Science

Hurricane Florence was captured by NASA via the International Space Station, providing a “stark and sobering view” of the Category 4 storm predicted to make landfall in the Southeastern United States. The footage, according to the space agency, was captured at 7:50 a.m. ET on Sept. 12. NASA’s “Suomi NPP satellite passed over the eye […]

NASA has released a “selfie” from Mars of its Curiosity rover. The 360 degree panoramic image is made from photos taken from a camera on the rover’s mast on Aug. 9. The photo shows the rover at Vera Rubin Ridge. Curiosity had just drilled for a rock sample. The photo shows a thin layer of […]

On September 7th, Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology held a “Taiwan’s Science Parks Investment Promotion and Marketing Conference” at the Hilton in Santa Clara, California. The conference introduced Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology and the unique features of the tech-based clusters of Taiwan’s three science parks. Dr. Yu-Chin Hsu, Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Science […]

Not all sharks feed only on meat—at least one shark species also feeds on seagrass. Scientists have confirmed that one of the most common sharks in the world is an omnivore. The bonnethead shark, a relative of the much larger hammerhead shark, munches on seagrass for about 60 percent of its diet and has a […]

Teenagers who were conceived through assisted reproductive technologies, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), may be six times more likely to have hypertension compared to those who were conceived naturally, according to new research. Researchers from the University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland, said this is the first evidence of its kind. “There is growing evidence that […]

Amazon.com is in talks with Chile to house and mine massive amounts of data generated by the country’s giant telescopes, which could prove fertile ground for the company to develop new artificial intelligence tools. The talks, which have been little reported on so far and which were described to Reuters by Chilean officials and an astronomer, […]

Waking from a weightless sleep to the words “help find the air leak” might sound like an astronaut’s worst nightmare. But according to NASA, the air leak, discovered as the astronauts slept on the International Space Station, is nothing to worry about. At about 7 p.m. on Aug. 29, flight controllers on the ground in Houston […]

Neuroscientists have discovered a new type of brain cell in a region of the human brain thought to be responsible for human consciousness. The researchers are speculating that the brain cell may be unique to humans as it has never been seen in lab rodents. Researchers think that the intriguing cells may comprise one of […]

A huge 14-foot-long squid washed ashore in Wellington, New Zealand, according to media reports. The Ocean Hunter Spearfishing & Freediving Specialists said on Aug. 25 that three brothers Dan, Jack, and Matthew Aplin found the giant squid. “Wellington team member Dan had an interesting find in Wellington this morning!” said the group in a Facebook […]

A group of researchers have announced they have discovered a new drug combination that can overcome cancer drug resistance, as well as reduce the size of cancerous tumors to a far greater degree than current treatments. The new approach can also be applied to any type of cancer, researchers from The University of Texas at […]

NASA said a “potentially hazardous asteroid” is on a “close approach” near Earth, but the space agency said there is nothing to be afraid of as the asteroid is heading past the planet at approximately 3 million miles away, Fox News reported. Known as asteroid 2016 NF23, the object is between 230 and 525 feet […]

If you know nothing about what’s happening kilometers above the clouds, maybe you should. While investors prefer sectors with nearer-term benefits, space is an area Morgan Stanley anticipates will see “significant development.” Several recent events support the potential to transition investments in the global space economy from what is mostly the private equity domain to […]

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has a vision for renewed and “sustainable” human exploration of the moon, and he cites the existence of water on the lunar surface as a key to chances for success. “We know that there’s hundreds of billions of tons of water ice on the surface of the moon,” Bridenstine said in […]

SEATTLE—The space company of billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on Aug. 20 unveiled details of medium-lift rockets and a reusable space cargo plane it is developing, injecting more competition into the lucrative launch services market. With its rockets, Allen’s Stratolaunch Systems Corp is trying to cash in on higher demand in the coming years for […]

Scientists have confirmed the existence of ice on the surface of the moon. The findings have important significance for humankind’s future space explorations. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) on Aug. 20. The study’s lead author, Dr. Shuai Li, a planetary […]

Scientists in Florida are on the cusp of developing promising methods to control toxic algae blooms like the “red tide” that has been killing marine life along a 150-mile stretch of the Gulf Coast, the head of a leading marine lab said on Aug. 15. Michael Crosby, president and chief executive of the Mote Marine […]

Officials with International Bird Rescue said staff members are treating more hungry and exhausted young Common Murres at the rescue’s Fairfield wildlife hospital this summer. More than 100 murres have been admitted to intensive care at the San Francisco Bay-Delta Wildlife Center in Fairfield. The birds are starving and many chicks have contaminated feathers from […]

ZURICH—With its quirky egg shape and minimalist interior, the bubble car was a symbol of cheap and cheerful mobility on European roads in the 1950s and 60s. Today, two Swiss brothers are developing a new version of the two-seater, a full 56 years after BMW halted production of its famed Isetta after churning out more […]

It’s starting to feel real. Boeing Co. and Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. have contracts with NASA to fly astronauts to the International Space Station as part of what’s known as the Commercial Crew Program. Seven years after the end of the space shuttle program, NASA introduced the astronauts who will fly with both […]

The Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) celebrated the finished expansion project at Jeffrey G. Hansen Water Recycling Plant in Pleasanton on August 15. The plant’s expansion will provide more recycled water in the Tri-Valley. The recycling plant is currently in operation. The recycling plant has been operating […]