No Such Thing as Empty Space
An ingenious experiment in which tiny parcels of light, or photons, are produced out of empty space has confirmed a long-standing theory that a vacuum contains quantum fluctuations of energy.
Ten Strange Images Caught on Google Earth
Aside from the Gobi Desert images, Google Earth has revealed some strange images. Here are ten weird and wonderful images caught on Google Earth.
Liquid Robotics, Google Earth and Virgin Oceanic Set to Conquer the Pacific with the Wave Glider (Slideshow)
Liquid Robotics has launched four Wave Glider unmanned robots to chart the pacific last Nov. 17 2011 in San Francisco. It is their answer for the PacX Challenge, sponsored by Google Earth and Virgin Oceanic, where their findings will be available in Google Earth instantly for the public. The challenge in PacX is to cross the pacific, providing data about the ocean on it. The other participant of the challenge is Virgin Oceanic partnering along with Liquid Robotics to map out the Marianas Trench,...
Artificial Tree Harvests Wind and Solar Energy to Power Houses
Is there anything lovelier than a tree? How about a tree that doubles as your house's energy generator? A London company has developed an artificial tree that utilizes renewable energy from the sun and wind to power a house.
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Fishing Countries Urged to Protect Endangered Sharks, Tuna and Swordfish
Oceana recently called on the 48 fishing member countries of the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) to protect endangered sharks, tuna and swordfish.
NASA’s Mars Rover Resets Launch to Nov. 26
NASA has announced a one day delay in the launching of $2.5 billion Mars Rover to replace a suspect battery on the rover’s rocket.
Almost Zero Chance to Revive Russian Mars Mission
The Russian Phobos Grunt mission almost has a zero chance to be revived as Russian space officials have only until today to send the unmanned spacecraft to Mars moon.
No Drought in Carbon Dioxide
Climate change and droughts have gone hand in hand for quite some time now, as climate change causes more droughts that affect the land significantly. But what most people may not know is that drought is actually exacerbating climate change.
Two NASA Missions to Study If Life Ever Existed In ‘Hostile’ Mars
NASA will try to find out if the Red Planet ever had life and what made it “hostile” for life with two new missions, one that will roam the surface and another that will orbit the planet and dip briefly into its upper atmosphere.
NASA Mars Mission Set to Mark Australian Significance on ‘Martian Landmarks’
Man will receive further information about Mars once NASA’s rover Curiosity reaches the so-called red planet in August next year, by which time Australia will celebrate a new milestone in Astronomy.
Treatment for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis now Available for Australian Children
Australian children suffering from systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA) now have access to Actemra, a biologic treatment recently approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Global Warming: Two Degrees Too Far
To some, global warming is still a myth - something that has been concocted to scare people into reducing their emissions. However for scientists, global warming is true, and warns that if carbon dioxide emissions are not reduced or stopped, global warming's 2 degree-Celsius increase will be inevitable.
Deputy Carries Deer to Safety
It was the eve of the deer hunting season in Michigan when Deputy Ryan Swartz responded to a call that a car had hit a deer.
Biomimicry: Designing the Future with Mother Nature’s Help
From robot snakes to breathable mattresses designed after honeycombs, more innovative designs are using the art and science of biomimicry. The field of biomimicry has already given consumers hundreds of products and devices that are based on nature.
China’s Space Program Boosted by First Successful Docking
China arches its enormous muscles and get ready to join the big nations. China sent a person to space in 2003, and finished its first spacewalk in the year 2008.
Latest Study Reveals Teeth Evolving from Ancient Scales
A study published by Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology claims that the very first tooth most likely belong to an ancient fish. Thevery first pearly whites might have been a set of very sharp scales on a fish's face.
Astronomers Discover Magnetic Fields’ Role In Birth of New Stars
Magnetic fields play an important role in the formation of dense molecular clouds which sets the stage for the birth of stars and planetary systems like our own.
