WRIST BAND ADJUSTS BODY TEMPERATURE

The Wristify wrist band decreases or increases your body temperature at the back of the wrist. The new temperature spreads to the rest of the body, producing a psychological effect: People feel warmer or cooler than they really are.

Dead 115-year-old reveals limit of life

PHYSIOLOGY In 2005, Hendrikje van Andel- Schipper of the Netherlands passed away at the age of 115. Scientists have studied her body and discovered a possible connection between the number of stem cells and age.

The woman was running out of stem cells. Approximately two thirds of the white blood cells she had left originated from just two blood stem cells. That is very few, as we are born with around 20,000 blood stem cells – and typically, 1,000 stem cells are constantly producing vital white blood cells.

SUPER SATELLITES BECOME EARTH’S GUARDIAN ANGELS

A new fleet of satellites will monitor Earth and protect it against threats. 

TECHNOLOGY 693 km above Earth, you will find the Sentinel-1A satellite, which takes extremely detailed photos of our planet, using a 12-m-long radar antenna. At this point, the satellite has already captured melting glaciers and flooding.
The 2.3 tonne satellite was launched on 3 April 2014, and that is only the beginning of what ESA has named the most extensive observation programme ever focusing on the surface of the Earth. Approaching 2020, a total of five Sentinel missions will be initiated. The satellites will monitor our planet and provide data and high-resolution radar images of anything from pollution, oceans, landscape changes, and flooding to earthquakes.
In 2016, the Sentinel-1A will be followed by a twin, the Sentinel-1B. Together, the two of them are capable of collecting data from anywhere on Earth within a period of six days. The special radar aerial of the satellites enables them to take photographs of Earth when it is cloudy or even dark. These qualities come in handy in connection with emergencies such as flooding, when relief agencies need fast access to data. The future Sentinel satellites will all be assigned a set of unique tasks. 

OTHER REMOTE RECORDS

The most remote land mass is the Bouvet Island territory of Norway, 1,642 km from the island of Gough and 1,700 km from Antarctica.

The most remote bat species

is the Hawaiian Lasiurus cinereus semotus, which lives 4,000 km from its closest relative in North America.

The most remote tree was the Ténéré tree of the Sahara Desert, located 400 km from other trees, until

a car struck and killed it in 1973.

The most remote probe is the Voyager 1, which has moved
19 billion km away from Earth since 1977 and has now left our

Solar System. 

TRISTAN DA CUNHA IS A DOT IN THE OCEAN

Seven families: All Tristans descend from six women and eight men, so here are only seven family  names on the island: Glass, Green, Hagan, Lavarello, Repetto, Rogers, and Swain.Volcanic refugees for 1.5 years: In 1961, the volcano of the island erupted, and the entire population was evacuated to England. Most chose to return 18 months later.Successful community:There is no unemployment on Tristan da Cunha. People are busy running for instance a shop, a cafe, a school, and two churches. Once a year, a ship with supplies and mail arrives from Saint Helena.Animals and plants: The Tristans breed cattle and chickens and they grow potatoes in small gardens. The island is also endemic to several wild animal species such as the Tristan albatross. 

The most remote community

2,430 kmto the closest neighbour. That's the concept of "local" for the 263 inhabitants of the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, making their community the most remote on Earth. The nearest inhabited land, the island of Saint Helena, is located 2,430 km to the north, or the same as the distance between Moscow and Amsterdam. The closest mainland is South Africa, 2,800 km to the east.
Tristan da Cunha forms part of an archipelago under British rule including a total of six islands. The 98 km2 island mainly consists of a fertile stratovolcano rising 2,062 m above the ocean surface. The only flat area is located towards the north-west, where you will find the islanders’ homes in the village of Edinburgh.
The Tristans go all the way back to 1816. Napoleon was placed under house arrest on the island of Saint Helena, and the British feared that France would use other Atlantic islands to launch an attack. So, the UK stationed a corporal and his family on Tristan da Cunha. Until 1908, the island experienced limited immigration. Today, the population lives by agriculture, fishery, and the sale of coins.