Graphene-Oxide Filter Can Turn Your Whiskey, Cognac Colorless
A team from the University of Manchester have demonstrated the capabilities of graphene-oxide membranes by filtering whiskey and making it clear.
Artificially Cooling Earth By Mimicking Volcano Eruptions Could Be Catastrophic: Study
A team of researchers have debunked the Geo-engineering theory to cool down earth. Mimicking volcanic eruptions could leave a devastating effect on global weather patterns.
NASA Wants To Power Future Mars Habitats With Kilopower Reactor
NASA is set to test the new generator this month that could, one day, power a human habitat on Mars.
NASA's, NOAA's JPSS-1 Weather Satellite Launch Delayed After Rocket Issue
The weather satellite will have to wait at least 24 hours to begin its mission for NOAA and NASA after the attempted liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California today was postponed to Nov. 15, according to the JPSS-1 live blog run by NASA.
Longest Sauropod Dinosaur Trackway Excavated In France
New findings revealed that these tracks were left 150 million years ago by a dinosaur at least 35 meters long and weighing no less than 35 tones.
NASA Reveals James Webb Telescope's First Chosen Observation Programs
The programs were chosen from a pool of proposals accepted by Space Telescope Science Institute’s call for early release science proposals, and includes examining Jupiter and its moons.
AI Experts Warn Autonomous Weapons May Become 'Third Revolution In Warfare'
United Nations organized a meeting on Monday, where a group of AI experts gathered to discuss lethal autonomous weapons systems at the United Nations (UN) Palais des Nations in Geneva.
WATCH: Video Of AI-Controlled Drones Killing With Ruthless Precision
A film released by the campaign group Stop Autonomous Weapons highlights the perils of autonomous weapons falling into the wrong hands.
World Heritage Sites Threatened By Climate Change Nearly Doubles Since 2014
The first IUCN meeting since the Trump climate-change debacle has revealed that climate change imperils one in four natural World Heritage sites, including coral reefs, glaciers, and wetlands — which is nearly double the number from just three years ago.
Ancient Egyptian Ink From Papyri Manuscripts Had Copper, X-ray Microscopy Reveals
A University of Copenhagen study analyzed 2,000-year-old papyri fragments with X-ray microscopy to reveal that black ink used by Egyptian scribes also contained copper.
What Causes Cosmic Rays? Plasma From Lasers Helps Study Particle Acceleration
Laser-generated plasma could help us understand what causes cosmic rays, solar flares and solar eruptions, which are emissions from the sun that can disrupt cell phone service and power grids on Earth.
Insects, Bugs Will Enter Your Home Despite Your Cleaning Obsession
A study analyzed how the floor plan, the number of windows and even tidiness of the house affected the diversity and number of insects in our homes.
Temperature Regulating Clothes: Reversible Textile Can Keep You Both Cool And Warm
Researchers have developed a double-sided fabric, based on the same material as kitchen wrap, which will regulate body temperature without expending effort or energy.
Amazonian Drug Ayahuasca Can Help Cure Depression, Alcoholism: Study
The psychedelic traditionally brewed in South America contains dimethyltryptamine (DMT), which is far more effective in controlling drinking among severe alcoholics, compared to other hallucinogens like LSD or magic mushrooms.
These Japanese Robots Are Multilingual, Designed To Assist 2020 Olympics Visitors
Multilingual robot concierges will be introduced at Tokyo Metropolitan Government's building to test their practical usage ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Wounds Sustained In Daytime Heal 60% Faster Than Those At Night
Researchers found night-time burns took an average of 28 days to heal, while day-time burns just took 17 days.
NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Competition: Phase-3 Opens With $2 Million Prizes
NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, a Centennial Challenges competition, is looking for ways to create things needed for space missions in space itself.
Oil And Water Do Mix: MIT Team Makes Stable Emulsions
MIT researchers discovered a new way to to create nanoscale oil-water emulsions that remain stable for months by condensing water onto an oil-surfactant mixture.
Coulomb Crystal Model Helps Scientists Understand Neutron Star Formation
Scientists believe a star’s core will contain Coulomb crystals that form at temperatures potentially as high as 100 million Kelvin.
Sheep Trained To Identify Celebrity Faces Display Primate-Like Intelligence
By training sheep to identify images of celebrities like Barack Obama and Emma Watson, researchers discovered that the animals are able to recognize familiar faces from 2-D images.
Ancient Greek Gymnasium From 2,300 Years Ago Discovered In Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt unearthed an ancient gymnasium that dates back to the third century B.C. at Watfa in Fayoum province.
Second-Oldest, -Farthest Known Galaxy In The Universe Discovered Using Large Millimeter Telescope
An international team of scientists used the Large Millimeter Telescope to locate the galaxy that was formed 12.8 billion years ago, within the first billion years after the Big Bang.
Atomic Fireworks: Streams Of Atoms Shooting From Super-Cooled Bosons Observed
The team saw bright jets of atoms shooting from the rim of the disk, like nano fireworks. When the pattern was studied, the atoms — which according to predictions would fly in random directions — actually left in a uniform field in clumps.
Long Valley Volcano's 'Super-Eruption' Magma Was Cooler Than Past Estimates: Study
Scientists found the reason for the rapid heating of the rock from 400 degrees Celsius to the 700 to 850 degrees needed to erupt must be the quick rise of a hotter rock from deep below.
NASA Satellites Can Track Ozone Pollution From Space, Agency Says
Estimating ozone pollution from high up in the atmosphere is harder because ozone density increases as we go higher up in the atmosphere, which obscures the measurements of surface ozone.
Quantum Computing: Graphene-Based Device Theoretically Proves Existence Of Non-Abelian Anyons
A team of researchers used graphene to develop an extremely low-defect, highly tunable device in which non-Abelian anyons would be more accessible.
NASA Wants Your Help To Nickname A Distant World In Kuiper Belt
NASA's New Horizon will fly past MU69 in the Kuiper belt in 2019 and the space agency wants your help in giving the frozen, distant world a nickname.
Very Young Exoplanet Found Around Star That Twinkles Every 18 Months
The reason why the star EC53 twinkles every 18-months could be due to the presence of a very young exoplanet orbiting it, according to scientists.
T. Rex May Have Used Its Tiny Arms For 'Vicious Slashing' of Prey
A paper presented at the annual conference of the Geological Society of America suggests the arms' short length and reach of the Tyrannosaurus rex would have actually been an asset when dealing with prey at close quarters.
Teens With Encouraging Parents Have More Self-Worth, Less Depression: Study
A study conducted in the United States and Ghana showed teens who were encouraged to share their perspective and opinions had more self-worth, better academic motivation and less chances of depression.
