NASA Scientists Control Mars Rover from Their Own Homes Posted June 9, 2020 NASA scientists are controlling the Mars Curiosity rover from the comfort of their own homes. The rover is a robotic vehicle that the space agency sent to Mars to determine if …
Tree Disease Endangering Olive Industry Across Europe Posted June 3, 2020 A deadly disease infecting olive trees in Europe may cause over $20 billion in losses, according to a study. An economic impact study was conducted on the olive industry in Ita…
Scientists Find Piece of Lost Ancient Continent in Canada Posted May 25, 2020 Researchers have discovered a piece of a lost ancient continent in Canada. Canadian scientists revealed that a fragment of the North Atlantic Craton, a part of…
Scientists Find Evidence of Rainforests in Antarctica Posted May 20, 2020 New research found evidence that swampy rainforests once existed in Antarctica. A team of European scientists discovered plant fossils in the region, which pro…
Tallest Waterfall in Ecuador Disappears Posted May 18, 2020 The 150-meter San Rafael Waterfall disappeared because of a sinkhole. Considered the tallest waterfall in Ecuador, the San Rafael Waterfall attracted thousands of visitors ever…
Scientists Develop Coating that Kills Bacteria on Devices Posted May 7, 2020 Scientists from University College London created a light-sensitive coating that kills harmful bacteria on screens and keyboards. The scientists created the ne…
Study Suggests How Humans Survived during Ice Age Posted May 2, 2020 A recent study suggests how prehistoric humans might have survived the last Ice Age. In the 1950s, researchers discovered circular structures made of mammoth bones in Russia. T…
Study: Days Were Shorter Millions of Years Ago Posted April 26, 2020 A recent study revealed that days 70 million years ago were shorter than they are now. When dinosaurs roamed the Earth millions of years ago, the planet was ro…
Forests Are Losing Capability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide, Study Says Posted April 20, 2020 A study found that tropical forests can no longer eliminate carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere like they used to. The study was conducted by a team of European and Africa…
Scientists Discover First Animal That Can Survive without Oxygen Posted April 12, 2020 Scientists discovered the first multicellular animal that does not need oxygen to live. Studies have shown that multicellular animals on Earth perform mitochondrial respiration…