2016 is the third consecutive hottest year on record

Scientists at NASA recorded the highest heat signatures on the planet last year, in 2016. However, both 2015 and 2014 were also the hottest...
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Humanity is closer to creating semi-synthetic life forms

A group of researchers from China, France, and the United States has managed to successfully insert genetic code into E. coli microbes, which essentially...
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Astronauts do the mannequin challenge in zero gravity

European astronauts took the mannequin challenge to a whole new level. Big was the surprise this Thursday when European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet...

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...

The Lunar Quattro, Audi’s 3D-printed rover for the Moon

Germany – Audi (NASDAQ: AUDVF) announced the company's plans to send an unmanned rover to the moon by late 2017, the Lunar Quattro. The...
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Scientists say nuclear reactors could solve energy crisis

The world is nearing an impending future in which our efforts to meet energy demands may not be enough. As the world looks at...

NASA catches sight of water plumes on Jupiter’s moon Europa

Scientists using NASA’s Hubble telescope have detected potential plumes of water vapor ejected from the surface of Europa, Jupiter’s renowned icy moon. The sighting...

Ancient DNA samples push back modern human origins

Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden led by Carina Schlebusch authored an article published this Thursday in the journal Science, which reveals that modern...
Rare Children Disease Found In Fossil of Dinosaur That Existed 80 Million Years Ago

Rare Children Disease Found In Fossil of Dinosaur That Existed 80...

A study published in the journal Scientific Reports has found a rare disease that mostly affects children in the fossils of a dinosaur that existed 66...
Smell of Burning Plastic and Smoke Reported On the ISS; Space Station Aging Fast

Smell of Burning Plastic and Smoke Reported On the ISS; Space...

The alarms on the International Space Station went off on Thursday after the smell of burning plastic and smoke was detected. The crew saw the smoke...