2015-12-21 Apollo 11 Spacecraft Lands in Your Smartphone
Back in 1969, it was the Apollo 11 crew who flew to the moon in a spaceship. School children watched it on small black-and-white televisions. When U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong…
2015-12-14 Could a Jolt to the Brain Stop Motion Sickness?
Some people can get motion sickness from being in moving vehicles such as cars or airplanes. But, a new device could stop motion sickness by suppressing some signals in the…
2015-12-07 Lasers Used to Chill, Instead of Heat
University of Washington researchers say they used a laser to turn hot water into cool water. Five engineers from the university are the first in the 50-year history of the…
2015-11-30 NASA Paints Pluto Wild With Color
NASA, the U.S. agency that explores outer space, calls this image “Psychedelic Pluto.” Pluto is the furthest planet in our solar system. The word “psychedelic” means bright, edgy colors, and…
2015-11-23 Melting Glaciers on Climate Talk List in Paris
Terrorist attacks in Paris are not expected to stop the United Nations from hosting a major climate conference in that city. Next week nearly 120 heads of state and government…
2015-11-18 Mealworms Can Eat Plastic Waste
Styrofoam is a plastic with a bad reputation. It cannot be recycled without releasing dangerous pollution into the air. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is the fifth-largest creator…
2015-11-16 Experts: El Nino Could Be the Strongest on Record
Weather experts say this year could be one of the strongest El Niño events in recorded history. Experts say El Niño could mean severe weather conditions in many parts of…
2015-11-16 Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?
Space. It’s called… the final frontier. So, when’s the last time you saw a job description like this?! “Hi, I’m Charlie Bolden, I’m an astronaut myself, and I’m recruiting the…
2015-11-12 ExxonMobil Investigated on Climate Change
ExxonMobil is facing questions about what it told the public and investors about the risk of climate change. The state of New York is investigating the oil company. The case…
2015-11-09 Water on Mars: What Does It Mean?
For centuries, humans have wondered whether there is life on Mars. Scientists have asked why Mars is losing its atmosphere. Last week, the question was answered with a song. “The…
2015-10-27 WHO: Cut Climate Pollutants, Save Lives
Reducing some climate pollutants could save millions of lives, says a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO). Gases, like soot, or black carbon, methane and the ozone in…
2015-10-19 Paintable Solar Cells May Replace Silicon-Based Devices
Solar panels are manufactured in factories. Some of the devices are made with cadmium chloride, a substance shown to be harmful to human health. But an American researcher says manufacturers…
2015-10-13 India to Bring Light and Heat with Solar Energy
Hundreds of villages in rural India are using clean energy powered by the sun. This month, 61 households in the village of Baripatha in eastern India were given two solar…
2015-10-12 Water Robots Explore the Celtic Sea
Scientists in England are using two self-directed water vehicles to explore the animal and plant life of the Celtic Sea. The Celtic Sea is a body of water off the…
2015-10-11 Whales Never Die on the Ocean Floor
Their calls can be haunting. Their size can take your breath away. And their worlds are dark and quiet. Whales! There are many different species of these huge, warm-blooded, air…