Self-Driving Car Technology To Avoid Cows On Indian Roads
The animal is venerated among many Hindus, and is a common sight on the streets of both urban and rural areas of India, where it is often a traffic hazard.
Explosive Star Formation Caught On Camera By ALMA About 1,350 Light-Years Away
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in northern Chile captured images from a stellar nursery about 1,350 light-years away from Earth.
International Space Station Expedition 50 Astronauts Returning To Earth: Watch Live Stream
The three astronauts left the International Space Station just before 4 a.m. EDT Monday, and landed in Kazakhstan about three hours and 20 minutes later.
Climate Change Indicator: Arctic Ocean Getting Warmer, Becoming More Like The Atlantic
The change will have a massive impact on all components of the Arctic Ocean system, including heat storage, currents, freshwater storage, and maybe the response to acidification.
Memory Formation In The Human Brain: Neuroscientists Identify Circuits Needed For Long-Term Consolidation
Neuroscientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that memories in long-term storage remain “silent” for about two weeks before they are consolidated.
What Causes The Antineutrino Anomaly? Not Sterile Neutrinos, But Modeling Error, Study Says
One of the leading theories behind the production of a smaller than expected number of antineutrinos during nuclear fission, is the creation of sterile neutrinos.
Gene Studies Using Crispr Challenge Older Findings; Gene-Editing Technique Popular With First-Timers
The gene-editing tool, which has seen universities and academics battle it out in courts for patent rights, is extremely popular with first-timers in the field.
Climate Change Mitigation: Photosynthesis By Plants Increased 30% In 200 Years
The conversion of carbon dioxide to oxygen, catalyzed by sunlight, by plants takes away some of the greenhouse gas that is a large contributor to climate change.
International Space Station News: NASA’s Peggy Whitson Gets 3-Month Extension
On April 24, she will break the national record, currently held by Jeff Williams, for spending the highest number of cumulative days spent in space.
Photographing Supermassive Black Holes: Earth-Size Event Horizon Telescope Starts Operation
The observation campaign, from April 5-14, uses a number of telescopes from around the world to create one large “Event Horizon Telescope.”
Global Warming By 2250 Could Make Earth Warmest In Over 400 Million Years
A study published Tuesday said climate change induced by human activity could make Earth warmer than it has been in the last 420 million years.
International Space Station Beyond 2024: Russia’s Roscosmos May Extend NASA Partnership
As of now, NASA has approved funding for the International Space Station till 2024, and Russia’s Roscosmos has agreed to support the mission up to that time.
Making Pristine Graphene Without Wrinkles For More Efficient Devices
A 2D material only an atom wide, graphene has extraordinary conductive properties, but they are negatively affected by physical imperfections in the material.
Are Trump’s ‘Failing Media’ Claims Correct? Fact-Check With App Data
“Failing” and “fake news” are terms the president has often used for media critical of him, most notably the New York Times, and he has lauded Fox News regularly.
Tesla News: Utah Court Denies Direct Sales, Stock Price At All Time-High
The setback for the Elon Musk company came the same day its stock price reached an all-time high on the back of a record performance in the first quarter of the year.
A Badger Can’t Kill A Cow, But Can Bury An Entire Calf Carcass All By Itself
The episode, filmed in Utah’s Great Basin Desert, was the first observation of a badger caching the body of an animal larger than itself.
Tesla Production, Deliveries Had A Record Quarter Ahead Of Model 3 Launch
The Elon Musk-owned electric car maker is scaling up manufacturing as it prepares to launch Model 3, its first “mass-market” vehicle, later this year.
Hubble Spots Possible Remains Of Supernova Explosion Survivor In Large Magellanic Cloud
A sun-like star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, about 160,000 light-years away, showed signs of association with a Type Ia supernova.
Nanotechnology News: Data Storage Devices Could Be Built Using Nanomagnets
Researchers have developed a method to attach individual magnetizable atoms on to a silica surface, making nanoparticles that can maintain their magnetic information.
Opioids In Fang Blennies’ Poisonous Bite Prevents Pain
The venomous fang blenny, a small fish that lives in coral reefs in the Pacific region, releases opioids in the bodies of its victims.
SpaceX Launch Time Live Stream: Watch First Reused Falcon 9 Rocket Blast Into Orbit
SpaceX, the Elon Musk company, is set to make history again when it will fly the world’s first reused rocket to put a communications satellite in orbit Thursday. Watch the live stream online here.
Why Is Arctic Ice Turning Green? Phytoplankton Bloom Explained By New Model
A new model explains the massive blooming of phytoplankton under Arctic sea ice in conditions that should theoretically make it impossible.
Marijuana Genome Mapping: Cannabis Strains Have Distinct Flavors Due To Different Genes, Study Finds
Researchers from the University of British Columbia in Canada scanned the genome of various strains of the cannabis plant.
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Makes 50,000th Orbit, Continues Red Planet Exploration
The spacecraft began studying Mars from an orbital perspective in 2006, and images taken from its Context Camera now cover over 99 percent of the red planet.
Halo Of Nearby Starburst Galaxy Seen In Detail, To Aid Understanding Galactic Formation
NGC 253, or Sculptor Galaxy, is about 11.5 million light-years from Earth and is forming stars at a much faster pace than the Milky Way.
Supermassive Black Hole In A Tiny Galaxy? NASA’s NuSTAR Studying Galaxy Merger To Understand It
A large disk galaxy and a small “dwarf” galaxy merged in a system called Was 49, and the smaller partner has been found with a much larger-than-expected supermassive black hole.
Human Evolution: Big Brains In Primates Linked To Diet, Not Sociability, NYU Study Finds
The research from New York University showed it was the diet of primates, and not their sociability, that led to their brains growing to large sizes.
Climate Change Impact On Jet Stream Leads To Extreme Weather Events, Study Finds
The jet stream itself becomes stationary, with its peaks and troughs locked in place, because of the increased emission of greenhouse gases, a study found.
South California Beaches: Rising Sea Level Could Erode Most Of The Shoreline By 2100, USGS Report Says
A study by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey said 31 to 67 percent of the beaches in Southern California could be completely eroded by 2100 if the sea rose 1 to 2 meters.
How To Cure Depression? Playing Video Games A Viable Treatment, Study Says
A study by the University of California, Davis, found that playing specifically designed games made people feel they had more control over their depression.
