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In 2009, NASA started conducting the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice under Operation IceBridge to bridge the observational gap between ICESat and ICESat-2In 2009, NASA started conducting the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice under Operation IceBridge to bridge the observational gap...- Scientists in Virginia asked 21 people to see a hidden image without leaving their rooms—nobody got it right, but two described a scene they couldn’t seeA recent scientific study explored out-of-body experiences under controlled conditions. Participants attempted to identify a hidden image i...
- In 2008, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts with interstellar spaceIn 2008, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts wit...
- AI is going to help find the Moon’s most valuable resource: How NASA and IBM are using AI to search for water iceNew artificial intelligence models are helping scientists find vital lunar water. This technology analyzes vast lunar data for future explo...
- Quote of the day by Alexander von Humboldt: “The most important result of a rational inquiry into nature is...” — Timeless life lessons from an inspiring quote on purpose, balance, curiosity, interdependence, ambition, humility, legacy and why seeing the whole transforms human impact by history’s most visionary polymathQuote of the day by Alexander von Humboldt offers a simple way to understand a complicated world. His thinking placed connection above isol...
- In 2013, more than 16,000 Old Weather-Arctic volunteers transcribed handwritten Arctic ship logs, while 275,000 scanned pages contained about 23 million weather and sea-ice observationsThrough dedicated efforts, volunteers meticulously transcribed aged ship logs, unearthing essential historical weather information. This ci...
- Meet Claire Jiang, the 18-year-old New Jersey student diagnosed with juvenile arthritis at 9 who built a lab model of the disease; her research won $70,000Claire Jiang turned her own experience with juvenile arthritis into a research project that could give scientists a new way to study the di...
- Two golden silk orb weavers lived on the ISS for two months; most space-built webs became nearly symmetric, but under light the spiders used brightness as a new sense of upA fascinating study involving spiders in the International Space Station concluded that in microgravity, these creatures built webs that ex...
- India launches a new ocean research vessel that can explore deep-sea rare earth mineral, oil and gas: Here's what GRSE's new vessel can doGarden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has launched a new ocean research vessel for the Ministry of Earth Sciences, with Union mini...
- Could living near mountain lions actually make you safer? New study finds fewer dangerous animal-vehicle collisions where these powerful predators are presentCould living near mountain lions actually make you safer? Recent studies suggest that the presence of mountain lions could improve road saf...
- Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking: 'What I have learned from life is to make the most of what you have got.' Life lessons from inspirational quote on resilience, limits, acceptance, complaints, obstacles, strengths and resourcesQuote of the day by Stephen Hawking, “What I have learned from life is to make the most of what you have got,” explains how people can resp...
- AT&T painted two Nevada telecom roofs white; roof surfaces cooled 35–40°F, reached 12°F below outdoor air, and two buildings saved about 0.5 kWh of electricity a dayA study explored how white roofs reduced energy costs for AT&T communication buildings. Researchers observed significant roof surface tempe...
- In 1766, British physicist isolated and described hydrogen triggering the evolution of science and modern green technology: What Henry Cavendish discovered?In 1766, British physicist isolated and described hydrogen triggering the evolution of science and modern green technology. Henry Cavendish...
- In 1981, two satellites were launched by NASA to study the interactions between Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphereIn 1981, two satellites were launched by NASA to study the interactions between Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. The Dynamics Explorer...
- Quote of the day by Carl Sagan: 'For small creatures such as humans the universe is bearable only through love' - A powerful life lesson on why love can make life’s biggest challenges easier to face by the American astronomer & astrophysicistCarl Sagan’s powerful quote, “For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love,” reflects on humanity’s place in a...
- Age reversing seafood found? Scientists discover sea squirts that can help you get youngerAge reversing seafood: Scientists have found that plasmalogens, compounds naturally present in sea squirts and other seafood, may help reve...
- In 1994, 300 young male fruit flies flew for 14.5 days on IML-2; repeated video showed their locomotor activity rose sharply while they were in microgravityIn 1994, fruit flies were launched into space, revealing significantly heightened activity levels in microgravity. These flies aged more ra...
- In 1820, a French physicist invented an astatic needle which canceled out the Earth's magnetic field, enabling the creation of the sensitive GalvanometerIn 1820, a French physicist invented an astatic needle which canceled out the Earth's magnetic field, enabling the creation of the sensitiv...
- Cockroach milk once touted as a ‘superfood’ - But scientists explain why ethics and logistics could make its energy-dense potential too difficult to exploitResearchers won the Ig Nobel Prize for studying cockroach milk crystals. These tiny crystals contain more energy than dairy milk. The uniqu...
- Around 1600, a pioneering English physician and natural philosopher invented versorium, the first electroscope, and detected the presence of static electric chargesAround 1600, William Gilbert invented the versorium, the first electroscope, to detect static electric charges. The English physician and n...
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