Researchers in Germany have decoded what they say is the oldest-ever manuscript detailing Jesus Christ’s life as a child. The papyrus manuscript dates back more than 1,600 years old to the 4th or 5th century. The document had been stored at a library in Hamburg, Germany, as no one believed the document was of any […]
Excitement is mounting for the first-ever return of samples from the far side of the moon. China’s ongoing Chang’e 6 mission is nearing its departure from lunar orbit, after which it will deliver a mother lode of moon materials to Earth. Earlier this month, more than 200 Chinese scientists from 31 domestic universities and research […]
A silent colossus lurks off the Pacific coast, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline with tsunamis and devastating earthquakes. For decades, scientists have warned about the potential of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a megathrust fault that runs offshore along the coast from northern Vancouver Island to Cape Mendocino, California. When the fault — or even a […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vietnam has been increasing its dredging and landfill work in the South China Sea, creating almost as much new land as in the previous two years combined, setting the stage for a record year of island-building, U.S. researchers said on Friday. Since November 2023, when the Washington-based think tank issued its last […]
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Understanding the Big Bang and its aftermath—especially the ideas of universal expansion and acceleration—is one of the biggest cosmological challenges that exists. The leading explanation, known as Lambda-CDM, relies on the yet-to-be-directly-observed concepts of dark matter and dark energy, and […]
A project centered in Utah is being developed to make cleaner ammonia with help from an unlikely source: nuclear energy. It’s a project that, if scaled, could eliminate the more than 1% of global carbon pollution production that is generated from ammonia-making, according to the Innovation News Network. What’s more, it’s a unique combination of […]
Economic damage due to a warming world is now expected to be six times worse than scientists had previously projected, according to new research. What’s happening? The Guardian reported on a new study that projects that a one-degree Celsius (1.8-degree Fahrenheit) increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product. […]
Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people. And they hope their discovery leads to a new diagnosis that can provide answers to families. Those with the condition have a constellation of issues, which also include short stature, […]
Scientists in China have developed an innovative new water-based battery that could be a game-changer for electric vehicles and the fight against atmospheric pollution, according to Interesting Engineering. So, what makes this breakthrough exciting? These aqueous batteries are not only much safer than traditional lithium-ion batteries — they can store almost double the energy. Today’s […]
In the world of greenhouse gas emissions, carbon dioxide gets most of the blame. But tiny organisms that flourish in the world’s farm fields emit a far more potent gas, nitrous oxide, and scientists have long sought a way to address it. Now some researchers think they’ve found a bacteria that can help. Writing in […]
May 24—When the Disorientation Research Device stirs to life at the Naval Medical Research Unit Lab on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Area B, visitors will know it. “It sounds like a hurricane, and it feels like an earthquake,” Richard Folga, engineering and technical support team lead at the unit, told recent visitors to the lab. […]
Lawmakers, researchers push for school phone bans citing mental health concerns Some researchers and lawmakers are calling to ban phones in schools and keep smartphones out of the hands of young people until high school. It comes amid concerning mental health trends and a look at how childhood has changed with technology. Eleventh-grader Ailen De […]