NASA’s Kepler Telescope Discovers 10 Earth-like Planets Posted July 29, 2017 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has discovered 219 new planets, which include 10 potential life-sustaining ones, through the Kepler space telescope. The Ke…
Study Reveals Brain Activity Can Re-create Faces Posted July 19, 2017 Recently, a group of scientists has accurately re-created images of human faces based on the brain activity of monkeys. Researchers from the California Institu…
Scientists Discover Why Whales Got Big Posted July 9, 2017 Scientists have discovered that blue whales evolved into giants only recently. According to researchers, blue whales can grow over 100 feet, making it the larg…
Naked Mole Rats Can Survive Without Oxygen, Study Says Posted July 5, 2017 Scientists have discovered that naked mole rats can survive for 18 minutes without oxygen. Naked mole rats are described as hairless, cold-blooded mammals that belong to the
UN Agency Partners with Chinese Start-Up Company Posted June 28, 2017 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced that they have teamed up with ofo to achieve a mutual goal. UNDP recently partnered with…
Germany Tests World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Train Posted June 20, 2017 Germany has conducted a trial run on the world's first hydrogen-powered train. Railway service provider Alstom has developed the Coradia iLint – the first passenger train that …
Scientists Invent Special Sponge for Cleaning Oil Spills Posted June 13, 2017 Scientists have invented a sponge that can absorb oil spills faster than other existing methods. The special sponge was developed by a team of scientists led b…
New Experiment Shows Potatoes can Grow on Mars Posted May 30, 2017 Potatoes can now be grown on Mars-like environments, according to scientists involved in the “Potato on Mars” project. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) …
Scientists Discover Why Pandas are Black and White Posted May 23, 2017 Scientists have discovered the function of the giant panda's black-and-white markings. A team of University of California scientists claimed that they have found the reason beh…
Japan to Recycle Old Gadgets for 2020 Olympics Medals Posted May 9, 2017 Medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be made from old electronic devices. The event’s organizing committee, which plans to adopt an eco-friendly theme, is t…