Science

After accidentally drilling into a chamber of molten lava more than a mile underground in 2009, researchers in Iceland have now found a way to use the magma to create geothermal energy. This new method of producing geothermal energy could be especially valuable in Iceland, where geothermal power already makes up about two-thirds of the energy use and around 90 …

NASA has reported new findings of rogue asteroids in the solar system, making scientists rethink what is possible pertaining to asteroids. NASA previously believed several environmental chemistry standards were needed for asteroids to form and that asteroids born in these regions, could not escape them without their destruction.

An unusual creature known as the “walking fish” or “water monster” may be on the brink of extinction in the wild, scientists have warned. Armando Tovar Garza, a biologist at the National Autonomous University in Mexico, said on Tuesday that the exotic salamander-like axolotl “is in serious risk of disappearing” from its only known natural habitat in a handful of …

A new report from the New York Times says the human body is not prepared for life in space. The challenges human beings would face in space could lead to long-term problems. According to the report, humans “did not evolve to live in space.” The article describes what astronauts experience while in space. It quotes NASA astronaut Mark E. Kelly, …

A team of Israeli scientists have recently discovered in the Qesem Cave, near present-day Rosh Ha’ayin, the earliest evidence – dating to around 300,000 years ago – of unequivocal repeated fire building over a continuous period. The team is headed by Profs. Avi Gopher and Ran Barkai of Tel Aviv University. Dr. Ruth Shahack-Gross of the Kimmel Center for Archeological …

A 4000-year-old Mesopotamia clay tablet dealing with the ancient biblical story of Noah’s ark has gone on display at the British Museum in London.

Stephen Hawking has put forward a new theory about black holes in a paper posted online, which says event horizons – the gravitational pull that makes escape impossible – do not exist. Speaking to Nature magazine, the renowned physicist said that in classic theory, there is no escape from a black hole. Quantum theory, however, allows “energy and information to …

Researchers working in Brazil have discovered a new species of river dolphin in the Araguaia river basin, according to the journal PLOS ONE. Why does this matter? Because last time scientists identified a new species of river dolphin, World War I raged and American women still couldn’t vote. Only five known species of river dolphins exist in the world, and …

A rare giant squid has been caught by fishermen off the coast of Japan. Measuring 11 feet in length, the creature was hauled from its home in waters deep off the coast of the Tottori Prefecture during a trawl for crabs and flatfish. It was alive when the fishermen brought it on board the boat but died before reaching the …

A Canadian woman who claimed to be the daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur, who had perished in the Titanic tragedy with his family, has been proved to be a fraud in DNA tests, according to reports. Helen Kramer emerged in 1940, calling herself Loraine Allison, a two-year-old toddler who was with her parents Hudson and Bess Allison, and seven-month-old brother …

According to a new report from the US National Academy of Sciences, polluting industries in China are having a big role in increasing pollution in Los Angeles and other states of US. As there cannot be any national boundaries to curb pollution, smog from China is continuously drifting into the United States across the Pacific Ocean. It may sound strange, …