NASA records Mars earthquake for the first time
The seismometer installed on Mars has detected the first seismic tremor on the red planet.
It was last April 6 and a soft but distinctive seismic signal was detected, similar...
Would you like to know what the ancient Greeks thought about robots and artificial...
Thousands of years before machine learning and self-driving cars became reality, the tales of giant bronze robot Talos, artificial woman Pandora, and their creator, the god Hephaestus, filled the...
Israel sends a probe to the Moon but crashes into the satellite
The 'Beresheet' probe, Israel's first privately financed probe in the world destined for the lunar surface, crashed into the satellite on Thursday after presenting a series of technical faults...
What’s the brightest star in the night sky?
At night you can't miss the spectacle of looking for and seeing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. Is it the brightest star? Yes and no. For...
A name is sought for a new planet in our Solar System
Planet 2007 OR10 was discovered on July 17, 2007, during a search for distant bodies in a region of space known as the Kuiper Belt. Now, the three astronomers...
Climate change even affects the Earth’s gravity
On March 17, 2002, the German-US satellite duo GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) were launched to map the global gravitational field with unprecedented precision. After all, the mission...
Can not the humankind actually prevent asteroid collisions?
Incoming asteroids may be harder to break than scientists previously thought, according to a study that used a new understanding of rock fracture and a new computer modeling method...
The majority of the world’s bird population originated in Australia
These birds—also known by their order name, passerines—comprise more than 6,000 species, including familiar birds like cardinals, warblers, jays, and sparrows. Passerines make up more than 60 percent of...
More bidders, lower bids
Economists from the University of Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have co-authored a new study that challenges conventional thinking about auctions and is applicable to real-life...
Which of 621 North American bird species are currently the most popular?
Cross-referencing a decade of Google searches and citizen science observations, researchers have determined which of 621 North American bird species are currently the most popular and which characteristics of...
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Harvey Weinstein reaches $44 million settlement to close sexual abuse lawsuits
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Theresa May resigns after almost three years at the head of the British Government
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Apple redesigns MacBook Pro keyboard after user complaints
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Whatsapp will have advertising in 2020
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Nearly 19,000 asylum seekers await US entry in Mexican border cities
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