Category: Science & Technology (科学与科技)

Astronomers have made a surprising discovery about the first brown dwarf ever identified. New observations suggest the object is actually two brown dwarfs orbiting each other. The American space agency…

The U.S. government has issued final rules for operating air taxis. It has also set training and approval requirements for pilots. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the new…

The Caribbean island of Anguilla is getting a economic lift from companies registering internet addresses through the British territory. The companies are seeking to show they are involved in the…

Periods of very high temperatures, or heatwaves, deep in the ocean might be highly “under-reported,” a recent study says. The study suggests such heatwaves could have worrying effects in the…

Technology company Amazon recently said it is investing in small nuclear reactors to meet its increasing need for electricity. Amazon’s announcement came two days after a similar statement from technology…

Weather researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) systems to improve existing weather prediction methods. But, experts say the AI tools currently face limitations and should be used along with traditional…

Space scientists say unusual lights in the sky, known as the northern lights, are more likely to appear because of intense activity on the sun. The cause is the 11-year…

China plans to start operations of a huge experiment next year that aims to observe subatomic particles called neutrinos. The goal is to gather information that will help physicists better…

Scientists say they have successfully reproduced corals to improve their resistance to warmer ocean temperatures. The latest effort is one of many that seeks to prevent major coral destruction events…

Scientists in Brazil recently announced the discovery of one of the world’s oldest reptile remains. They say the bones – dating back to around 237 million years ago – may…

The largest bug to ever live was about 2.6 meters long and had many legs. However, the look and shape of its head remained a mystery until now. The fossils…

SpaceX has successfully completed a fifth test of its Starship rocket system. The uncrewed test was carried out Sunday at the American space company’s launch center in Boca Chica, Texas.…

A group of international scientists recently announced they had made a map of the whole “brain” of an adult fruit fly. They said the milestone would provide new knowledge about…

New research says that 610 bird species have died off over the past 130,000 years. For instance, the Kaua’i ’ō’ō, a Hawaiian songbird, was declared extinct just last year. The…

A European spacecraft has been launched to explore an asteroid struck in an earlier planetary defense mission by the American space agency NASA. The European Space Agency (ESA’s) Hera spacecraft…