, scientists have officially described a new species of wild cat. The miniature predator, named the tilcayo, had been hiding from science in Bolivia’s misty cloud forests.

A unique archaeological discovery has been made by Nikolai Molotkov, a resident of Zhlobin. While vacationing in his hometown in the Slavgorod district of the Mogilev region, he pulled a handcrafted pot from the Pronya River—an artifact later dated to at least 5,000 years old, as reported by the local newspaper «Novy Dzen».

China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) has detected 156,411 neutral hydrogen sources across nearly half the sky, marking a major breakthrough in radio astronomy.

Oceanologists from Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), as part of a group of Russian researchers, have identified previously unknown mechanisms for the propagation of Rossby waves — flows of water in the ocean formed under the influence of the Earth’s rotation. The discovery will help improve forecasts of ocean processes and provide a better understanding of the formation of eddies and the interaction of currents with the seabed topography, according to the website of the university, a partner of TV BRICS.

Scientists have long grappled with a perplexing question: in the early universe, new stars appeared with dazzling frequency, yet today, star formation has clearly slowed. Now, a new study led by Chinese scientists is offering fresh and crucial clues to help unravel this cosmic mystery.

The Bird of the Year 2027 has been named in Belarus, replacing the black stork, which holds the title for 2026, BelTA learned from the Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

Surgeons at the National Scientific and Practical Center of Cardiology have performed Belarus’ first endovascular procedure to implant a next-generation aortic valve featuring advanced intraoperative visualization, BelTA has learned.

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and Chinese universities are expanding cooperation in science and technology, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Academy of Sciences.

Three scientists won the 2026 Future Science Prize for their outstanding research, prize organizers in Beijing announced Thursday.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended birthday greetings to Piotr Vityaz, Honored Scientist of the BSSR, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.