Browsing Category
Science & Tech
Multifunctional Smart E-Glasses Monitor Health, Protect Eyes, Control Video Games
Fitness tracker bracelets and watches provide useful information, such as step count and heart rate, but they usually can’t provide more detailed data about the wearer’s health. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials &…
Read More...
Read More...
Forests Are Thinning Around the Globe Due to Changing Environmental Conditions
A multi-institutional research team found that changing environmental conditions are affecting forests around the globe, leading to increasing tree death and uncertainty about the ability of forests to recover.
Increases in atmospheric…
Read More...
Read More...
Ice Melt Accelerating, Causing Depletion of Freshwater Resources
Continuous monitoring of glaciers and ice caps has provided unprecedented insights to global ice loss that could have serious socioeconomic impacts on some regions.
Seven of the regions that dominate global ice mass losses are melting at…
Read More...
Read More...
Argentine paleontologists discover small carnivorous dinosaur
Fossilized remains of a new species of dinosaur that lived 90 million years ago have been discovered in Patagonia, Argentine palaeontologists announced on Thursday.
The winged dinosaur had legs similar to the velociraptor and experts…
Read More...
Read More...
Something in the Water: Environmental Pollutant May Be Much More Hazardous Than Previously Thought
Sometimes toxins, such as hazardous wastes and industrial byproducts, seep into groundwater, the source of our drinking water. One such pollutant is perchlorate, a chemical compound used in rocket fuels, fireworks, fertilizers, and other…
Read More...
Read More...
Superworms Digest Plastic: Superpower Made Possible by Bacterial Sidekicks
Resembling giant mealworms, superworms (Zophobas atratus) are beetle larvae that are often sold in pet stores as feed for reptiles, fish and birds. In addition to their relatively large size (about 2 inches long), these worms have another…
Read More...
Read More...
Higher Chance of Finding Young Earth-Like Planets Than Previously Thought
Research from the University of Sheffield has found that the chance of finding Earth-like planets in their early stages of formation is much higher than previously thought.
The team studied groups of young stars in the Milky Way to see…
Read More...
Read More...
South Korean cafe hires robot barista to help with social distancing
The new robot barista at the cafe in Daejeon, South Korea, is courteous and swift as it seamlessly makes its way towards customers.
"Here is your Rooibos almonds tea latte, please enjoy. It's even better if you stir it," it says, as a…
Read More...
Read More...
Millipede from Scotland is world’s oldest-known land animal
A fossilized millipede-like creature discovered in Scotland may represent the oldest-known land animal, a humble pioneer of terrestrial living 425 million years ago that helped pave the way for the throngs that would eventually inhabit…
Read More...
Read More...
Presence of an Earth-Like Planet Around Our Nearest Star Confirmed
The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the Alpha Centauri star system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by an international team of scientists including researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE).…
Read More...
Read More...