Ancient spider fossils reveal details of arachnid evolution
An ancient fossil from the Cretaceous period has been found, and it belongs to an eight-legged arachnid with a tail similar to a scorpion’s...
Ross 128 b is the latest promising alternative to Earth
A group of scientists from five different countries has announced on Wednesday the discovery of a new exoplanet just 11 light years away from...
Putin boosts new space race hinting at Mars missions in 2019
President Vladimir Putin has announced Russia’s plans on both manned and unmanned missions to Mars, the Moon, and deeper outer space. Most of these...
Polymethylpentene wrap keep things cool even in sunny days
A team of researchers led by Xiaobo Yin, a materials scientist at the University of Colorado, have created a plastic film capable of freezing...
US Air Force launches the GEO-3 to improve missile alert net
The Air Force plans to launch a military satellite this evening and its live streaming the event via YouTube, beginning at 7:26 p.m. EST....
Report: geoengineering to cool down the Earth might end up harming...
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a large-scale strategy developed within the field of geoengineering to remove great amounts of carbon dioxide...
Scientists make a huge discovery under the Mauritius Islands
Geologists have found traces of a rare mineral in rocks on the surface of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Zircon pieces as old...
Chinese space station Tiangong-1 could reenter Earth on April Fool’s
According to the European Space Agency, the first Chinese space station Tiangong 1 will be re-entering Earth’s atmosphere sometime between March 30 and April...
The VLT gears up to look for alien planets in Alpha...
Breakthrough Initiatives and the European Southern Observatory announced on Monday an agreement to upgrade the instruments of the organization’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in...
NASA launches GeoCARB Mission for the measuring of greenhouse gasses
NASA recently announced through a press release their commitment to investigate the natural forces behind climate change via a new mission that will examine...