SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) This week, Oakland, Calif., issued a warning about a cyanobacteria bloom on Lake Merritt. While this material is dangerous to humans today, traces it may have left on anci… [+4465 chars]
International scientists warn that the worlds largest ice sheet in Antarctica is losing ice much more quickly than they had thought. A recent study by Australian and other researchers described what… [+3394 chars]
When the first humans reach Mars, theyll probably live in habitats that were there ahead of time or in habs made from their landers. Eventually, though, if people are going to settle on Mars in lar… [+4521 chars]
Evidence that Earths continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts has been uncovered in new research. New research has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that Earths continents were formed by… [+2565 chars]
The Perseid meteor shower of the 2022 reached its peak this weekend and while the bright full moon may have washed out the best of the "shooting stars" display this year, that doesn't mean skywatcher… [+5543 chars]
In 1838, when the German King Otto ruled Greece, a Bavarian soldier discovered a weathered skull in a ravine near Pikermi, now a suburb of Athens. The skull looked human, but the soldier was dazzled … [+5737 chars]
In 1838, when the German King Otto ruled Greece, a Bavarian soldier discovered a weathered skull in a ravine near Pikermi, now a suburb of Athens. The skull looked human, but the soldier was dazzled … [+5737 chars]
It has also raised a lot of questions - from why it can be big and land on the ground to how dangerous is it when it hits. There are a lot of common misconceptions about space junk. Firstly, no, spa… [+3743 chars]
China's space station recently gained a new module and with it a pair of huge, solar energy-capturing "wings" that can rotate as the outpost orbits the Earth. A new video from China's human spacefli… [+1850 chars]
In the near future, NASA and other space agencies will send astronauts beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the first time in over 50 years. But unlike the Apollo era, these missions consist of astronaut… [+6697 chars]
Brain researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have been awarded a $4 million grant for the miniscope they developed to better observe brain activity in animals. The grant was … [+1958 chars]
Antarctica is situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and covers an area of 14.2 million km2. Described as a polar desert, the continent has an average annual precipitation of 166 mil… [+2973 chars]
