Month: March 2021

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recently tested an oven they used to bake five chocolate chip cookies. We now know the results of that experiment: the cookies took…

A Vietnamese company says it has been developing its own equipment to launch 5G mobile services nationwide. But some experts question whether the country has the ability to develop what…

A new international report says pollution remains the largest environment threat to human health. The report, by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), estimated that pollution was responsible…

A new study provides scientific evidence to support the idea that stress can cause a person’s hair to turn gray. A team from America’s Harvard University said the new study…

Call it luck, but not “dumb luck.” Just three days into Wolf Cukier’s summer internship with the American space agency NASA, he found a new planet. The 17-year-old high school…

The Chinese paddlefish – one of the world’s largest freshwater fish – has been declared extinct. Scientists say the paddlefish, also called the Chinese swordfish, is believed to have a…

In 2008, United States government officials approved a patent for an electronic device that looks a lot like today’s Apple iPhone. The patent gave special legal rights to a group…

Scientists say they have identified the oldest solid material on Earth – stardust believed to have formed about 7 billion years ago. It was found in pieces of meteorite that…

Scientists reported this week that the world’s oceans were warmer in 2019 than they had ever been before. The report comes at a time when studies have linked rising ocean…

Swiss researchers have developed a machine that, they say, can keep human livers alive outside of the body for one week. Current technology and methods are only able to keep…

A NASA satellite has discovered an Earth-sized world within its star’s “habitable” area — where liquid water could possibly exist. The world is known as an exoplanet. This term is…

Japanese automaker Toyota has announced plans to create a model “city of the future” to test and develop new technologies. The project will involve “building a complete city from the…

A relative of starfish does not have eyes, but can still see. That information comes from scientists who studied sea creatures in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and Gulf…

Each year, the consumer electronics show, or CES, presents new technology developments across many industries. The event is going on this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a chance…

India has announced plans to land an unpiloted space vehicle on the moon in 2020. The plans mark a continuation of India’s drive to expand its space program. The head…