Category : science

Journey to Antarctica: How We’ll See Deep Beneath the Ice

An autonomous research vessel called the Hugin will burrow to depths that human scientists cannnot

Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers could melt, study warns

Two-thirds of Himalayan glaciers, the world's "Third Pole", could melt by 2100 if global emissions are not sharply reduced, scientists warned in a major new study issued Monday. In December, the UN climate forum agreed on a common rule book to imple...

The Surprising Reason Millennials Are at Greater Cancer Risk Than Baby Boomers

We have yet to find a cure for cancer, but there's no debating that we've made a lot of progress in cancer research over the last few decades. While studies showing that smoking is a major cause of cancer started cropping up as early as the 1...

How a Meteorite Hunter Helped Louis Moinet Create Their Latest Space-Inspired Watches

Pieces of the heavens come down to earth.

Hungary court jails company officials over 2010 toxic spill

A Hungarian court on Monday sentenced company officials to up to 2.5 years in prison for one of the country's worst environmental disasters that killed 10 people and blighted rivers with toxic waste. More than 200 others were injured in October 2010...

This 210-Million-Year-Old 'Dragon' Ate Bones (and Its Own Teeth) for Breakfast

Smok wawelski, a T. rex-like apex predator that roamed what is now Europe about 210 million years ago, used to chew up its prey, bones and all. Scientists know this because they looked inside its poop. In a new study published Jan. 30 in the journal...

Here's a Fiery Glowing Test of the New SpaceX Raptor Engine

The newly-redesigned engine sure looks pretty.

Iraqi president says Trump did not ask permission to 'watch Iran'

U.S. troops in Iraq are there as part of an agreement between the two countries with a specific mission of combating terrorism, Salih said, and that they should stick to that. Trump said it was important to keep a U.S. military presence in Iraq so t...

Feared or Celebrated, Amazon Alexa Is Star of Super Bowl Ads

Amazon had its own commercial, where it poked fun at Alexa. The ad featured rejected ideas for the technology -- including a microwave, dog collar and hot tub -- and even depicted a massive power outage triggered by Alexa. Amazon Chief Executive Of...

Apple Buyout Targets Could Include Netflix and Sonos, JPMorgan Says

Shares of Apple have lost more than 25 percent from an October record, dropping on concerns over the demand prospects for its key iPhone product line. Given this environment, and considering that Apple has roughly $130 billion in net cash -- along w...

Milky Way is 'warped' and bent around the edges, astronomers say

For centuries, astronomers have gazed up at the Milky Way and reasoned that because the ethereal band of cosmic light appears flat, that must resemble the shape of the galaxy. However, a groundbreaking new set of observations reveals our star system...

When is the next full moon? Lunar calendar dates for 2019, including February's Snow Moon

Dust off those binoculars because space fans are in for a celestial treat this month. The upcoming Snow Moon will be the second super moon of 2019 to grace our skies, appearing bigger and brighter to the human eye than usual as it makes its closest a...

Ultrasound May One Day Make the Drugs You Take More Effective. Here's How

Many European nations recognize Guaido as Venezuelan president

The European Union members' coordinated move followed the expiry of an ultimatum for Maduro to call a new election and aligned them with Washington against Russia and China. "From today, we will spare no effort in helping all Venezuelans achieve fre...

Backing Chad's Deby, French warplanes stop rebel advance from Libya

Mirage jets struck a column of 40 pickups carrying armed groups from Libya deep into Chadian territory, the French army said in a statement. The strikes were the first by French jets in support of Chadian troops since the rebel Military Command Coun...

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