The robot was tested in a simulated Martian environment, and can one day be used to aid humanity’s survival on the Red Planet. Scientists in China have created a robot chemist powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that can extract oxygen from Martian water without human supervision. Synthesizing useful resources fromContinue Reading
If dark matter is made from “dark” versions of the basic building blocks of ordinary matter, the world’s largest particle accelerator should be able to pin it down, a new study suggests. A new search for dark matter has turned up empty handed — but, in a silver lining, theContinue Reading
Across the country, pet dogs are falling sick with a flu-like illness, but scientists don’t yet know what’s causing it. Dogs across the U.S. are getting sick with an unexplained respiratory illness. As of Monday (Nov. 27), at least 14 states, including Oregon, New Hampshire, Colorado and Massachusetts, have reportedContinue Reading
First of its kind footage captured for National Geographic’s “Incredible Animal Journeys” shows a barn swallow caught in a sandstorm as part of its migration through the Sahara Desert. Incredible, first-of-its-kind footage reveals a tiny swallow’s battle for survival inside a mammoth sandstorm as it migrates across the Sahara Desert.Continue Reading
Scientists train an AI on 700 years’ worth of ocean data to build an equation that can predict when these “maritime monsters” will strike. Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to build an equation that can forecast when notoriously unpredictable rogue waves will strike. Rogue waves, also known as “monsterContinue Reading
Hercules beetles can grow to almost 7 inches long and are among the largest flying insects on Earth. Hercules beetles are among the largest flying insects in the world, with males of some subspecies measuring up to 6.8 inches (17.2 centimeters) long. They are also extraordinarily strong and can liftContinue Reading
The number of homes on ground that has burned before has doubled Forest fires can devastate vast swaths of land, but in the United States, another category of conflagrations takes the title of most destructive. Of the homes destroyed in wildfires across the contiguous United States from 1990 to 2020,Continue Reading
The feature is at an altitude hidden to other telescopes New beauty shots of Jupiter, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, reveal a speedy jet stream encircling the equator at an altitude never imaged before. Researchers have known about Jovian jet streams since Voyager spacecraft flew by in 1979.Continue Reading
Within three years, the soil grew richer and supported more plants When glaciers melt, they leave behind barren landscapes that can take decades to support plants and animals. But a new study found that within just three years, such exposed land was revitalized by llamas, whose activity nourished the soilContinue Reading
Gamma rays reveal the galaxy’s star-making power The Milky Way is churning out far more stars than previously thought, according to a new estimate of its star formation rate. Gamma rays from aluminum-26, a radioactive isotope that arises primarily from massive stars, reveal that the Milky Way converts four toContinue Reading