Margaret Davis

Half Male, Half Female Stick Insect Discovered, The First Reported Dual-Sex of Its Kind

02.17.2022 21:42 PM

The Natural History Museum confirmed that the pet stick insect named Charlie is of dual sex, displaying the bright green body of a female and the brown wings of a male.

Can A Planet Think On its Own? Planetary Intelligence May Tackle Climate Change

02.17.2022 10:00 AM

Astrophysicists combined scientific understanding of Earth and the possibility of a planet having a mind of its own in their "thought experiment" that raises new ideas in tackling global issues.

New Technique Could Make It Possible to Have Universal Organs for People of Any Blood Type

02.17.2022 08:02 AM

Canadian researchers proved that converting blood type safely in donor organs for transplantation is possible to address organ allocation needs and decrease mortality on patients on the waitlist.

33ft-Long New Species of Dinosaur That Looked Like A Crocodile and Constantly Grew Teeth Discovered in Portugal

02.17.2022 03:14 AM

A reanalysis of fossils found in Portugal is believed to be a new species of spinosaurus that had a crocodile-like skull and spiny back that lived 130 million years ago.

Mysterious New Trans-Neptunian Object Could Help Search for Planet Nine, Astronomers Say

02.17.2022 02:11 AM

Experts hope that the new trans-Neptunian object called 2021 XD7, which takes 286 years to complete one revolution around the Sun, could help in the search for the Planet Nine in the Solar solar System.

Rare Ghost Shark Hatchling Discovered at A Depth of 1200M on Chatham Rise, New Zealand

02.16.2022 21:32 PM

Scientists in New Zealand collected the newly-hatched ghost shark, which usually lurks in the deepest parts of the ocean, off the east coast of South Island.

Hundreds of Migratory Birds Simultaneously Died Above the Sky of Mexico in a Mysterious Event

02.16.2022 10:00 AM

A CCTV footage showed a mysterious moment when suddenly a flock of migratory birds, specifically yellow-headed blackbirds, fell from the sky of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Current Mega-Drought in the US Exceeded the One That Occurred in the 1500s

02.16.2022 06:34 AM

The American West is experiencing mega-drought over the last two decades that is said to be the worst to hit the region in at least 1,200 years.

China's Tiangong Space Station Shows How Its Massive Robotic Arm Can Crawl Across the Spacecraft

02.16.2022 03:15 AM

The Chinese Manned Space Agency (CMSA) recently released a video showing the massive robotic arm of China's space station rising up behind the Tianhe module to find a docking point in the foreground.

Armless But Skilled Dinosaur Captures Prey Using Head and Jaws, New Study Says

02.16.2022 00:03 AM

Scientists discovered fossils of an armless dinosaur that likely roamed Argentina 70 million years ago and is believed to belong to abelisaurs, a dinosaur with short front limbs.

What is Hair Sunscreen For? Experts Discuss Why People Should Put SPF on Their Scalp

02.15.2022 21:23 PM

Sunscreen is an important skincare product that is used to protect the skin from harmful UV rays. But people mostly miss the scalp, a part that should not be ignored.

Kids as Young as 7 Years Old Hesitate to Ask For Help for the Same Reasons as Adults, Study Reveals

02.15.2022 09:37 AM

A new study suggests that young kids start to care about their reputation as early as seven years old that they even cheat in simple games to appear smart.

Cybercat Accessory Concept Can Make Tesla's Cybertruck Float on Water With a Speed of 20mph

02.15.2022 06:21 AM

A James Bond-inspired concept can make Tesla's Cybertruck float and be driven on water using outboard motors, pontoons, and hydrofoils that are foldable to be stored in the vehicle.

Steaks Out of Thin Air: Start-up Company Makes Protein From Carbon Dioxide, Organism, and Water

02.15.2022 03:23 AM

A Bay Area start-up is making meat out of thin air using a probiotic process that transforms carbon dioxide, oxygen, and nitrogen combined with minerals and water.

Well-Preserved Ice Age Puppy Ate a Woolly Rhino For Its Last Meal Before Species Became Extinct 14,000 Years Ago

02.15.2022 00:24 AM

Scientists were stunned to discover that the mummified Ice Age pup they found ate one of the last woolly rhinos on Earth after finding an undigested chunk of its meat inside the ancient dog's stomach.

