Science
Self driving cabs can dramatically reduce auto emissions, study says
One of the most prominent benefits offered by self-driving or driverless vehicles is safety. Statistics suggest that a large share of the car accidents...
Physics of space weather explains cell phone service disruptions and satellite damage
Space weather is something that has a heavy impact on life here on Earth. Things like solar wind, magnetic fields, and geomagnetic storms all...
Southern Antarctic Peninsula ice mass diluted with annual loss of 56 bn tonnes ice
Antarctica has become center stage for climate change discussions as more ice shelves become destabilized or are melting entirely. Scientists are now reporting that...
Astronomers get first ever glimpse of a supermassive black hole swallowing a star
With the term “black hole’, comes a series of complex scientific questions, the majority of which are about the level of strength it possesses...
SpaceX’s Elon Musk targets Seattle as Mars planning HQ with 1000 employees
Elon Musk has created one of the most aggressive plans for space aviation in his Mars expedition ideas. That being said, he has never...
Robot snake can traverse slippery mounds like rattlesnakes (+video)
The robot snake that has previously had issues traversing inclines, and particularly slippery inclines may have finally been given the proper fix. Thanks to...
Climate scientists warn of 20-30 foot sea-level rise
Climate scientists are still worried about the amount of sea-level rise that we will see over the course of the next several years. A...
Chimps get DRUNK on alcoholic sap, study finds
A new study published in the Royal Society Open Science has concluded that after a 17-year research period that chimpanzees like to get drunk....
High Schools kids finds pulsar PSR J1930-1852 by analyzing data from NSF & GBT
A research team comprising of high school students effectively analyzed data obtained from NSF’s (National Science Foundation) Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope and...
The Lake Erie algae bloom this year will be SEVERE, study says
Researchers at the University of Michigan have recently made a significant prediction about this year’s western Lake Erie harmful algal bloom. According to them,...
The Inner Core of Our Planet Is Around 1.5 Billion Years Old
A research team consisted of scientists from different parts of the globe and led by a group of scientists from University of Liverpool’s School...
Scientists present new theory about extinction of dinosaurs
A new study published in the journal Science this Thursday suggests that the comet or asteroid that crashed onto the Earth’s surface 66 million...
Launch Of SpaceX Delayed By 24 Hours
On Wednesday, the scheduled Florida launch of Falcon 9 rocket which was on a satellite delivery mission was postponed by SpaceX for 24 hours...
Mercury level rising in yellowfin tuna at the rate of 3.8% per year
Mercury is a continued problem in the Pacific Ocean. Studies have found that over the last several decades, the increase has been by as...
NV embedded Magnetic Field Detector is 1000 times better than other models
A group of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new magnetic field detector that is thousand times more powerful...
Sea level rapidly rising in the western pacific due to global warming: NASA
According to recent revelations made by NASA scientists, the consequences of the global rise in sea levels might be even more frightening than the...
Super Virus SIRV2 resilient to heat, desiccation & UV radiation can kill Anthrax
A group of researchers at the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine have discovered a blueprint for combating human diseases using DNA of a...
Rosetta spacecraft spots pyramid like structure on comet 67P
The Rosetta spacecraft, which is owned by the European Space Agency sent back some incredible images of Comet 67P, which it has been analyzing...
100 year drought killed most advanced civilization, Belize’s Blue Hole reveals
The Blue Hole in Belize could begin to explain why the Mayan civilization disappeared. This time laying to rest some of the otherwise wild...
Marilyn Monroe Einstein Puzzle: Has it confused you too?
Have you seen the latest optical illusion that has left internet users spell bound? Yes, we are talking about the Monroe-Einstein puzzle. Have a...
June 30th will be a second longer, experts say
Usually, it’s believed that June 21st is the longest day of the year; however, this year, things are a bit different. In 2015, the...
