Category: Science & Technology (科学与科技)

Scientists say a fossil found in Germany is providing new details about flying reptiles that lived on Earth about 147 million years ago. The fossil was discovered in 2015 in…

The brains of today’s birds show a level of intelligence and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But scientists do not fully understand how bird brains have changed over millions…

American companies are developing unmanned aircraft systems that are larger than drones. The goal is for the aircraft to help agricultural producers and reduce risks to human safety. Rotor technologies…

NASA has once again reconnected with its Voyager spacecraft, marking a continuation of the American space agency’s longest mission in history. The two spacecraft – Voyager 1 and Voyager 2…

Churchill, Manitoba is a small, rural Canadian town that lives with neighboring predators and loves it. That is because the predators — a polar bear population — attract the visitors…

The social media service Bluesky says it has been gaining millions of users since the U.S. presidential election. Usage data shows Bluesky reached 20 million users this week. That was…

Scientists say they were able to identify signs that Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano might erupt about two months before it exploded. A new study explains the signs they discovered and…

Imagine a wheelchair equipped with wheels flexible enough to move over all kinds of barriers: including the raised edges of streets. A robotic delivery vehicle could use the same wheels…

Scientists say newly examined data from a Chinese explorer on Mars adds to existing evidence that the planet once had a very large ocean. The exploring vehicle, or rover, is…

China has built a land-based test version of a nuclear reactor for a large warship. The development is the clearest sign yet that Beijing is moving toward producing the country’s…

In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with a telescope. But, 243 years later, we still do not know much about this cold planet,…

African elephants are Earth’s largest land animals. They are very intelligent and highly social. A recent study also says that numbers of African elephants sharply decreased over about fifty years.…

The Australian government recently announced plans to ban the use of social media by children under the age of 16. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, “Social media is doing harm…

Europe’s climate agency says this year is likely to break 2023’s record for the hottest year ever. Researchers at the Copernicus agency also predicted 2024 will be the first year…

Researchers have observed a large black hole that gained mass at a rate much faster than scientists had thought possible. New observations from the Webb telescope involve the largest kind…