At a time when most news media are finding it hard to make enough revenue to remain in business, Google seems to be minting money with their news service. According to a study conducted by the News Media Alliance (NMA), Google…
The U.S. military’s carbon footprint is enormous and must be confronted in order to have a substantial effect on battling global warming. Research by social scientists from Durham University and Lancaster University shows the U.S. military is one of the…
Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a “social network” of ground-based instruments, according to a new study from the University of Warwick. The researchers, led by Professor Sandra Chapman, have for the first…
Leonardo da Vinci would grasp his small notebook that always hung from his belt and sketch profusely whenever he came across something eye-catching, says historian Toby Lester. Da Vinci’s collection of notebooks is filled to the brim with sketches, measurements,…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that his country will ban single-use plastics by 2021. Referring to the plastic pollution problem plaguing our planet, Trudeau reminded that we can no longer continue to ignore it.
A chemical residue study of incense burners from ancient burials at high elevations in the Pamir Mountains of western China has revealed psychoactive cannabinoids. This study provides some of the earliest clear evidence for the use of cannabis for its…
In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively fresh water trapped in porous sediments lying below the salty ocean. It appears to be the largest such formation yet…
This story comes from Mount Lushan, Qingdao City, Shandong Province where there were two caves called Taoshidong and Shashidong. A village was located outside each cave, known as Taoshidong Village and Shashidong Village. The two villages were less than one…
General Qi Jiguang of the Ming Dynasty was well-known for his military leadership, his love for the people, and for being a devout Buddhist. Reciting Buddhist scriptures was a daily requirement he made for himself, and he did so even…
Some 9,000 years ago, residents of one of the world’s first large farming communities were also among the first humans to experience some of the perils of modern urban living. Scientists studying the ancient ruins of Çatalhöyük, in modern Turkey,…
At a time when most news media are finding it hard to make enough revenue to remain in business, Google seems to be minting money with their news service. According…
The U.S. military’s carbon footprint is enormous and must be confronted in order to have a substantial effect on battling global warming. Research by social scientists from Durham University and…
Magnetic disturbances caused by phenomena like the northern lights can be tracked by a “social network” of ground-based instruments, according to a new study from the University of Warwick. The…
Leonardo da Vinci would grasp his small notebook that always hung from his belt and sketch profusely whenever he came across something eye-catching, says historian Toby Lester. Da Vinci’s collection…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that his country will ban single-use plastics by 2021. Referring to the plastic pollution problem plaguing our planet, Trudeau reminded that we can…
A chemical residue study of incense burners from ancient burials at high elevations in the Pamir Mountains of western China has revealed psychoactive cannabinoids. This study provides some of the…
In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of relatively fresh water trapped in porous sediments lying below the…
This story comes from Mount Lushan, Qingdao City, Shandong Province where there were two caves called Taoshidong and Shashidong. A village was located outside each cave, known as Taoshidong Village…
General Qi Jiguang of the Ming Dynasty was well-known for his military leadership, his love for the people, and for being a devout Buddhist. Reciting Buddhist scriptures was a daily…
Some 9,000 years ago, residents of one of the world’s first large farming communities were also among the first humans to experience some of the perils of modern urban living.…
It is estimated that there are between 300 and 500 types of bacteria in the human gut. These typically line the entire digestive system, intestines, and colon, affecting everything from…
A few months back, LiDAR startup Innoviz announced that it had raised US$132 million in Series C funding. The company has added US$38 million more, closing funding for the round…
Human eyesight has always been thought to be limited to just seeing everyday objects. To see microscopic layers of particles with the naked eye was thought to be impossible. But several…
The Australian National University (ANU) recently suffered a hack where 19 years’ worth of data about students and staff was stolen. According to intelligence officials, China is the number one…
Many pesticides that have been banned or are being phased out in the EU, Brazil, and China are still widely used in the U.S., according to a study published in…
Greenland is home to an ice sheet that is the second largest in the world. With an area of 660,000 square miles, the sheet covers about 80 percent of the…
The Internet of Things, or IoT, is becoming the latest game-changer in the oil and gas industries. For those unaware, the IoT is a system connected by sensors and controllers…
The nuclear lamina (NL) is a thick protein network present inside the nucleus of cells. It is known to regulate critical cellular activities like DNA replication and cellular division. In…
Beijing has denied being responsible for the rapid increase in global emissions of CFC-11, a chlorofluorocarbon that is known to damage the ozone layer. During the Montreal Protocol in 1987,…
Germany is cracking down on online tax evaders on platforms like eBay and Amazon after losing millions of VAT revenue. To patch the loophole, the government has drafted a bill…
