2016-07-11 Making Bamboo a Common Building Material
Bamboo is one of the world’s most useful plants. For thousands of years bamboo has been used in many different…
2016-07-10 Small Dinosaur Suffered from Jaw Tumor
For the first time ever, scientists have discovered a tumor in the remains of a dinosaur. Researchers at the University…
2016-07-08 New Horizons Space Probe Gets Mission Extension
The U.S. space agency has announced it is extending the mission of the New Horizons spacecraft. New Horizons is a…
2016-07-06 Juno Spacecraft Enters Jupiter Orbit
American scientists cheered loudly as their spacecraft, called Juno, entered Jupiter’s orbit Monday night. “Juno, welcome to Jupiter!” The scientists…
2016-07-05 A Beautiful Planet in IMAX 3D
Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have recorded a new IMAX 3D film, “A Beautiful Planet.” Just as the name…
2016-07-04 One-Third of World’s Population Cannot See The Milky Way
If you have ever seen the Milky Way galaxy, you know what a beautiful sight it is: a truly massive…
2016-07-03 NASA Successfully Tests New Rocket Engine
The American space agency successfully tested a powerful new rocket engine this week in the desert of northern Utah. The…
2016-07-02 Spacecraft Moving in for Jupiter Close-up
Jupiter, our solar system’s largest planet, is about to show its secrets. On July 4, a NASA spacecraft will enter…
2016-06-27 Australian Spider May be World’s Fastest
Australia is home to many unknown species. Researchers now say that it may be home to the world’s fastest lunging…
2016-06-27 ‘Hobbit’ Ancestor Bones Found
Small human-like creatures lived in Indonesia 50,000 years ago, and a recent study found evidence of their much older ancestors.…
2016-06-26 Scientists: Gene Editing Should Stay in Laboratories
Scientists are debating how to limit their newly-discovered power to change genetic structure. Scientists already modify the genes of farm…
2016-06-20 How 3-D Printing Can Create Tissue from Stem Cells
An Israeli company has asked the United States Patent and Trademark Office for legal rights to a process for making…
2016-06-17 Was Mars — The Red Planet — Once White?
The planet Mars has gone through an ice age and is now warming up, scientists say. The findings are based…
2016-06-13 What It Takes to Be an Astronaut
Is it your dream to fly and to work in space? Do you want to be a NASA astronaut? Like…
2016-06-11 Four New Elements Added to Periodic Table
Four new chemical elements have been officially added to the periodic table. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry…