NASA Probe Discovers ‘Salty Water’ Beneath Surface of Dwarf Planet
The U.S. space agency, NASA says that says it believes it has discovered salty water beneath the surface of the dwarf planet, Ceres, in orbit around the sun in the
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Наукові новини. Наука – сфера діяльності людини, спрямована на отримання (вироблення і систематизацію у вигляді теорій, гіпотез, законів природи або суспільства тощо) нових знань про навколишній світ. Основою науки є збирання, оновлення, систематизація, критичний аналіз фактів, синтез нових знань або узагальнень, що описують досліджувані природні або суспільні явища та (або) дозволяють будувати причинно-наслідкові зв’язки між явищами і прогнозувати їхній перебіг
Nat Geo First Female Photographer Talks About Her Decades-Long Career
Annie Griffiths, One of National Geographic’s first female photographers, has traveled to more than 150 countries taking pictures. During her 45 year career, she has been to every continent documenting
Read MoreHit by Historic Monsoon, N. Korea Warns of More Floods
North Korea continues to see historic levels of rainfall, further threatening an economy already battered by a coronavirus-related lockdown. Torrential rains have flooded hundreds of North Korean homes and wiped out
Read MoreTrump Weighs Blocking US Citizens from Coming Home if Coronavirus Infection Feared
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a measure to block U.S. citizens and permanent residents from returning home if they are suspected of being infected with the
Read MorePowerful Derecho Leaves Path of Devastation Across Midwest
A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest on Monday, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage
Read MoreBison, Wild Horses Bring Biodiversity to Ex-Army Base
Wild horses, bison and other big-hoofed animals once roamed freely in much of Europe. Now they are transforming a former military base outside the Czech capital in an ambitious project
Read MoreChina Seals Off Villages After Bubonic Plague Deaths
China on Saturday sealed off another village in Inner Mongolia after a resident died from bubonic plague, the second lockdown in the region in two days.According to a statement issued
Read MoreCanada’s Last Intact Ice Shelf Collapses Due to Warming
Much of Canada’s remaining intact ice shelf has broken apart into hulking iceberg islands thanks to a hot summer and global warming, scientists said.Canada’s 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf on the
Read MoreNew Study Shows Human Ancestors Had ‘Complicated Love Life’
Researchers have confirmed that hundreds of thousands of years ago, Neanderthals mated with at least four other contemporary species of ancient humans, or hominids, and the evidence lives on in
Read MoreDoctors Ask Medical Schools to Drop MCAT Tests During Pandemic
A professional society of 163,000 physicians, trainees and fellows of internal medicine in the United States is asking medical schools to waive the entrance exam because the COVID-19 pandemic has
Read MoreUS Forecasters Predict ‘Extremely Active’ Atlantic Hurricane Season
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has updated its prediction for this year’s North Atlantic hurricane season, saying it will be “extremely active,” possibly record breaking.NOAA and its
Read MoreSpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Blasts Off From Cape Canaveral
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida early Friday, carrying 57 Starlink satellites for the company’s internet satellite constellation system.The rocket also carried two spacecraft for
Read MoreUS Approaches 4.9 Million Coronavirus Cases
The number of COVID-19 cases around the world continues its steady climb with more than 19.1 million infections, according to Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. continues to have more cases than any place else with
Read MoreUS Forecasters: Atlantic Hurricane Season to Get Stronger
The already record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is going to get worse, and forecasters could run out of names for storms, government meteorologists say.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration updated
Read MoreTrump Executive Order Requires Government to Buy ‘Essential’ Drugs From US Firms
U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to sign an order Thursday requiring the government to buy “essential” drugs from American companies rather than from overseas producers, White House trade adviser
Read MoreIs It Safe to Reopen Schools During Pandemic?
It depends on how widespread COVID-19 infections are in the community and the safety measures the school takes. In areas where the virus is poorly controlled, public health experts say
Read MoreA First Diagnosis of Cancer in a Dinosaur
Canadian researchers have discovered the first known case of cancer in a dinosaur, according to a study published in the August issue of the scientific journal The Lancet Oncology.A leg
Read MoreDrones with Infrared Cameras Help Track Elusive Koalas
Conservationists in Australia are hoping infrared drones might help save the remaining koala population in New South Wales, one of the regions most affected by recent Australian bushfires. The infrared
Read MorePenguin Poop Spotted from Space Reveals Hidden Colonies
British scientists say there are more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought based on evidence of bird droppings spotted from space. A study published Wednesday by
Read MoreStudy: Heatwaves May Force Fish to Flee Huge Distances
Fish and other marine life may have to flee thousands of kilometers to escape damaging heatwaves, according to research published Wednesday, highlighting the scale of disruption caused by these increasing
Read MoreShould Mothers with COVID Breastfeed Their Babies?
