2021-02-23 World’s Oldest DNA Discovered in Million-Year-Old Mammoths
Scientists say they have discovered the oldest DNA on record. It was found in the teeth of mammoths that lived…
2021-02-22 Scientists Have New Theory for What Killed the Dinosaurs
American researchers have a new theory about how an object struck the Earth and caused the dinosaurs to die off.…
2021-02-21 Study: Plant-eating Dinosaurs Arrived Late to Northern Half of the World
Plant-eating dinosaurs probably arrived in the northern half of the world millions of years after meat-eating dinosaurs, a recent study…
2021-02-19 NASA Explorer Successfully Lands on Mars
The American space agency’s Mars explorer, Perseverance, landed successfully on the Red Planet Thursday after a seven-month trip. The six-wheeled…
2021-02-17 Machine Learning Used to Predict Where New Coronaviruses Might Develop Next
Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) methods in an effort to predict which animals might develop new kinds of coronaviruses…
2021-02-15 New Map of Mars Water Ice Can Help Identify Best Landing Spots
Scientists have created a new map that aims to identify the best sources of water on Mars. Water is considered…
2021-02-14 Ancient Instrument Still Plays After 18,000 Years
A large conch shell brought little attention in a French museum for many years, but it is now quickly gaining…
2021-02-14 Report: Newly Found Chameleon May Be World’s Smallest Reptile
The island nation of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa, may be home to the smallest kind of reptile…
2021-02-11 China and UAE Send Their First Spacecraft to Mars
Two countries sent their first spacecraft to Mars this week – China and the United Arab Emirates. A Chinese spacecraft…
2021-02-08 Scientists Develop Method to Grow Wood in a Lab
American scientists say they have developed a way to grow wood material in a laboratory. The method could create different…
2021-02-04 Company Aims to Produce Thousands of Humanoid Robots in 2021
A Hong Kong-based robotics company says it plans to mass produce thousands of humanoid robots in 2021. Hanson Robotics says…
2021-02-02 Shark Populations Dropped 71 Percent Since 1970
Scientists have known for decades that the numbers of some shark species are decreasing. But a new study shows just…
2021-02-01 New Research Suggests Full Moon Can Affect Sleep
You may have noticed brighter night skies recently as we experienced a full moon. NASA reports the event, called the…
2021-02-01 Scientists in Greece Find 20-Million-Year-Old Tree
Greek scientists on the volcanic island of Lesbos say they have found a 20-million-year-old fossilized tree. The rare find was…
2021-01-29 Scientists Find First Baby Remains from Tyrannosaurus Group
For the first time, scientists have found the remains of babies from the group of meat-eating dinosaurs that includes Tyrannosaurus…