NASA Telescope Discovers New Details about Huge Galaxy Group NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered new details about a huge grouping of galaxies known as Pandora's Cluster. The American space agency says Webb captured the new details in a...
Are Very Small Nuclear Reactors the Future of Electricity Production? New, very small nuclear reactors are changing the way people think about the complex form of renewable energy. Such reactors produce one hundredth of the electricity produced by nu...
The Great Backyard Bird Count Makes Everyone a Scientist The Great Backyard Bird Count begins today. About 385,000 people from 192 countries take part in the yearly project to count birds. The event was first held 25 years ago. Steve and Janet Kistle...
Stone Age Tool Discovery Raises Questions about Who Used Them Scientists have discovered some of the oldest stone tools ever found at a research site in Kenya. But the find created a mystery about which group of early humans made and used the tools....
UN Chief: Rising Seas a Death Sentence for Some Nations The United Nations chief is warning that, since 1900, sea levels around the world have risen at a faster rate than before that time. The increase puts some countries like Bangladesh, China, Indi...
Space Scientists Find Surprises Around Quaoar Quaoar is a minor planet orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. It is named after a god of creation in Native American mythology. And it is creating some surprises for astronomers as it orbits in the cold outer p...
Former Sea Turtle Poachers Are now Protectors 前海龟偷猎者现在是保护者 All the kinds of sea turtles found in the Philippines are endangered. That means they are at risk of dying out. 在菲律宾发现的所有种类的海龟都濒临灭绝...
Scientists Discover 12 New Moons Orbiting Jupiter Astronomers have discovered 12 additional moons orbiting Jupiter. That means Jupiter now has a total of 92 moons, more than any other planet in our solar system. The new moons were recently added to a...
Group Says Many US Plants, Animals at Risk An environmental group says 40 percent of animals and 34 percent of plants in the United States are at risk of disappearing. The group NatureServe recently released its report. The non-profit group is based...
Brazilian Scientists Work to Vaccinate Endangered Monkeys 巴西科学家为濒危猴子接种疫苗 Animal experts in Brazil are treating endangered wild monkeys with a vaccine against yellow fever. The disease is severely threatening the golden lio...
Study Says World Has Enough Rare Earth Metals for Green Energy 研究表明世界上有足够的稀土金属用于绿色能源 A recent study says there are enough rare earth metals on Earth for new low-carbon electricity generation technologies. 最近...
Ancient Culture in Turkey Might Have Been Brought Down by Dry Weather Over three thousand years ago, several important civilizations in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean collapsed or decreased in power. This event is called the Bronze Age col...
Britain Moves Closer to Launching Official Digital Currency The British government is taking another step toward launching an official digital currency. British officials said this week they plan to gather public comments on whether the country shoul...
Mexico Museum Aims to Help Save Endangered Axolotl Salamander A new museum in Mexico aims to educate the public about the critically endangered axolotl salamander. The museum recently opened at Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City. The axolotl is native on...
Researchers Testing Air-cleaning Technology, Carbon Storage A company in California is working with another in Canada to collect carbon dioxide (C02) and put it into new concrete. Carbon dioxide is a major polluter. The waste gas traps heat in the at...
