2019-08-22 Plants, Animals Affected as Alaska Records Hottest Month
United States government scientists say July 2019 was the hottest month on record worldwide. The average temperature in July was…
2019-08-21 Study: Early Humans Partly to Blame for Cave Bears’ Disappearance
New research suggests that human beings may have been partly responsible for the disappearance of cave bears thousands of years…
2019-08-19 Scientists Find High Levels of Plastics in Arctic Snow
Scientists say they have found high levels of small plastic particles in Arctic snow. Their findings provide more evidence that…
2019-08-19 Scientists Find Bones from Giant Penguin in New Zealand
Scientists in New Zealand have found fossilized leg bones from a penguin believed to have been about the size of…
2019-08-15 Apple Offers $1 Million to Anyone Who Can Break into iPhone
Apple says it will pay $1 million to any researcher who can successfully break into an iPhone. Other technology companies…
2019-08-11 Astronomers Make New Map of the Milky Way
Astronomers have created the most correct map yet of the Milky Way – the part of space that contains our…
2019-08-08 Hyundai Launches First Vehicle with Solar Roof Charging
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has launched its first vehicle with a solar top, or roof, charging system. Other automakers…
2019-08-07 Is There a Link Between Video Games and Violence?
Do some kinds of video games cause violence? Scientific studies do not suggest a link. But the idea that there…
2019-08-05 NASA Satellite Discovers ‘First Nearby Super-Earth’
Researchers say they have discovered the first nearby “super-Earth” planet that could possibly support life. The discovery was made by…
2019-08-04 Solar Sail Experiment Demonstrates ‘Flight by Light’
A major demonstration in solar sailing has been declared a success by the organization that launched the experiment. The U.S.-based…
2019-08-04 College Textbook Company Goes ‘Digital First’
One of the he world’s biggest education company says it will release all of its books for the United States…
2019-08-03 After Apollo Anniversary, NASA Prepares for Return to Moon
The American space agency NASA recently marked the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. For some, the…
2019-08-02 Young People Solve the World’s Problems at Google Science Fair
When 16-year-old Celestine Wenardy learned that diabetes was a “silent killer” in her home country of Indonesia, she wanted to…
2019-08-01 Teen Gamer Wins $3 Million in Fortnite ‘World Cup’
A 16-year-old American has received a $3 million prize after winning a competition for players of the video game Fortnite.…
2019-07-29 Studying Opioid Users as They Try to Stop
A patient watched pictures appear one by one: First, a bicycle. Next, a treat: a cupcake. Then a picture of…