Month: March 2021

Scientists have recently discovered how to compute the age of whale sharks, Earth’s largest fish. Researchers used information about radioactivity levels from Cold War-era atomic bomb testing. They determined that…

Scientists have just seen the biggest star explosion observed to date. Star explosions are often called supernovas. The supernova was up to 100 times larger than our sun and happened…

Scientists say Neanderthals used plant fibers to create string more 40,000 years ago. The string was discovered in France in an area where Neanderthals once hunted animals for food. The…

Apple and Google have teamed up to launch a mobile phone tool to follow the contacts of people infected with coronavirus. The technology is a form of “contact tracing,” a…

Scientists have identified a mid-sized black hole that could be the “missing link” to help us better understand these mysterious space objects. Researchers used data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope…

Scientists say a new age estimate for the skull of an early human is raising questions about modern human ancestry. The fossilized skull was considered a major discovery when it…

For more than 20 years, nuclear waste in the United States has been stored at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southern New Mexico. The waste is placed deep inside…

Facebook and Google have launched new tools to gather data on population movements in an effort to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. Facebook said in a statement it…

Today we know Antarctica as an extreme environment containing ice and snow. But new research provides evidence that the area was very different in the past. The evidence was found…

Technology and medical experts are dismissing a theory linking the new coronavirus to 5G wireless equipment. Officials in Britain have blamed the theory for leading to the destruction of mobile…

Researchers have identified a new bacterium that feeds on polyurethane, a kind of plastic that is difficult to recycle or destroy. Scientists say the discovery could help reduce a flood…

Disappearing natural resources like mangrove forests are important to reduce flooding in low-lying coastal areas like southern Florida, scientists say. Mangrove trees grow in coastal wetlands. Unlike other trees, they…

The World Health Organization is partnering with major video game makers in support of online gaming as a way to keep people indoors to help fight the new coronavirus. The…

Scientists have studied an ancient fish that, they say, shows the early origins of the bone structures found in the human hand. The discovery was made by researchers who examined…

As people stay home to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus, many are using video calling services to stay connected to the outside world. Today we examine some…