2019-01-20 Lunar Eclipse to Darken Moon over North, South America
People in many parts of North and South America will be able to see a total lunar eclipse Sunday night…
2019-01-17 Scientists Developing Spacecraft Powered by Steam
The history of steam power goes all the way back to the 1700s. At the time, steam was used to…
2019-01-15 DNA Technology Helps Famers Identify Crop Diseases
It is often difficult for farmers to identify diseases quickly enough to protect their crops and those on neighboring farms.…
2019-01-14 Can Satellites Help Identify Extreme Poverty?
The fight against poverty is getting help from faraway objects: satellites orbiting the Earth. Satellite images are helping researchers map…
2019-01-14 US Carbon Emissions Rise in 2018 Because of Industry, Fuel Demand
After falling for three years, carbon emissions in the United States rose in 2018. That information is based on early…
2019-01-11 15 Hot Technology Products at CES 2019
Each year, the Las Vegas consumer electronics show, or CES, presents the latest developments in many areas of technology. It…
2019-01-10 Phone Apps May Soon Predict Teen Depression
Rising rates of depression among American teenagers and young adults have led to a major question: Could the same devices…
2019-01-07 Study: Americans Approve of Gene Editing Only for Health Purposes
A public opinion study says that most Americans would accept the use of gene-editing technology to create babies who are…
2019-01-07 Study: Sahara Changed from Wet to Dry Every 20,000 Years
A new study suggests climate conditions in the Sahara Desert have changed from wet to dry about every 20,000 years.…
2019-01-06 World’s Most Popular Dinosaur Gets New Look at Chicago Museum
In the early 1990s, scientist Sue Hendrickson discovered the world’s largest Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur skeleton. It was found in rock…
2019-01-04 China Lands Spacecraft on ‘Dark’ Side of Moon
China’s space program has become the first to land a spacecraft on the so-called dark side of the moon. The…
2019-01-03 NASA’s New Horizons Shows Image of Snowman-Like Object
Scientists say images from NASA’s spacecraft New Horizons show a snowman-like object in the cold, icy part of our solar…
2019-01-03 Estonian Government Aims to End Paperwork
Three-day-old Oskar Lunde sleeps in a small bed at an Estonian hospital. Across the room, his father turns on a…
2019-01-01 US Study: Work in Space Does Not Seem to Shorten Astronauts’ Lives
Astronauts traveling in space meet forms of radiation that are uncommon on Earth. Some of this radiation has been shown…
2018-12-31 Big Dinosaur from Italy Got Burial at Sea
Scientists are studying fossils of a large meat-eating dinosaur they describe as interesting, both in life and in death. The…