New Zealand fossils reveal details of penguin evolution

Penguins as tall as adult men, and heavier than most people, once inhabited New Zealand and swam on its waters. The discovery of Kumimanu...
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UN report backs India to dominate working-age population

On 29th April, 2016, the United Nations Development Programme released their Human Resource Development Programme. The report highlighted the fact that India will be...
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Scientists will live atop a volcano simulating life on Mars

Six scientists have entered the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) dome atop the Mauna Loa volcano, kicking off Mission V of the...

NASA astronauts training at the HI-SEAS simulated Mars habitat

It's no secret that sending humans to Mars is currently the primary goal of NASA and every aerospace company. That’s why NASA is preparing...
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NOAA’s GOES-16 Lighting Mapper sends back first images

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) has released the first images from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument on the agency’s Geostationary Environmental...
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Scientists want to transform sidewalks into giant batteries

Researchers from the California Energy Commission are carrying out two pilot studies on piezoelectric crystals, a type of technology that can capture vibrations produced...
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Doomsday clock: We’re 2 minutes to midnight thanks to Trump

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced their Doomsday Clock, which marks the possible countdown to global disaster, 30 seconds closer to its dreaded...

NASA’s ASAP warns about SpaceX’s unusual fueling procedures

Today, NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) warned about SpaceX’s special fueling procedures. Unlike other aerospace companies, SpaceX plans to fuel its Crew Dragon...

NASA’s Curiosity will resume drilling thanks to a science trick

NASA is awfully busy with its myriad Mars missions, but Curiosity remains one of the most promising actually doing research on the ground of...

Lake Mead water level shrinks to record low amid ongoing Western...

The vast and beautiful Colorado River Reservoir is expected to shrink due to on-going drought. This is because the surface level at Lake Mead...