2017-04-24 Scientists Study to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere
Scientists have traveled to the mountains of Oman to find a way to remove carbon dioxide gas from the atmosphere.…
2017-04-22 Facebook’s Plan to Send Thoughts from Brain to Computer
Facebook is developing a technology that it says will be able to transfer thoughts directly from the brain to a…
2017-04-19 Recycled Bottles Find New Life on Women’s Feet
A company in San Francisco, California, has found a way to turn used plastic bottles into women’s shoes. Every day,…
2017-04-17 Study: Prehistoric Humans Were Not Very Nutritious
Prehistoric people may have hunted and killed other members of their own species and eaten them, but probably not for…
2017-04-17 Are Your Clothes Causing Pollution?
Very small pieces of plastic, called microfibers, are polluting rivers and oceans. The source of these microfibers may surprise you:…
2017-04-10 Humans to Mars Official NASA Goal, But What About Radiation?
Human exploration of Mars is now an official goal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Last month, U.S.…
2017-04-03 New Rotavirus Vaccine Could Save Thousands of Children
Researchers in the African country of Niger have introduced a new vaccine that protects against the diarrheal disease called rotavirus.…
2017-03-27 Are Fast Radio Bursts Evidence of Unknown Life?
The idea may be a little out of this world. Ten years ago, scientists started noticing very brief, but powerful…
2017-03-20 More than Half of the World’s Primates Disappearing
Scientists who study primates say that we are moving towards a time when species like gorillas will no longer be…
2017-03-17 Scientists Race to Save World’s Coral Reefs
Just a year ago, the colors were bright under the waves. Now the Maldivian reef is dead, the coral killed…
2017-03-13 Common Bacteria May Control Disease-Carrying Insects
Scientists think they have discovered a way to use a common bacteria to stop disease-carrying mosquitoes from reproducing. They say…
2017-03-08 Space Tourism and Business Looking Up
It was a surprising announcement: SpaceX, a private company, said it will fly two people to the moon next year.…
2017-03-06 California Study Finds Moon is 4.51 Billion Years Old
For almost as long as people have walked on Earth, they have looked up at the moon and wondered: How…
2017-02-27 Experimental Malaria Vaccines Offer Promise
Two vaccines developed by a Maryland company are showing promise in the fight against malaria. One vaccine was 100 percent…
2017-02-23 NASA: Newly Discovered Planets Could Hold Life Forms
For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered a system of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting around a single star. The…