2016-07-11 Making Bamboo a Common Building Material
Bamboo is one of the world’s most useful plants. For thousands of years bamboo has been used in many different ways — from food to medicine to clothing and, in…
2016-07-10 Small Dinosaur Suffered from Jaw Tumor
For the first time ever, scientists have discovered a tumor in the remains of a dinosaur. Researchers at the University of Southampton in England found the deformed jaw of a…
2016-07-08 New Horizons Space Probe Gets Mission Extension
The U.S. space agency has announced it is extending the mission of the New Horizons spacecraft. New Horizons is a spacecraft without a human crew. It was the first spacecraft…
2016-07-06 Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter Orbit
American scientists cheered loudly as their spacecraft, called Juno, entered Jupiter’s orbit Monday night. “Juno, welcome to Jupiter!” The scientists are with the U.S. space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in…
2016-07-05 A Beautiful Planet in IMAX 3D
Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have recorded a new IMAX 3D film, “A Beautiful Planet.” Just as the name says, it shows the great beauty of the planet we…
2016-07-04 One-Third of World’s Population Cannot See The Milky Way
If you have ever seen the Milky Way galaxy, you know what a beautiful sight it is: a truly massive group of shining stars stretching across the night sky. But…
2016-07-03 NASA Successfully Tests New Rocket Engine
The American space agency successfully tested a powerful new rocket engine this week in the desert of northern Utah. The rocket booster is meant to take astronauts to the planet…
2016-07-02 Spacecraft Moving in for Jupiter Close-up
Jupiter, our solar system’s largest planet, is about to show its secrets. On July 4, a NASA spacecraft will enter Jupiter’s orbit and start sending data back to Earth. It…
2016-06-27 Australian Spider May be World’s Fastest
Australia is home to many unknown species. Researchers now say that it may be home to the world’s fastest lunging predator. The karaops spider is a small and flat spider…
2016-06-27 ‘Hobbit’ Ancestor Bones Found
Small human-like creatures lived in Indonesia 50,000 years ago, and a recent study found evidence of their much older ancestors. Scientists working in Indonesia say they found several teeth and…
2016-06-26 Scientists: Gene Editing Should Stay in Laboratories
Scientists are debating how to limit their newly-discovered power to change genetic structure. Scientists already modify the genes of farm animals and agricultural plants to make them more productive or…
2016-06-20 How 3-D Printing Can Create Tissue from Stem Cells
An Israeli company has asked the United States Patent and Trademark Office for legal rights to a process for making a special kind of human cell. The company, Nano Dimension,…
2016-06-17 Was Mars — The Red Planet — Once White?
The planet Mars has gone through an ice age and is now warming up, scientists say. The findings are based on detailed radar measurements of ice caps on Mars. Isaac…
2016-06-13 What It Takes to Be an Astronaut
Is it your dream to fly and to work in space? Do you want to be a NASA astronaut? Like many jobs, the first thing would be to fill out…
2016-06-11 Four New Elements Added to Periodic Table
Four new chemical elements have been officially added to the periodic table. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announced names of the new elements earlier this week. They…