The Future of Space Suits is Skinny
After saying goodbye to the space shuttle program, NASA is also ditching its big, bulky space suits for something slimmer.
Secret of Ghost Antarctic Alps Revealed
The Gamburtsev Mountains have long baffled geologists. Discovered by a Soviet geophysicist of the same name in 1958, the year of the first International Polar Year exploration, their origins have been a matter of obscurity in the geological field.
In Pictures: Animals Under Threat or on the Verge of Extinction
Here is a list of just a few of the animals under threat or on the verge of extinction, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the WWF.
A Lesson for Modern Times: Long-Ago Global Warming Caused ‘Great Dying’ That Lasted 5 Million Years
An event scientists call the Great Dying, 252 million years ago at the end of the Permian Era, killed off more than three-quarters of life forms on Earth.
Research Data from‘Time Capsule’ Zircons Could Be Doubtful: Study
A recent study has found that zircons, considered as the Earth’s “time capsules” being one of the oldest bits of minerals, are not as pure as geologists thought them to be and that research data drawn from them could be doubtful.
Into the Rabbit Hole: What is Rabbit Fever?
Rabbits are, arguably, one of the cutest, most harmless animals in the world. That is why people were shocked when they saw splashed across news agencies a case of a disease known as rabbit fever.
China's Desert Lines Demystified
A research technician and mission planner for the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University offered an explanation for such lines. Jonathon Hill has said that they are spy satellite calibration targets and are not surprising given that China is known to operate spy satellites and the United States have also operated a number of spy satellites themselves.
Walking Through Doorways Causing Forgetfulness
Do you get up to do something, walk into another room and then don't remember what you were going to do? Don't worry you're not going senile yet because it's actually the door's fault.
How a Heart Attack Can Lead to Rupture
Heart attacks run rampant across the world. In fact, according to the Women's Heart Foundation, 1.5 million heart attacks occur in the United States yearly with one-third of the figure leading to deaths. But what people don't know is that deaths from a heart attack maybe caused by the heart itself.
Tornadoes Kill 6 in Southeastern U.S.
Authorities counted six people killed by tornadoes that struck Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina on Wednesday.
Mega-Continent Island Remnants Discovered Near West Australian Coast
Researchers from Sydney University reported on Thursday that they have discovered the submerged islands some 1600 kilometres from the western coastline of Australia, further cementing assertions that the country should count Gondwana as its mother continent.
Will You Pay More for Greener Spaces?
It is a common fact that people love looking at beautiful sceneries. Whether it's the simple sight of trees or the calming landscape of plants, people adore a green environment. Not only adore, but according to a new survey, people love greenery so much that they are even willing to pay more for a greener place to live in.
Scientists Map Origin of East Antarctica Mountain Ranges
The stretch of Gamburtsev mountain ranges have long amazed scientists who single out the East Antarctica icy rock formations for their apparent youthfulness that surprisingly defied million-years of natural onslaught by elements.
Shark Found Inside Desalination Plant Tank
Maintenance workers have found a live carpet shark inside the seawater intake tank of the Southern Seawater Desalination Plant in Binningup, according to Water Corporation, operator of the plant.
Expedition 30 Arrives at the International Space Station
Three new flight engineers who will compose Expedition 30 arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday for a four-month stay on the orbiting complex. NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russians Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin, were delivered by Soyuz TMA-22 which blasted off from Kazakhstan on Monday.
Mystery of ‘Alps Under the Ice’ Known, May Help Understand Effects of Climate Change
The Gamburtsev Subglacial Mountains, known as “Alps under the ice, are the least understood tectonic feature on Earth, because they are completely hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. But scientists have finally discovered how the mountains, which are buried three km below the East Antartic Ice Sheet, were formed 250 million years ago.
China’s Successful Space Docking A Step Towards An Ambitious Space Program
China’s unmanned Shenzhou 8 which executed the nation’s first in-space docking has departed from the prototype space lab module Tiangong and is expected to return to Earth today.
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