Science Mar 29 With new technology, blind people can hear and feel April’s total solar eclipse People who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the total solar eclipse on April 8. Devices that can translate the eclipse on sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings for the…
Science Mar 20 Researchers to observe how total solar eclipse affects animal behavior It's only in recent years that scientists have started to rigorously study the altered behaviors of wild, domestic and zoo animals during a full solar eclipse.
Science Mar 06 Ancient stone tools found in Ukraine may have been used by early humans over 1 million years ago It’s not certain which early human ancestors fashioned the tools, but it may have been Homo erectus. The tools could mark the oldest known evidence of early human presence in Europe.
Science Feb 23 Astronomers spot 3 new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus The latest tally puts Neptune at 16 known moons and Uranus at 28. Scientists say the new moon around Uranus is likely the smallest of the planet's moons.
Science Jan 30 Are insects drawn to light? New research shows it’s confusion, not attraction Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects' innate navigational systems.
Science Oct 03 WATCH: 3 scientists share Nobel in chemistry for research on quantum dots Quantum dots are particles a few atoms in diameter that can release very bright colored light and are used in electronics and medical imaging.
Science Aug 24 Loss of Antarctic ice endangers the survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says Emperor penguins hatch their eggs and raise their chicks on the ice that forms around the continent each winter and melts in the summer months.
Nation Mar 31 Indigenous groups in the American West lived alongside horses by the early 1600s, study finds The timing is significant because it matches up with the oral histories of many Indigenous groups that they had horses of Spanish descent before the Europeans physically arrived in their homelands, perhaps through trading networks.
World Mar 05 UN members reach accord to protect marine life on high seas in ‘major win’ for biodiversity For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas — representing a turning point for vast stretches of the planet where conservation has previously been hampered by a confusing…
Science Mar 03 Archaeologists find evidence that horseback riding began at least 5,000 years ago Researchers analyzed more than 200 Bronze Age skeletal remains in museum collections in Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic to look for signs of what co-author and University of Helsinki anthropologist Martin Trautmann calls "horse rider syndrome."…