2024-12-12 Study: Ancient Americans Depended Heavily on Mammoth for Food
A new study finds that the first humans to live in North America depended heavily on mammoths and other large animals for food. The finding is based on examinations of…
2024-12-11 European Climate Agency: 2024 Is Likely Hottest Year on Record
A recent report by the European climate service Copernicus says that November was the second-warmest November for which the agency has records. The finding means that Copernicus will likely declare…
2024-12-11 TikTok Asks Court to Block US Ban, Seeks US Supreme Court Hearing
TikTok has asked a U.S. appeals court to temporarily block a law requiring its parent company, ByteDance, to divest itself of the popular video sharing service, or face a U.S.…
2024-12-10 Saving Sea Turtles on Northeastern US Coast
Over the last 20 years, the number of stranded sea turtles has increased in the waters off the northeastern coast of the United States. As a result, special animal hospitals…
2024-12-08 Rare Birth Gives Hope to Endangered Deer
Recently, a rare pudu was born in an Argentinian zoo. The birth has given scientists and conservationists a chance to study and collect data on the small deer. Pudus are…
2024-12-08 New Study Examines Whether Venus Had Liquid Water
A new study suggests that Venus likely never had water flowing on its surface. The research was based on data related to the chemical makeup of the planet’s atmosphere. Scientists…
2024-12-04 As Space Traffic Grows, UN Calls for More International Cooperation
As the amount of space traffic continues to grow, the United Nations is calling for increased international cooperation to improve safety. Continued deployment of satellites and sharp increases in space…
2024-12-02 Microsoft’s AI ‘Agents’ Aim to Take over Many Human Duties
Microsoft is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) tool offerings to include “personal agents” which are designed to take over different human processes. The American software company said the new offerings…
2024-12-02 Ancient Footprints Suggest 2 Human Species Were Neighbors in Kenya 1.5 Million Years Ago
Scientists say ancient footprints left in wet dirt on a Kenyan lakeside suggest that two early human ancestors were neighbors about 1.5 million years ago. Two separate species made the…
2024-12-01 Scientists Publish Version of a Map of Human Body Cells
Researchers have created an early version of a map of some of the human body’s cells. The human body has an estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has…
2024-12-01 Research of Galaxies Supports Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity
An international group of scientists has been studying how the structure of the universe has grown over the past 11 billion years. These researchers recently announced findings about how gravity…
2024-11-28 ‘Mini Moon’ Object Moves Away from Earth’s Orbit
An asteroid that moved closer to Earth’s orbit in recent months is now moving away from our planet as gravity pulls it back toward the sun. The asteroid is small…
2024-11-28 Astronomers Study Newly Discovered Fast-forming Exoplanet
Astronomers have observed a newborn planet that formed in three million years, a relatively brief time. They say the discovery leads to questions about the current understanding of the speed…
2024-11-27 US Proposes Measures to Limit Google after Monopoly Ruling
The United States government has proposed a series of measures to limit Google from anti-competition business activities. The move comes after a federal judge ruled in August Google had violated…
2024-11-26 Nations Agree to $300 Billion Deal at Climate Talks
Countries from around the world recently agreed to provide $300 billion to support poor nations in the face of climate change. The agreement reached on November 24 at the United…