2019-03-08 Mars Researchers Find First Evidence of Planet-Wide Groundwater System
For years, Mars has been seen as a dry, lifeless planet. But there is growing evidence to suggest this was…
2019-03-07 Electric Cars Get Creative Sounds to Replace Engine Noise
The world’s top automakers are increasingly offering more electric vehicle models, as they steadily back away from gasoline engines. This…
2019-03-04 Hurricanes Create Natural Climate Change Laboratories in Puerto Rico
The hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico in 2017 destroyed most of the island’s forest cover. The storms may have given…
2019-03-03 After Scandal, China Proposes New Rules for Gene Editing
China has proposed new rules for gene editing and other “high risk” biomedical technologies. The proposals come three months after…
2019-03-01 Mobile Phone Internet Bringing Fast Changes to Cuba
After a tornado struck Havana last month, Mijail Ramirez wrote on Twitter that Cuban officials were threatening to force him…
2019-02-28 Foldable Phones and More: Top Tech at Mobile World Congress
The Mobile World Congress, or MWC, is the world’s largest yearly event for showing new smartphones and related products. This…
2019-02-25 Searching for Clues on Climate Change in Antarctica
Scientists on an island just north of Antarctica are studying the ice for clues about everything from climate change to…
2019-02-24 Safety Concerns Delay US Effort to Restart Human Spaceflight
NASA reportedly has warned SpaceX and Boeing of its concerns over the design and safety of their astronaut launch systems.…
2019-02-23 Israeli Spacecraft Makes History with Successful Moon Launch
An Israeli spacecraft is on its way to the moon. The unmanned moon landing vehicle was launched Thursday night from…
2019-02-21 New Study: Life in Space Puts Body’s Defenses on Alert
Living in outer space for nearly a year had some interesting effects on American astronaut Scott Kelly. Scientists found signs…
2019-02-18 Earth’s Earliest Mobile Organism Lived 2.1 Billion Years Ago
Scientists have discovered the oldest fossil evidence of organism motility, or the ability of an organism to move independently. The…
2019-02-18 Meet Ai-Da, the Robot Artist
Can robots be creative? British art gallery owner Aidan Meller thinks so. He hopes to begin answering that question with…
2019-02-16 NASA’s Rover Ends Mission after 15 Years
The American space agency NASA had expected its rover called Opportunity to operate on Mars for just 90 days. But…
2019-02-14 What Is 5G Wireless Technology?
There has been a lot of publicity recently surrounding 5G, the next generation of wireless technology for the world. But…
2019-02-14 Can City Life Help Some Endangered Animals?
At sunset every day, loud sounds can be heard coming from the sky in a community just east of Los…