Scientists say China's Yutu-2 rover, part of the Chang'E-4 mission, has found several small glass globules on the moon's far side. While tiny glass beads have been found previously in lunar samples b… [+3891 chars]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Tiny robots made in Mexico to explore moon in scientific first Five tiny robots designed and made in Mexico will blast off for the moon later … [+2717 chars]
Several dozen small impact craters, 10–70-m in size, have been discovered in southeastern Wyoming. A team of U.S. and German geoscientists found these ancient craters in exposed sedimentary layers f… [+1914 chars]
University of Minnesota researchers are using high-frequency lasers to learn more about how deer populations influence forest landscapes. From the far northern forests of Canada, through the temperat… [+4303 chars]
"This is an Edison moment' in sensing that will transform society." Gravitational A major breakthrough in quantum sensing technology is being described as an Edison moment that could, scientists ho… [+2343 chars]
In 2002, the European Space Agency launched Envisat, the largest civilian satellite (at the time) to go to low Earth orbit (LEO). For a decade, it observed our planet and sent back valuable data on E… [+10394 chars]
Humanity could establish bases on other planets and guarantee their supply of oxygen using new techniques discovered here on Earth. The discovery Research published earlier this month reveals t… [+3939 chars]
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have formulated a fast and economical imaging technique that can examine the structure of three-dimensional (3D)-printed m… [+4975 chars]
The Santa Cruz Mountains define the geography of the Bay Area south of San Francisco, protecting the peninsula from the Pacific Ocean's cold marine layer and forming the region's notorious microclima… [+6184 chars]
It's a tiny, experimental unmanned helicopter built in Ventura County that made headlines around the world, as it made the first powered flight in the atmosphere of another planet. While the headlin… [+2214 chars]
Astronaut Mark Vande Hei harvests plants and collects samples to analyze later for a space agriculture study. Credit: NASA Friday’s research schedule aboard the International Space Station included … [+2398 chars]
We may not think of our neurons as performing complex calculations but they must do so in order to determine where sound is coming from or where a moving object is headed. For a long while, how they … [+4442 chars]
