The US government is developing a nuclear rocket to send satellites into the vast space between the Earth and the Moon, in a renewed space race with China. The rocket will have a nuclear thermal propulsion engine and is being developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the government. The engine uses a … Read more
Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process. It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more
Children who grow up feeling closer to nature are happier and more likely to become eco-friendly, compared to those who suffer from ‘nature deficit disorder’. A Mexican research team surveyed nearly 300 children to find a link between ecological and sustainable awareness and feelings of happiness. Children who felt connected to nature had a positive … Read more
MIT researchers create new self-driving system that can steer in low visibility settings, including fog and snow Researchers from MIT are testing a new self-driving car system for bad weather Instead of lidar and cameras, it uses a sensor system that reads the ground directly below and around the car instead of in front of … Read more
Climate change is causing a ‘sudden and dramatic shift’ in the Pacific Arctic as temperatures rise and sea ice recedes Experts analyzed data on water temperatures, sea ice levels and wildlife patterns from the Bering and Chukchi marine shelf located between Alaska and Russia They found the Arctic is warming at a faster rate than the … Read more
Babies from bilingual families are better at switching their attention from one task to another, study finds Scientists showed young babies up to nine months various pictures in sequence Those in bilingual families were 33 per cent faster at redirecting their attention Babies found that those from bilingual homes are able to change their focus ‘more quickly … Read more
A recent study of 45 years of observational data about polar bears shows the animals hoard the bodies of kills, burying them in the snow or dirt so they can return to them at a later date. The behavior, called caching, is relatively common in other bear species, especially brown bears, from which polar bears … Read more
They’re the thievers of food, the pinchers of chips, the scourge of the seaside skies. Now scientists have revealed what we’ve always suspected — seagulls do prefer to eat food that has been handled by us hapless humans. When the birds were presented with two identical food items — one of which they had seen a human … Read more
Rare four-foot rainbow snake spotted in Florida for the first time in 50 years The rainbow snake has not been seen in Florida since 1969 Now, two women hiking through Ocala National Forest stumbled upon one Experts say change in water levels of the Rodman Reservoir forced the snake out By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more
NASA video shows Apollo 13 crew’s view of the moon before having to abort their mission in 1970 because of an explosion aboard the ship Apollo 13 was set to be NASA’s third mission to the moon, but an explosion on board canceled the landing A new video recreates the crew’s view of the moon … Read more