Science
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Tools Made from Elephant, Hippo Bones Show Ingenuity of Human Ancestors
An assemblage of tools found in Tanzania that was fashioned about 1.5 million years ago from the ...
March 14, 2025
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Astronomers Reveal 3D Structure of Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional struc...
March 13, 2025
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Ancient Martian Beaches Detected by Chinese Rover
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Ground-penetrating radar data obtained by China’s Zhurong rover has reveal...
March 13, 2025
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1st Natl Analysis: America’s Butterflies Disappearing at ‘Catastrophic’ Rate
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change ...
March 12, 2025
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NASA Saves Energy on Twin Voyager Spacecraft
NEW YORK (AP) — NASA is switching off two science instruments on its long-running twin Voyager sp...
March 12, 2025
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Fossil from China Rewrites History of Avian Evolution
Scientists have unearthed in southeastern China the fossil of a quail-sized bird that lived about...
March 6, 2025
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Loon-like Waterfowl from Dino-Era Antarctica Is Oldest ‘Modern’ Bird
Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today’s loons and grebes dove for fish an...
March 5, 2025
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Chile’s Dark Desert Skies at Risk of Light Pollution
CERRO PARANAL, Chile (Reuters) — Chile’s pristine, dark desert skies, world-renowned for astronom...
March 5, 2025
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Losing Pets Can Cut Deeper Than Many People Realize
PARIS (AP) — Even months later, the pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning.
...March 5, 2025
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This Year’s Fitness Buzzword Is ‘Recovery’
If you ever turned on the TV in the 2000s after midnight, you might have seen an informercial for...
February 28, 2025
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Brazil Agency Plans Research into Cannabis Growth
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazil’s agricultural research agency Embrapa, which helped turn the countr...
February 28, 2025
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Asteroid Impact on Moon Blasted 2 Grand Canyons in 10 Minutes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth’s natural wonders, carved out ...
February 28, 2025
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Deep-sea Microorganisms Found to Survive Using Minerals, Says Japanese Research Team
A team of researchers has found that primitive microorganisms deep in the ocean survive by using ...
February 26, 2025
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New Species of Rare Algae Discovered Near Imperial Palace; Tokyo University Professor Lauds ‘Important Discovery’
A research team announced it has discovered a new species of Kawamozuku — a rare red alga — in th...
February 25, 2025
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KAGRA to Join International Gravitational Wave Project; Underground Facility Recently Improved Instruments
The Kamioka Gravitational wave detector, Large-scale Cryogenic Gravitational Telescope (KAGRA) is...
February 23, 2025
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