Category: Science & Technology (科学与科技)

Researchers say they can explain how sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica might be communicating. Like many whales and dolphins, sperm whales are highly social mammals.…

In recent months, reports of extreme weather have reached new levels. Some climate scientists say they cannot remember when the world had so much extreme weather. In Brazil, for example,…

A recent report says that 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources. Ember, a research group based in London, reported that, for the first time, 30 percent of…

Researchers say a wild orangutan in Indonesia appeared to use a medicinal plant to treat a wound it had suffered. The observation represents the latest example of how some animals…

A recent study shows that people who lived in caves in North Africa had already started to add a lot of plants to their diet about 15,000 years ago. The…

U.S. efforts to expand the use of sea drones to defend against possible military threats are reportedly falling behind because of other American defense goals. Reporters from Reuters said they…

The first crewed test of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was postponed Tuesday because of a problem with the rocket system. Officials stopped the launch about two hours before the planned liftoff…

A group of scientists has disputed a study published last year that estimated the intelligence of the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex to be similar to a baboon’s. The group disputed last…

For future humans to survive long periods on Mars, growing food on the planet is a must. It would be too costly and risky to rely upon rocket deliveries to…

The American space agency NASA has completed a new experiment that sent data over 226 million kilometers in space. The result marks a major improvement over previous tests that measured…

An American company is preparing to launch a series of driverless trucks to transport goods on a major public highway. Aurora Innovation says it plans to begin the service later…

Chilean food company NotCo has been working on a popular meal for people in Latin America and Asia: turtle soup. The meal tastes like turtle soup but has no parts…

China launched a spacecraft to the moon’s far side on Friday in a mission that aims to bring lunar soil and rocks to Earth. A Long March 5 rocket carried…

Flowering plants are very important to Earth’s ecosystems. They are necessary for life on Earth. Flowering plants are also called angiosperms. They are the largest and most diverse plant group.…

A recent American law requires TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the company’s U.S. operations within nine months or face a nationwide ban. But the video sharing service remains popular…