Category: Science In The News (科学新闻报道)

Three scientists have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in measuring gravitational waves. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the prize winners on Tuesday. The…

Hurricane Maria severely damaged Puerto Rico’s electricity and communications systems. Millions of people there are without power, water or food. The storm also caused damage to a well-known scientific tool…

The bristlecone pine is the longest-living thing on Earth. These trees, with their strangely shaped, wind-beaten limbs, can live up to 5,000 years. But experts worry that a warming climate…

Research subjects who have lived with limited human contact since January recently completed an experiment. The six, four men and two women, lived near the top of a volcano on…

For the first time, researchers have identified six genes that control the length of a pregnancy. And they say the genes may show whether or not a baby is born…

Most people do not have a high opinion of bats. Bats often appear in movies and literature as terrifying creatures to be avoided. The animals have even been linked in…

Two pilots recently set a new altitude world record for gliders. A glider is an aircraft that does not have an engine. They are pulled into the air by powered…

Living things cannot survive without water. Yet more than 700 million people worldwide have trouble getting clean, safe water. That number comes from the Water Project, a non-profit group. It…

Three powerful ocean storms threaten the Caribbean, the coast of the southeastern United States and southeastern Mexico. Hurricane Irma has struck Cuba and now threatens the state of Florida with…

Earth’s atmosphere is in trouble. Scientists have linked rising temperatures in Earth’s atmosphere to carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases. When people burn coal or other fossil fuels, it releases…

The Tropical Storm Harvey in the Unites States and the monsoon in South Asia have again shown how dangerous and destructive floodwaters can be. More than 1,200 people have died…

A storm named Harvey set a rainfall record in the continental United States this week. It dumped 1.32 meters of water over southeastern Texas. The former rainfall record was set…

It is a question people have been asking for—well– ages. Is there a way to turn back the aging process? For centuries, people have been looking for a “fountain of…

Last year, planet Earth was hotter than ever before. That is according to a report by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It says that 2016 marked the…

The International Space Station, or ISS, received some interesting supplies Wednesday: ice cream and live mice. The SpaceX Dragon capsule connected with the ISS after a two-day flight from Cape…