International Epilepsy Day: Fighting Stigma, Mental Health Cost of Living With the Condition

02.14.2022 21:27 PM

The International Epilepsy Day is held on February 14 to discuss missed moments and fight stigma on people with epilepsy and families suffering discrimination.

Novel Catalyst Can Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Gasoline 1,000 Times More Efficiently Than Existing Methods

02.14.2022 10:30 AM

Captured carbon dioxide can now be converted into carbon-neutral fuels using only a novel catalyst by Stanford scientists to increase the production of long-chain hydrocarbons that is 1,000 times more efficient than current methods.

Is the ISS Retiring? NASA Details Plans for Using Privately Developed Space Stations in the Future

02.14.2022 09:41 AM

NASA announced earlier this month that missions in the International Space Station will continue until 2030, but plans to retire to use private space stations after that.

Origins of Antibiotic Resistance Gene: How a Nasty Bacterium Caused Thousands of Deaths

02.14.2022 03:39 AM

Researchers in Australia made a surprising discovery regarding the origins of the antibiotic-resistant gene that was previously believed to be confined in Adelaide.

Crocodile Had Dinosaur For Its Last Meal Based On 95-Million Year Old Fossil, Study Claims

02.14.2022 03:04 AM

Paleontologists in Australia found a new species of crocodile that may have eaten a dinosaur around 95 million years ago as its last meal, marking a historic world's first discovery.

Is It Possible to Play Football on Mars? Experts Explain What Super Bowl LVI Would Look if Played on the Red Planet

02.14.2022 02:11 AM

United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno and NBC sports producer Brad Fosler explain what a football match, such as the Super Bowl LVI, would look like on Mars.

How Does SARS-CoV-2 Attack the Body? Long COVID Also Affects the Brain, Heart, Other Vital Organs

02.13.2022 21:39 PM

SARS-CoV-2 targets not only the lungs, but as well as the brain, heart, and other organs causing more people to cope with Long COVID symptoms even after being treated with the infection.

Non-Alcoholic Beer That Tastes Like the Real Deal Finally Discovered By Producing Molecules That Provide a Hoppy Flavor

02.12.2022 02:35 AM

Danish scientists engineered yeast that resembles the molecules from the hops that are responsible for the beer flavor but is non-alcoholic.

Jupiter Mystery Solved After 30 Years, NASA's NuSTAR Telescope Detects Highest-Energy Light Ever From the Planet

02.11.2022 23:32 PM

A 1992 NASA mission to Jupiter mysteriously did not detect X-rays being reflected from the planet. Three decades later, astronomers finally know why.

Mothers' Breast Milk Another Way To Detect Omicron Symptom? Here's What The Expert Says

02.11.2022 22:10 PM

A shocking photo of two breast milk bags with different colors showed how moms could pass antibodies to their babies after being infected with the Omicron variant to improve the immunity of their newborns.

Planetary Bodies Orbiting In the Habitable Zone of A Dying Star Observed For the First Time

02.11.2022 20:20 PM

Astronomers have observed a ring of planetary bodies 117 light-years away orbiting in the habitable zone of a white dwarf, suggesting they could sustain life.

Will AI Takeover Humanity? Advanced Robots May Now Have Consciousness

02.11.2022 11:58 AM

OpenAI chief scientist claims that today's advanced artificial intelligence (AI) may be already slightly conscious, opening concerns about whether AI taking over humanity.

Gestational Diabetes Linked to Chronic Cardiovascular Outcome Later in Life

02.11.2022 10:36 AM

Women who have gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have a higher risk of developing long-term cardiovascular outcomes years after pregnancy.

Some Starfish Have Diamondlike Bone Structure To Compensate For Its Intrinsic Weakness

02.11.2022 10:30 AM

Starfish or sea star is made of brittle, stonelike minerals, but new research found that they derive strength from an unusual internal structure to compensate for their intrinsic weakness.

Elon Musk Setting Up Starlink Gateway Station in Fiji to Provide Internet Connection to Tonga After Volcanic Eruption

02.10.2022 02:34 AM

Elon Musk is helping the residents in the volcano-hit Tonga to reconnect to the web using Starlink satellites. The islands have limited internet service since the volcanic eruption on January 15.