MIT researchers turned concrete into an energy-storing supercapacitor with one cheap additive
What if you could turn concrete into a viable and effective energy storage option? While that might seem a bit out-of-this-world, that’s exactly what MIT …
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Russia hopes to pull off a successful lunar landing for the first time in 50 years
Russia has had a very difficult time landing on other planets and cosmic bodies. While Roscosmos (Russia’s space agency) has seen success in the part …
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth
Now that it’s over and all the numbers have been tallied up, July will go on record as the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, …
NASA accidentally killed the only life discovered on Mars, theory suggests
For the past few decades, the hunt for signs of alien life on Mars has been one of NASA’s biggest endeavors, leading to the creation …
Voyager 2 signal reestablished after NASA ‘shouted’ into the cosmos
After nearly 46 years in space, NASA lost communications with Voyager 2 last month, leading to a few weeks of silence from the aged interstellar …
‘Magnecko’ robot is like a giant mechanical spider crossed with a gecko
Engineers at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich research institute have created an intriguing and impressive little robot that they call the Magnecko. The robot is inspired by …
Scientists revived a worm that was frozen in permafrost for 46,000 years
The Siberian permafrost continues to illicit new mysteries for scientists to dig into, especially as it begins to thaw more and more. The latest discovery …
Photographer captures rainbow contrails that look like something from an alien world
A photographer has captured some stunning photographs of rainbow contrails. These strange ice clouds form when water vapor generated by airplane engines condenses and freezes …
Scientists say textbooks are wrong about how life began on Earth
Finding the origin of life on Earth has been a goal for scientists for decades. However, like anything, it’s always based on theories and possible …
Forests in the US will stop absorbing carbon within 50 years, USDA report warns
The carbon-absorbing powers of our forests will soon be overwhelmed, a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. The report claims that forests …
Revolutionary new panels generate electricity from falling rain
Researchers may have devised a revolutionary new way to replace solar panels altogether. Instead, we could one day see rooftops adorned with rain panels that …
This is your only chance to see a rare blue supermoon for the next 9 years
August has already seen one full moon, but the month will also play audience to one of the rarest full moon events, a blue supermoon. …
The first images from the ESA’s Euclid telescope are here
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched the Euclid, a deep space telescope set to hunt for dark matter in our universe. The telescope launched …
See the night sky ‘bleed’ after a SpaceX rocket blasts through the atmosphere
Last week, SpaceX made headlines again after a Falcon 9 rocket blasted a hole through the atmosphere, leaving a trail of reddish, pink trail of …
Houston, we have a problem: NASA loses contact with Voyager 2
Voyager 2 is roughly 12,400,000,000 miles from Earth and has been operating for over 45 years, according to NASA’s mission report. While the spacecraft recently …
Major breakthrough could increase lithium-ion battery life by 44%
Engineers at Rice University may have found a way to make lithium-ion batteries even more efficient. According to reports, the researchers have developed a scalable …
New self-healing solar panel could be game-changing for satellites
A team working at the University of Syndey in Australia has created next-gen self-healing solar panels that could revolutionize their usage in space-based operations. The …
How an observatory will help us understand Einstein’s wildest theory
It’s been three years since the Laser Interferometric Gavitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) went down for some major upgrades. Now, LIGO is finally up and running again, …
Watch SpaceX attempt a record-breaking Falcon Heavy launch tonight
This evening, SpaceX will attempt a record-breaking Falcon Heavy launch as it attempts to lift the heaviest payload ever destined for geostationary orbit. The rocket …
Room-temperature, ambient pressure superconductor could be one of the most important discoveries of our time
Scientists in South Korea have begun developing a room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor, if new claims are to be believed. The claim is published in a paper …
Santa Cruz wildlife officials are on the hunt for an otter outlaw
A sea otter in Santa Cruz has wildlife officials scurrying to catch it after a series of thefts and aggressive behavior at a popular surf …
New AI chip that uses human brain tissue just got military funding
The human brain is a marvelous thing. Not only have science experiments proven that human brain cells can learn faster than AI, but some scientists …
Astronomers discover rare two-faced white dwarf star
A white dwarf star has caught the attention of astronomers, not only because of the intrigue surrounding these tightly wound stars, but also because it …
Bizarre ‘mind-controlling’ parasitic worm lacks genes found in every known animal
Our world is full of bizarre and intriguing creatures. One of the strangest, though, is the hairworm, a parasitic worm known as a “mind control …
Scientists may soon be able to reverse aging following this groundbreaking discovery
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have published a new paper that details a groundbreaking age-reversal discovery that could help us turn the tide …
‘Cocaine sharks’ could be chomping on drugs dumped off the coast of Florida
We’ve seen Sharknado and we’ve seen the Cocaine Bear, but now it looks like we may be gearing up for an insane sequel: cocaine sharks. …
James Webb spies unexpected carbon dust in early galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope is once again close to turning everything we know about our universe on its head. According to new research, scientists …
Scientists watched cracked metal heal itself in an ‘absolutely stunning’ discovery
Scientists have witnessed something extraordinary. According to new reports and research, scientists watched healing metal, where cracked metal fused back together without any kind of …
Scientists one step closer to understanding unexplainable ghost stars in the Milky Way
For over a decade, astronomers have been baffled by ghost stars in the Milky Way. These planetary nebulae, as they are more formally known, were …
Drug that makes humans regrow lost teeth will soon enter clinical trials
Some animals, like crocodiles and geckos, can regrow their teeth, replacing them throughout their lifetime. However, the ability to endlessly replace lost teeth has been …
