Mars Explorer Arrives at New Area in Search for Evidence of Water, Life The American space agency's Mars explorer, Curiosity, has reached a new area of the planet Mars as it searches for evidence of water and possible life. The explorer, or rover, re...
NASA Wants Faster Clock for Moon The American space agency NASA says it wants to come up with an out-of-this-world way to follow time on its own clock for the moon. It would not be connected to the different time zones found on Earth. The moon clock...
As Climate Changes, Herders Feed Reindeer 气候变化改变驯鹿生存方式 As he drives slowly across snow, Nils Mathis Sara drops food on the ground for hundreds of his reindeer to eat. His animals live in Finnmark, the northernmost point of Nor...
Deforestation, Severe Weather Worsen Disasters in Indonesia The heavy rains and flooding in early March destroyed homes and killed people in West Sumatra. It marked the latest deadly natural disaster in Indonesia. Government officials blamed the floo...
Google to Destroy Billions of Personal Data Files as Part of Legal Settlement Google has agreed to destroy billions of personal data records to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of secretly following users' internet activity. The lawsuit was...
In Romania, Europe Builds a Powerful Laser Engineer Antonia Toma works at a research center in Romania that holds one of the world's most powerful operating lasers. Recently, Toma studied the controls responsible for starting the laser. Ready? Signal...
Where Did Modern Humans Go after Africa? A new study offers an answer to the question of where early humans traveled after leaving Africa. Scientists say modern humans, or Homo sapiens, developed in Africa more than 300,000 years ago. Early humans th...
Scientists Learn More about Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy Researchers recently announced that they have found qualities of the main black hole in our Milky Way Galaxy that they did not know about before. Black holes are very massive objects with...