CLIMATE CHANGE | New model shows transport’s impacts on human health, environment
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- Researchers at the University of Illinois (UI) have developed a model that can predict through 2050 the...
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NATURE | NASA finds possible second large impact crater under Greenland ice
WASHINGTON -- Scientists realized last year that the thick ice in Greenland covered up the trauma of Earth. Now, they...
CLIMATE CHANGE | Dangerously unpredictable weather will worsen unless action taken: research
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND -- Extreme and unpredictable weather seen around the world will get worse as ice sheets in Greenland...
SOCIAL SCIENCE | Hello Alexa, 95% of consumers don’t want to buy from robots
The news that 95 percent of consumers don’t want to talk to a robot when shopping comes as a surprise...
SPACE | New accurate 3D map of Milky Way shows warp in galaxy
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- An Australian and Chinese collaboration has created the most accurate 3D model so far of the Milky...
SCI-TECH | Scientists develop new catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells
HEFEI, CHINA -- Chinese scientists announced that they have successfully addressed a key problem impeding the promotion of hydrogen vehicles...
SCI-TECH | Carbon fiber may be engineered into a battery: study
WASHINGTON -- American researchers developed a kind of porous carbon fiber that may power cars using energy stored in their...
SCI-TECH | Scientists develop device to power electronics with Wi-Fi signals
WASHINGTON -- American and Spanish scientists have developed a flexible device that can convert Wi-Fi signals into electricity to power...
SOCIAL SCIENCE | Most successful women surround themselves with other women: study
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- Women who communicate regularly with a female-dominated inner circle are more likely to attain high-ranking leadership positions,...
NATURE | Sense system in plants adjusts photosynthesis to sunlight level: study
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli study said on Tuesday that plants adjust their photosynthesis level to changes in the intensity of...