science / science - 6 years ago
Archaeologists suspected that two caves called Grottes d'Agneux and located in eastern France might harbor artwork produced thousands of years ago by human artists. The researchers had strong suspicions that the art was there, but the cave walls were so covered with layers of more-recent graffiti (...
science / science - 6 years ago
Windy weather pushed back until Saturday the planned launch of a US cargo ship loaded with supplies for astronauts living at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. "The teams decided to wait another day for launch after assessing continuing unfavorable weather conditions, including hi...
science / science - 6 years ago
Environmental activist group Greenpeace lodged a legal complaint against Poland's agriculture minister Thursday, accusing him of wrongly allowing the use of neonicotinoid pesticides restricted by the EU over fears that they imperil bee populations. Greenpeace has filed a complaint with the prosecut...
science / science - 6 years ago
If raccoons could talk, these ones would be slurring their words
science / science - 6 years ago
As wildfires continue to rage across California, a set of before and after photos brings into focus the utter devastation wrought by the blazes, particularly in the northern California town of Paradise Pines which has essentially been incinerated by the fires. As of Thursday morning, the Camp Fire h...
science / science - 6 years ago
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has two test satellites aloft, and it earlier won permission for a separate set of 4,425 satellites -- which like the 7,518 satellites authorized Thursday are designed to provide broadband communications. Right now there are fewer than 2,000 operating satellites...
science / science - 6 years ago
Following a heavy rain, there is often some noticeable changes to your surroundings, whether it’s a peculiar smell in the air or a change in temperature.
science / science - 6 years ago
Last weekend, you likely had to search the sky to find even the moon — you can expect a major change of scenery this Saturday and Sunday, stargazers. Not only will the moon be visible as a waxing gibbous, but a full-blown meteor shower, known as the Leonids, will grace the heavens as well. Named...
science / science - 6 years ago
Could this be the key to limitless clean energy?
science / science - 6 years ago
To tolerate this disenfranchisement is to be complicit in the worst of this nation’s past, writes Elise Jordan
science / science - 6 years ago
Killer whales display personality traits similar to those of humans, such as bravery, cheerfulness and stubbornness, a study has found. For the first time researchers assessed captive whales using personality measures usually reserved for humans, asking their trainers to complete surveys ranking the...
science / science - 6 years ago
The German government will ease air pollution law so as to spare cities that only slightly exceed limits on harmful nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from diesel vehicle bans, ministers agreed Thursday, sparking sharp criticsm by environmentalists. Major cities like Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart have put i...
science / science - 6 years ago
Find out why Aimovig is on TIME's list of the best inventions of 2018.
science / science - 6 years ago
Company founder Osamu Kitagawa came up with the idea while working at a printing machine manufacturer. For example, a Japanese car company ordered a mask of a sleeping face to improve its facial recognition technology to detect if a driver had dozed off, Kitagawa said. "I am proud that my product...
science / science - 6 years ago
The family of Sgt. Ron Helus, who was killed in the Thousand Oaks shooting, called him a hero in a new interview