China launches Gaofen-4 into space to capture high-definition images of the Earth. China sends a highly sophisticated Earth-observation satellite, Gaofen-4, to space on Dec.
UCLA created a strong and lightweight metal through nanotechnology. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a strong metal that is also light.
The New Horizons team presented details of Pluto from data returned by the spacecraft. The New Horizons ground team has discussed new details about Pluto's geological process, composition and hazes at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.
A Cold Moon will appear this Christmas Day for the first time in 40 years. According to NASA, this would be the first time in decades that a full Moon will light up the pre-dawn sky on Christmas Day.
Simulation resulted on a swimming movement of Plesiosaurs as penguin-like. The plesiosaurs has something in common with the penguins. Both creatures share the same mechanical movements when it comes to swimming.
MIT made an atomic force microscope prototype that is 2,000 times faster -- fast enough that can render processes like chemical reactions in real time.
NASA is using Sony's virtual reality technology to practice from-Earth space humanoid control. NASA had found an unusual partner in controlling robots with Sony's PlayStation division.
France will be hosting the first ever NanoCar Race. France will host the first ever NanoCar Race. This is a race between molecule cars as all of the participants will dispatch "cars" so small they are invisible to the naked eye.
NASA took a picture of a phytoplankton bloom that put colors all over the North Atlantic Ocean. The North Atlantic Ocean has transformed into a mass of colorful space that looks like a Vincent Van Gogh piece.
The Australian Federal Court has found Nurofen manufacturer guilty of misleading claims as it is selling essentially the same drug for "targeted" different ailments.
The annual Geminid meteor shower has never been this beautiful in history. The Geminid meteor shower treated stargazers all over the world with a magical sky spectacle earlier in Australia and expected to be seen elsewhere in the world starting tonight.
Oil Free Wellington held a flotilla protest against deep sea oil exploration in New Zealand. Protesters gathered at Wellington's harbor to show protest on deep-sea oil exploration in New Zealand.
Shell is heavily considering abandoning entirely its New Zealand operations. Royal Dutch Shell is poised to exit New Zealand. One of the cited reasons for exiting the territory is cutting costs due to low oil prices.
A new mathematical model for the frictional shear stress of ice explains why ice is slippery. It is still a scientific mystery why ice, with it being a solid material, is slippery.
Ash trees in New Jersey are now in danger after an intrusive species invaded the area. Norfolk County's ash trees are now in danger. The emerald ash borer has started infecting the area and is doing it fast.