The World Health Organization says mothers’ milk is best for babies and that even goes for mothers who are infected with the novel coronavirus. As the world celebrates World Breastfeeding
Read MoreVirgin Galactic Plans to Build Next Generation Supersonic Commercial Aircraft
Entrepreneur Richard Branson’s aerospace company, Virgin Galactic, announced Monday that it is working with British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce to develop an aircraft that can travel three times the speed of
Read MoreUN Chief Warns of ‘Generational Catastrophe’ as Pandemic Creates Education Crisis
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says with schools being forced to shut their doors because of the coronavirus pandemic, the world is facing a “generational catastrophe.” Guterres made the comments Tuesday
Read MoreUN Chief: COVID-19 Risks Lasting Losses on Global Education
The U.N. Secretary-General warned Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic has caused the largest disruption to education in history and risks creating a “generational catastrophe” if governments do not make education
Read MoreNorway Bans Large Cruise Ships After Recent Coronavirus Outbreak
Norway says it will stop all cruise ships with more than 100 people on board from disembarking at Norwegian ports after a coronavirus outbreak on a vessel left 41 people
Read MoreCoronavirus Numbers Drop in Egypt and Sudan; Libya, Tunisia and Algeria See Increases
Egypt is reopening churches for the first time in nearly four months, after a major decline in the number of recorded coronavirus cases in recent days. The number of new
Read MoreIt’s Not Too Late to Turn COVID Around, WHO Says
In a report Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) says it is never too late for even the worst infected countries to turn the COVID-19 pandemic around – if strong
Read MoreEurope Battles Coronavirus Along With Hot, Dry Weather
Much of Europe is again sweltering under soaring temperatures — and struggling with extreme dryness and forest fires. Summer heatwaves are becoming the new normal across the region. But as
Read MoreEgypt Fact Checks Elon Musk On Who Really Built Pyramids
Egypt’s minister of international cooperation has extended an invitation to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk after a Musk post on Twitter that the pyramids were built by extraterrestrial beings. Musk tweeted Saturday: “Aliens built
Read More2 US Astronauts Return From International Space Station
Two U.S. astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday, splashing safely into the Gulf of Mexico after a two-month mission to the International Space Station aboard the commercially developed SpaceX spacecraft
Read More2 US Astronauts Returning From International Space Station
Two U.S. astronauts are returning to Earth on Sunday after a two-month flight to the International Space Station aboard the commercially developed SpaceX spacecraft Crew Dragon.Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas
Read MoreDebate Begins for Who’s First in Line for COVID-19 Vaccine
Who gets to be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine? U.S. health authorities hope by late next month to have some draft guidance on how to ration initial doses,
Read MoreConnie Culp, First US Partial Face Transplant Recipient, Dies
Connie Culp, the recipient of the first partial face transplant in the U.S., has died at 57, almost a dozen years after the groundbreaking operation.The Cleveland Clinic, where her surgery
Read MoreMexico No. 3 in Virus Deaths; Storm Could Hinder US Response
Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the United States, where a hurricane bearing down on the East Coast on Saturday is threatening
Read MoreAstronauts Face Final Leg of SpaceX Test Flight: Coming Home
A pair of NASA astronauts face the final and most important part of their SpaceX test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown.Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken took part
Read MoreEarly in Pandemic, Frantic Doctors Traded Tips Across Oceans
Amid the chaos of the pandemic’s early days, doctors who faced the first coronavirus onslaught reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to
Read MoreMexico Replaces UK As Country With 3rd Highest COVID Deaths
There are more than 17.6 million worldwide COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins statistics. The U.S. continues to lead in the number of infections with more than 4.5 million, followed
Read MoreUS Health Experts: COVID-19 Vaccine Could be Ready by 2021
The United States has passed the marker of 150,000 deaths from COVID-19, as some spots around the country continue to see rising case numbers. The political, economic and public health
Read MoreWHO Warns Africa Against Easing of Coronavirus Restrictions
The World Health Organization on Thursday warned Africa against easing coronavirus restrictions as the number of infections on the continent has doubled in the past month.WHO Regional Director for Africa
Read MoreNASA Rover En Route to Mars to Look for Signs of Life
The U.S. has launched its next-generation Mars rover in search of potential signs of life on the red planet.NASA’s latest rover, Perseverance, launched at 11:50 GMT Thursday from Cape Canaveral
Read MoreNASA Rover Continues Quest to Find Evidence of Life on Mars
NASA aims its new rover to an ancient Martian river delta searching for evidence of past life. A French astronaut is scheduled to become the first European astronaut aboard a
Read MoreNASA’s Next-Generation Mars Rover Launches Thursday Morning
NASA’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance is set for liftoff from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Thursday on a mission to search for traces of potential past life on Earth’s planetary neighbor.The
Read MoreLaunch Set for NASA’s Next-Generation Mars Rover Perseverance
NASA’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance is set for liftoff from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Thursday on a mission to search for traces of potential past life on Earth’s planetary neighbor.The
Read MoreCOVID Vaccines Enter Final Tests
Two coronavirus vaccines entered the final phase of testing this week. There are now five shots in the pipeline. Scientists expect to know by the end of the year if
Read MoreScientists Discover Ancient Microbial Life 5 Kilometers Below Sea Level
Living microbes, possibly millions of years old, have been discovered more than five kilometers beneath the Pacific Ocean’s surface, in an area believed to have been devoid of life.In a
Read More2020’s Final Mars Mission Poised for Blastoff from Florida
The summer’s third and final mission to Mars — featuring NASA’s most elaborate life-hunting rover — is on the verge of liftoff.The rover Perseverance will follow China’s rover-orbiter combo and
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