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Cassini Initiates One Final Close Encounter with Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
Close-up of Enceladus After a decade spent studying Saturn’s moons, NASA/ESA’s robotic spacecraft Cassini initiates one final close encounter with Saturn’s moon Enceladus in a series of three. The feat...
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Team Couples Genetic Engineering and Quantum Physics in Unique Experiment
In an effort to enhance solar light harvesting systems, a MIT team couples genetic engineering and quantum physics in unique experiment designed to mimic natural photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is known...
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Scott Kelly is the NASA Astronaut with Most Time Spent in Space
With 387 days and counting abroad of the International Space Station, Scott Kelly is the NASA astronaut with the most time spent in space. Previous record belongs to U.S. astronaut Mike Fincke with 381...
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Howler Monkeys May Have Deep Voices or Larger Testicles, but not Both
Howler monkeys may have deep voices or larger testicles, but not both according to the findings of a new research published in the Current Biology journal. Howler monkeys may have deep voices or larger...
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Bizzare Turtle Fossil Adds to the Cretaceous Portrait of Utah
Bizarre turtle fossil adds to the Cretaceous portrait of Utah, as it was discovered in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Bizarre turtle fossil adds to the Cretaceous portrait of Utah, as...
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Dog with ill-fated Name Shoots Owner during Hunt in Indiana
Local police reports that a dog with ill-fated name shoots owner during hunt in Indiana in a bizarre incident that made many people weigh in the importance of gun safety. A chocolate Labrador retriever...
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Facebook Rolls Out Slideshow Ads in Developing Countries
In a push to expand its user base and by taking into account the slow Internet connections emerging markets may have, Facebook rolls out slideshow ads in developing countries. So far, the social...
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Drugs More Deadly than Car Accidents and Guns, DEA Report
According to a recent report issued by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), drugs are more deadly than car accidents and guns, while cars may lead to more fatalities than guns may. The...
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Team Unearths Fossils of the Largest Known Rat Species to Date
According to a recent report, an Australian research team unearths fossils of the largest known rat species to date. Of the fossils, which were found in East Timor, the largest is 10 times larger than...
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An Effective Cholesterol Vaccine May Soon Wipe Out Statins
An effective cholesterol vaccine may soon wipe out statins, becoming a common treatment for high cholesterol levels affecting millions of U.S. citizens. An effective cholesterol vaccine may soon wipe...
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Svalbard’s Forest in Arctic Norway is Around Since the Devonian
Illustration of vegetation during the Devonian. Svalbard’s forest in Arctic Norway is around since the Devonian, and is estimated by scientists to have been a major carbon sink during a time when...
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Spiderwebs Can Tell Fascinating Stories of Prey and Predator
Spiderwebs can tell fascinating stories of prey and predator as a recent study published in the PLOS ONE journal suggests. Spiderwebs can tell fascinating stories of prey and predator as a recent study...
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A Star Becomes Supermassive Black Hole Snack
300 million light years away from our planet scientists observed how a star becomes supermassive black hole snack, causing jets of material to emerge in the aftermath. 300 million light years away from...
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Newly Filed Google Patent Sees ‘Needle-Free Blood Draw’
Newly filed Google patent sees ‘needle-free blood draw’ device that could soon become reality and take away all needle-related fears. Newly filed Google patent sees ‘needle-free blood draw’ device that...
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Google Life Sciences Gets an Antiquated Moniker: Verily
According to an announcement made Monday, the web search giant’s research arm into health and medicine Google Life Sciences gets an antiquated moniker: Verily. The new word, which means ‘truly,’...
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Team Says it Has Physical Proof of How Dolphins See Divers
A research team says it has physical proof of how dolphins see divers through their echolocation sense, also known as their bio sonar. After experimenting with a captive female dolphin, researchers...
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Saturn’s Moon Titan Looks Disturbingly Earth-like in Latest Close-Up
Cassini spacecraft’ infrared cameras show that Saturn’s moon Titan looks disturbingly Earth-like in latest close-up. The probe used near-infrared wavelengths to take a glimpse at the icy moon through...
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Antibiotic Use in Meat Industry Has Increased
Antibiotic overdose creates resistant super-bugs According to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), antibiotic use in meat industry has increased since 2013. Almost 23 percent of the animals raised...
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Curiosity Is Walking on Martian Sand
Curiosity left its tracks in Martian sand Right in this moment, Curiosity is walking on Martian sand. Maybe ‘walking’ is not the most correct term but that is just a technicality. NASA and space...
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Curiosity Rover Just Found Surprising Storages of Silica on Mars
Curiosity rover just found surprising storages of silica on Mars as it ventures higher on Mount Sharp. Curiosity is instrumental in understanding the changes that the environment and climate of the Red...
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