2018-07-16 Scientists Risk Heat, Gas to Study Hawaii Volcano
Wearing heavy cotton clothing, head protection and a device to help her breathe, Jessica Ball recently spent the night observing lava coming out of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. Ball is a…
2018-07-15 Scientists: Spiders Use Electric Fields to Move through Air
Scientists have long wondered how spiders can use the webbing they make to fly. The 19th century English naturalist Charles Darwin commented on their behavior when very small spiders landed…
2018-07-12 X-Ray Technology Helps Recover Lost 19th-Century Images
The world’s very first photographs were taken in the 1830s. Scientists now say they have found a way to recover lost images made from the very first photographic process. The…
2018-07-09 Baby Hippo Has Become an Educational Force
Imagine having an animal as your teacher. How much do you think one could learn from a hippopotamus, for example? At the Cincinnati Zoo, a baby hippo named Fiona is…
2018-06-10 On Mars, NASA Finds ‘Organic’ Substances Linked to Life
The United States space agency says its Mars exploration vehicle has discovered chemical substances necessary for life. Scientists reported that NASA’s Curiosity rover found large amounts of organic molecules in…
2018-06-09 Dinosaur Skeleton of Possible New Species Sells for $2.3 Million
The skeleton of an extremely rare kind of dinosaur has sold for $2.3 million in Paris, France. The 150-million-year-old bones sold during an auction June 4 at the city’s famous…
2018-06-02 Pill Combines Biology, Electronics to Recognize Diseases
Researchers say a pill could soon send radio signals from inside your stomach to help doctors recognize signs of disease. Scientists have developed a small pill for patients to swallow.…
2018-05-19 Scientists: Ozone-Eating Chemical Mysteriously Rising
Scientists have found that levels of a now-banned chemical are rising again in Earth’s atmosphere. The chemical is called CFC-11. It is the second most common kind of CFC, short…
2018-04-22 Ancient Finger Bone Found in Saudi Arabia is 90,000 Years Old
A finger bone is pointing to what scientists are calling a new understanding of how ancient human beings came out of Africa and began settling the rest of the world.…
2018-04-15 New Technology Harvests Energy from River and Tidal Movement
A number of companies have used the wind and sun to produce energy. Now, one company is using the force of flowing rivers and ocean currents. The company is based…
2018-04-05 New Facebook Tool Provides Information About News Publishers
Facebook has released a new tool that the company says will make it easier for users to evaluate news stories and publishers. The changes to Facebook’s News Feed were launched…
2018-04-05 NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Shows the Makeup of Jupiter
Scientists are finding that the inside of Jupiter is just as interesting as the part of the planet’s atmosphere that we can see. At the center of the planet is…
2018-04-01 Wildlife Experts Worry About Lack of Newborn Right Whales
Wildlife researchers in Georgia and Florida are concerned about the population of endangered whales. The winter birthing season just ended, but no newborn sightings have been reported. There are currently…
2017-10-16 Bees are Carrying Pesticides into the World’s Honey
Bees are responsible for about 30 percent of the world’s food supply. Our fruits and vegetables would not grow without bees. Many farmers use chemical products known as pesticides to…
2017-10-09 60 Years After First Satellite, Russian Space Program Faces Struggles
Russia’s space program faces hard questions as it marks the 60th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, the first man-made satellite. Some experts are wondering how Russia’s aging rocket designs…