Hydropower eyes bigger energy role, less environmental harm
They were used for barges moving goods along the Ohio, Monongahela, and Allegheny rivers for decades.Rye Development, a Boston-based hydropower firm, is retrofitting dams...
NASA chief addresses space station jitters amid Russian trolling
MIAMI -- The head of NASA promised this week that he would continue joint space exploration with countries, even though his Twitter-trolling Russian counterpart...
NASA is confident that Russia will return the U.S. astronaut to the International Space...
A senior NASA manager stated Monday that plans are still in place to send NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei home to Earth aboard a...
Scientists are discovering more about'stealth micron' as they make advances in their research
Researchers are slowly uncovering clues about the strain, which is a descendant omicronknown by BA.2, while watching it grow in prevalence."We all keep an...
Analysis of the DNA of elephant ivory reveals networks for trafficking
To map the trafficking activities across Africa and to better understand the perpetrators, researchers used DNA analysis from the seized elephant trunks as well...
NASA's first images of its new space telescope demonstrate how it is coming into...
NASA's first images of its new space telescope demonstrate how it is coming into focus.Although the James Webb Space Telescope, the new and powerful...
Study: Are gas stoves more dangerous for the climate than we thought?
This same study, which tested the emissions from stoves in houses, raised new concerns about indoor air quality due to the high levels of...
Hot stuff: Lab reaches milestone in long journey to fusion power
Researchers from the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California were successful in triggering a fusion reaction that briefly sustained itself....
Norway mass murderer tests the limits of lenient justice system
Breivik, 42 years old, is halfway through his 21-year sentence. He wants early release and might be shocking to anyone outside Norway. In 2011,...
After a major volcano eruption, first aid flights land in Tonga
New Zealand and Australia sent military transport planes to each other that carried water containers, temporary shelter kits, generators and hygiene supplies. To keep the...
US dismisses case against MIT professor convicted of ties with China
Gang Chen case: The department made its decision in a single-page file in Boston federal court, stating that it was unable to meet its...
U.S. states split on nuclear as they race to reduce carbon emissions
As states move away from oil, coal and natural gas, nuclear power is becoming a viable option to fill the gaps. It can also...
Earth's 6th-warmest year in record time: The heat continues
Scientists believe that the unusually hot year is part a long-term warming trend, which shows signs of acceleration.On Thursday, two U.S. science agencies, NASA...
Hospitalizations rise in children too young to receive COVID shots
Dr. Rochelle Walensky is the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She said that the worrying trend in children who are...
Experts in the USA open Robert E Lee's time capsule
American conservation experts pulled buttons, documents, and coins from a time capsule that was found in the remains of a pedestal that once housed...
COP26: The UK is 'nowhere close' to meeting the climate goals agreed upon at...
According to the Climate Change Committee (CCC), at current rates, the UK is contributing to a catastrophic temperature rise of 2.7C by 20100.This could...
Indonesia's biodiesel drive leads to deforestation
It is also claimed that it will stop deforestation by the same date.It is relying more on biofuels to reduce its emissions in the...
Alan Shepard: Bezos sends the first American astronaut's daughter to the edge of space
Laura Shepard Churchley (74) was one of six people who made the trip aboard a commercial spacecraft that Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched.The sub-orbital...
UK plans to ban animal trophies too slowly – Conservation groups
Friday's government response to the long-awaited public consultation was published. It promised a ban.It did not name a date at which legislation would be...
Thwaites: Antarctic glacier headed for dramatic change
According to them, a floating section at Thwaites Glacier's front that has been stable up until now could "shatter like car windscreen."Due to Thwaites'...
Why do cats sleep so much? The role of sleep (and play)
but how much do cats sleep? Even sixteen hours a day, as anyone who shares his life with a pussy can confirm....
BREAKING NEWS
New Title: Trump Names Wright as Energy Secretary, Musk Calls for...
President-elect Donald Trump has named Chris Wright, the CEO of Liberty Energy, as his pick for the energy secretary. Wright is known for his...
