2020-04-27 Even from Home, NASA Team Keeps Mars Explorer Moving
Millions of people around the world are currently working from home in an effort to slow the spread of the…
2020-04-23 Tech Companies Continue to Fight False Coronavirus Information
False information about the new coronavirus has continued to spread around the world, just like the illness itself. In answer,…
2020-04-26 Scientists Study Unusual Comet
Scientists recently reported new details about the second interstellar object ever seen passing through our solar system. It is a…
2020-04-22 Strange Object May Be Remains of a Planet Torn Apart
A long, thin object moving through our solar system may be the remains of a planet that was pulled apart,…
2020-04-20 Six New Coronaviruses Found in Bats in Myanmar
Researchers have discovered six new coronaviruses in bats while studying how diseases can pass from animals to humans. The scientists…
2020-04-20 In Vietnam, Machine Provides Free Rice to People During Coronavirus
A Vietnamese businessman has invented a machine that provides free rice for people out of work during the coronavirus crisis.The…
2020-04-19 Scientists Estimate Age of World’s Largest Fish
Scientists have recently discovered how to compute the age of whale sharks, Earth’s largest fish. Researchers used information about radioactivity…
2020-04-18 Scientists Report Biggest Star Explosion Ever Seen
Scientists have just seen the biggest star explosion observed to date. Star explosions are often called supernovas. The supernova was…
2020-04-17 Ancient String Adds to Evidence of Early Human Relative’s Abilities
Scientists say Neanderthals used plant fibers to create string more 40,000 years ago. The string was discovered in France in…
2020-04-16 Apple, Google to Launch Contact Tracing Technology for Phones
Apple and Google have teamed up to launch a mobile phone tool to follow the contacts of people infected with…
2020-04-14 Astronomers Identify ‘Missing Link’ Mid-Sized Black Hole
Scientists have identified a mid-sized black hole that could be the “missing link” to help us better understand these mysterious…
2020-04-13 New Age Estimate for Early Human Skull Produces Surprising Discovery
Scientists say a new age estimate for the skull of an early human is raising questions about modern human ancestry.…
2020-04-12 US Nuclear Waste Cleanup Delayed
For more than 20 years, nuclear waste in the United States has been stored at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant…
2020-04-09 Facebook, Google Launch New Tools to Gather Virus Data
Facebook and Google have launched new tools to gather data on population movements in an effort to fight the spread…
2020-04-08 New Discovery Suggests Antarctica Once Had Warm Rainforest
Today we know Antarctica as an extreme environment containing ice and snow. But new research provides evidence that the area…