In their eagerness to find life on other planets, an international group of scientists decided to examine systems of red dwarfs, which are the most common type of stars in our universe, and discovered planets formed mostly by water.
Chinese scientists discovered a new mineral on the Moon and called it 'Chang'e Stone', reported Friday the National Space Administration of China and the Chinese Atomic Energy Authority. This latest discovery has made China the third country to record such findings, according to China Daily.
The songs of male humpback whales in some parts of the Pacific Ocean are imitated by whales in other parts of the ocean at enormous distances of up to 14 thousand kilometers (km)shows a recent study by an international team of researchers from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, the San Francisco University of Quito and the Acoustic Ecology Program of the CETACEA Project of Ecuador.
Researchers have discovered in Morocco fossils of a new species of mosasaurus, a genus of immense marine dinosaurs that 70-66 million years ago dominated the oceans of present-day Western Europe, North America, South America and Antarctica, then covered by water.
The zombie ice covering Greenland’s massive ice mass will raise sea level by at least 10 inches (25 centimeters), according to a study published Monday in Nature Climate Change.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is estimated that around 54 thousand tons of personal protective equipment (PPE) are discarded worldwide every day, and that 129 billion masks are thrown away every month. This represents an ecological problem, so scientists around the world have been trying to create strategies to mitigate its impact.
Cuba reiterated today its support and commitment to the fulfillment of the Montevideo Consensus and the Cairo Programme of Action during the High-Level Panel on the socio-demographic impact of the pandemic and the main challenges and progress in the implementation of this instrument on Population and Development.
JACKSON, MI -- The Jackson County Animal Shelter, 3770 Spring Arbor Road, has many pets available for adoption.
In a concurring opinion to Friday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote, “In future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell.” The rulings Thomas referred to guarantee the right to contraception, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriages.
After his MVP-esque campaign in Philadelphia back in 2017, Carson Wentz has taken a drastic step back in his quarterback play, which has seen him shipped to the Indianapolis Colts and now to the Washington Commanders.
Sam Baron, Associate professor, Australian Catholic University
If you’re hooked on houseplants like Monstera, Philodendron and pothos, wait until you meet the other members of the aroid family.