2024-06-15 African Elephants Call, Answer to Individual Names
African elephants call each other by and answer to individual names, a new study finds. Such communication is rare in the animal world. African elephants are among the largest animals…
2024-06-14 Researchers: Climate Change Made Brazil’s Floods Twice as Likely
A team of international researchers says that climate change made recent flooding in southern Brazil twice as likely to happen. It also said that the El Niño Pacific Ocean current…
2024-06-14 Modern Horse Traces Origin to 4200 Years Ago
The horse changed human history. And now scientists have a clearer idea of when humans began to change the horse. Around 4,200 years ago, one particular lineage of horse quickly…
2024-06-12 Olympic Athletes Bring Cooling Technology to Paris Games
The 2024 Olympic Games open in Paris late next month and experts say especially hot summer weather is likely to return. Temperatures set record highs in Europe last summer and…
2024-06-12 Will AI Systems Run Out of Publicly Available Data on the Internet?
A research group says artificial intelligence companies (AI) could run out of publicly available data for their systems in less than eight years. Training data includes writing and information publicly…
2024-06-09 World’s Largest Camera for Astronomy Reaches Chilean Mountaintop
The largest digital camera ever built for space scientists is ready to be put in place under the clear skies of northern Chile. The camera can produce images above 3.2…
2024-06-09 South Korea Establishes Space Agency, Targets Mars Landing
South Korea has created a new national space agency to increase its capabilities and is aiming for a future Mars landing. President Yoon Suk Yeol recently announced the establishment of…
2024-06-07 Australian Seed Company Tests AI Gene Editing in Wheat
Agriculture companies are using new methods to change the genes of plants to produce more productive crops. The process of gene-editing is gaining attention from people interested in agriculture. It…
2024-06-05 After Delays, Boeing Launches Astronauts into Orbit
Boeing launched astronauts into space with its delayed Starliner spacecraft for the first time Wednesday. The launch marked the company’s entry into competition with SpaceX to provide service for the…
2024-06-05 Chinese Spacecraft Collects Samples from Far Side of Moon
Chinese space officials say a spacecraft has successfully collected samples from the moon and is headed back toward Earth. The unmanned spacecraft, called Chang’e-6, touched down on the lunar surface…
2024-06-04 Researchers: Bacteria Could Help Reduce ‘Greenhouse’ Gas
Very small organisms that live in the world’s farm fields release nitrous oxide gas. Some scientists link the gas to climate change. They are looking for a way to deal…
2024-06-03 NASA Spacecraft Unlocks Asteroid Dinkinesh’s History
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft visited a little asteroid called Dinkinesh last November. The visit, scientists say, unlocks a surprisingly interesting history of the asteroid along with its companion, Selam. Asteroids are…
2024-06-02 German Scientists Seek Public’s Help to Count Insects This Summer
How many insects can you count in one hour? That was the question being asked by a group of environmentalists outside of Berlin’s Natural History Museum recently. The Nature and…
2024-06-02 Scientists: Climate Change, Growth Worsen Effects of East African Rains
An international team of climate scientists recently released a report on climate change and city growth. They found the effects of heavy rains that struck East Africa in recent months…
2024-06-02 New Data Suggest Widespread Volcanic Activity on Venus
New examinations of data collected from Venus suggest the planet is more volcanically active than previously thought. The finding is based on radar images captured by Magellan, an orbiting spacecraft…