2024-07-14 Ants Can Perform Amputations to Save Lives
Human doctors perform amputations, or removal of an arm, leg, or finger, after a serious injury. The purpose of this action is to prevent infection or disease. But humans are…
2024-07-14 NASA Researchers End One-year Mars Habitat Mission
Four scientists have left a model Mars environment where they lived in isolation for more than a year. The crew took part in the experiment for the American space agency…
2024-07-11 US Farmers Use Tree from India to Produce Proteins, Biofuel
American farmers are using an ancient tree from India to produce beans for making protein-rich foods and biofuels. The tree is called pongamia. It is native to India, Southeast Asia…
2024-07-11 Who Were the Denisovans, Ancestors of Modern Humans?
Pieces of bones in a cave in the Tibetan highlands have given researchers new evidence of the mysterious human ancestors known as Denisovans. International researchers examined more than 2,500 bones…
2024-07-10 Scientists Find World’s Oldest Cave Painting in Indonesia
On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave painting. The researchers used a laser to date the painting. They found it was created at…
2024-07-10 NASCAR Introduces Electric Racer to Explore Sustainable Technologies
The American professional racing organization, NASCAR, recently rolled out its first electric vehicle model to the public. Officials with the motorsports company say they hope to use the vehicle to…
2024-07-07 UN Agency: China Leading AI Patents Race
Recent United Nations data shows that China is ahead of other countries in filing patents for generative artificial intelligence (or GenAI) inventions. China has filed six times more patents than…
2024-07-07 Nigeria’s Solar Projects Struggle to Power the Country
About half of Nigeria’s 200 million people cannot get enough electricity from the country’s electrical grid. Many poor, rural communities have no electrical service at all. Nigeria has a lot…
2024-07-07 SpaceX to Build Vehicle to Deorbit Space Station
The U.S. space agency NASA has chosen SpaceX to produce a vehicle to take the International Space Station (ISS) out of orbit at the end of its service life. NASA…
2024-07-04 Researchers: Protecting 1% of Earth’s Surface Would Save Rare Wildlife
A recent report by environmental researchers says that protecting 1.2 percent of the Earth’s land surface could prevent most extinctions. Extinction is the permanent disappearance of an animal or plant…
2024-07-03 Beryl May Mark Beginning of Dangerous Hurricane Season
Weather experts say the storm Hurricane Beryl might represent the beginning of a very active and dangerous hurricane season. “It’s the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic,…
2024-07-03 US States to Train Workers on AI in Workplace
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools continue to expand in the workplace. And some U.S. states have launched specialized programs to train workers on how to deal with the new technologies. Many…
2024-07-02 Chinese Researchers Develop Robot Dogs to Assist the Blind
Researchers in Shanghai are developing a robot “guide dog” that could help blind people. The robot is currently being tested in Shanghai. The machine uses cameras and sensors to navigate…
2024-07-02 South Sudan: Home to World’s Largest Land Mammal Migration
South Sudan is home to what some wildlife experts say is the world’s largest land animal migration, or seasonal movement of animals. But government officials fear illegal hunting threatens the…
2024-07-01 Study: Ancient Pig-like Animal Shows Early Brain Development
Researchers say a new study on an ancient pig-like animal is helping them learn more about brain development in mammals. The animal is known as Gordonia. It is believed to…