Science
NASA craft to probe Pluto after nine-year journey
An American probe that will explore Pluto woke up from its slumber Saturday, after a nine-year journey to take a close look at the distant body for the...
UN official: Soil for farming could run out in 60 years
About one-third of the world’s soil has already been degraded and can no longer be used for farming, Maria-Helena Semedo of the United Nations’...
Central America’s new coffee buzz: renewable energy
That morning cup of coffee gives many of us a needed boost, but Central American coffee farmers have found a new source of energy in their beans: turning...
'Day one of the Mars era' as unmanned Orion blasts off for test mission
NASA successfully launched its new Orion spacecraft into orbit at the second attempt on Friday, after high winds and rocket problems delayed the first...
Come back tomorrow: Problems delay Orion Mars test launch
The first test launch of NASA’s new deep space capsule, Orion, was called off on Thursday due to high winds, technical issues with the rocket and...
2014 on track for hottest year on record: U.N weather agency
With temperature data showing 2014 currently tied for the hottest year on record, the U.N.
Tight budgets put pressure on Orion’s giant leap toward Mars
NASA Administrator and former astronaut Charlie Bolden says there’s a lot riding on Thursday morning’s $370 million test flight of the new...
Antarctic glacier loss triples in just a decade, NASA research shows
The melt rate of glaciers in the fastest-melting part of Antarctica has tripled over the past decade, scientists said.
Japanese probe headed to asteroid to collect microscopic grains of dust
Japan on Wednesday launched a rocket carrying a space probe destined for a distant asteroid, just weeks after a European spacecraft’s historic landing...
Our ancestors may have started consuming alcohol 10 million years ago
Human ancestors may have begun evolving the knack for consuming alcohol about 10 million years ago, long before modern humans began brewing booze, researchers...
Ancient bones found in U.S. mountains reveal insights to warmer Earth
A trove of ancient bones from gigantic animals discovered in the Colorado mountains is providing scientists with a fascinating look at what happened about...
Lab-coated Muggles use Harry Potter to study brain
Harry Potter swoops around on his broom, faces the bully Malfoy and later runs into a three-headed dog.
Pass the peanut butter: Chemical changes could turn the Great Lakes to jelly
The legacy of decades of industrial pollution affecting North America’s Great Lakes now appears to have taken the form of slimy crustaceans choking...
Space station’s 3-D printer pops out 1st creation, a sample replacement part for itself
The first 3-D printer in space has popped out its first creation. Delivered to the International Space Station two months ago, it has made a sample replacement...
Rare, frightening anglerfish captured on video for first time
An extremely rare type of anglerfish, the Black Seadevil, has been captured on video for what is believed to be the first time.
Cold hard facts: Underwater robot measures Antarctic sea ice
Measuring the thickness of Antarctic sea ice has long been a challenge and traditional methods are less than ideal.
NASA unveils amazing view of Jupiter’s moon Europa
An incredible, reprocessed picture of Jupiter’s moon Europa shows the mysterious natural satellite’s amazing colors as they have never been...
Italy’s first female astronaut arrives at International Space Station
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Italy’s first female astronaut has safely docked with the International Space Station, NASA said.
New Mexico spaceport sets sights on new customers
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) is scrambling to draw more tenants to the nearly quarter-billion-dollar Spaceport America, which is now losing...
Space station rarity: 2 women on long-term crew
For the 21st-century spacewoman, gender is a subject often best ignored. After years of training for their first space mission, the last thing Samantha...
NASA’s Curiosity rover looks to Pink Cliff to discover origins of Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover will examine a unique rock formation dubbed Pink Cliffs for possible clues to how Mars was formed.
First humans settled on Tibetan Plateau 3,600 years ago
Researchers said people likely moved to the Tibetan highlands 3,600 years ago, in an indication of when humans first settled at high altitudes. Humans...
Scientists in Britain study rare tapeworm living in man’s brain
Scientists in Britain are studying a rare tapeworm that lived in a man’s brain for four years, researchers said on Friday. The parasite had travelled...
2014 will probably be the globe’s hottest year on record: U.S. agency
Despite a bitter U.S. cold snap, the globe is rushing hell-bent toward its warmest year on record with last month setting the fifth monthly heat record...
British bus powered by human waste ‘will improve air quality’
A Bio-Bus which runs entirely on gas generated by human and food waste has carried its first passengers.
3D printed robotic hand offers new hope for child amputees
A cutting-edge technique for building custom-made prosthetic hands is offering new hope for child amputees.
NASA shows how carbon dioxide is taking a toll on Earth’s atmosphere
NASA scientists have created an ultra-high-resolution computer model that gives staggering views of how carbon dioxide swirls around the Earth —and the...
British scientists to crowdfund $780m mission to the Moon
A British-led consortium is planning to raise £500m ($780m) from public donations to fund a lunar mission.
Comet probe ‘sniffed’ organic molecules that are basis of life on Earth
European comet lander Philae “sniffed” organic molecules containing the carbon element that is the basis of life on Earth before its primary...
Study: Polar bears disappearing from key region
A key polar bear population fell nearly by half in the past decade, a new U.S.-Canada study found, with scientists seeing a dramatic increase in young...
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