Showing posts from June, 2019
Scientific Laws are based on observations or else they result from theoretical assumptions concerning the particular phenomenon. So called classical physics was founded on these principles. Light was the major scientific debate in 1700s. Isaac N…
A previously extinct species of bird returned from the dead, reclaiming the island it previously lived on and re-evolving itself back into existence, scientists have said. The white-throated rail colonized the Aldabra Atoll in the Indian Ocean …
In July last year, the American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage - it simply wasn't receiving enough donations to help all the patients that needed blood. Now, researchers from the University of British Columbia may have foun…
Deviating from his previous lunar-landing policy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that space efforts made by NASA should steer clear of the Moon and instead head toward the outer reaches of space, “including Mars (of which the Moon is…
UNICEF believes no child should die of a preventable disease. That’s why we provide vaccines for 45% of the world’s young children. They support vaccination programmers in over 95 countries. It’s a huge job that’s only possible through the shee…
“Iron Man” actor Robert Downey Jr. spoke at this year’s re:MARS conference in Las Vegas — an event hosted by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos — about how robotics, AI, and other advanced technologies could be the solution for reversing humanity’s destru…
A new report has warned there's an existential risk to humanity from the climate crisis within the coming decades, and a "high likelihood of human civilization coming to an end" over the next three decades unless urgent action i…
Airlines are testing all sorts of ways to make planes less of a drag on the environment. Virgin Atlantic recently used recycled waste to power a commercial flight, while Boeing and JetBlue have backed an effort to create hybrid electric planes…
The American biologist Edward Osborne Wilson known as "the father of sociobiology" argues that the Earth is suffering "a death through a thousand injuries" because of religion and that it should disappear for the benefit of hu…
No matter if you enjoy taking or just watching images of space, NASA has a treat for you. They have made their entire collection of images, sounds, and video available and publicly searchable online. It’s 140,000 photos and other resources avai…
Hidden amongst all the doom and gloom that is the state of the world at the moment is the occasional nugget of good news. Today’s comes in the form of a long-thought-extinct leopard being spotted by multiple witnesses alive and well in Taiwan. …