NASA Launches Instrument that Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions The American space agency NASA has launched a new instrument designed to collect data on volcanic activity and air quality. NASA said in a statement it hopes the small orbiting instrument...
Nearly Half of US Bald Eagles Suffer Lead Poisoning A new study found that nearly half of bald eagles tested across the United States show signs of repeated lead exposure. Scientists found harmful levels of lead in the bones of 46 percent of bald eag...
Asteroid That Killed off Dinosaurs Likely Hit in Spring Scientists said recently that fish fossils in the U.S. state of North Dakota are providing a deeper understanding of one of the worst days in the history of life on Earth. On a spring day 66 mil...
Does Krill Fishing Threaten Wildlife in Antarctica? Krill are tiny crustaceans that are a large source of food for whales and other water mammals. But they are also in demand by private industry for use in medicine and fish food. A humpback whale bec...
US Copyright Agency Rejects Registration for AI Created Image The American agency responsible for issuing copyright protections has rejected a request to register an image created by a machine. The request, to the U.S. Copyright Office, was made by S...
Florida Manatees Eat Up Tons of Donated Lettuce Florida wildlife officials say manatees facing starvation are benefitting from a program that feeds them tons of donated lettuce. The program aims to save as many of the large animals as possible as wat...
Earlier this month, we reported on a rocket booster that is on a path to strike the moon in early March. Since that report, the space expert who first observed the object has said the booster was misidentified. It was first thought that the booster w...
Report Predicts Rise in US Sea Levels Within 30 Years A new government report says sea levels on the U.S. coast line are expected to rise by at least .25 meters in the next 30 years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and six...
Texas Sues Meta over Facebook Facial Recognition Data The state of Texas is suing Facebook's parent company Meta over its collection of facial recognition data. The lawsuit, filed on February 14, accuses the social media company of illegally capturin...
Study: Drought in US West Is Worst in 1,200 Years Researchers say the severe drought affecting the American West worsened last year and is now the driest in at least 1,200 years. The scientists report in a new study that 40 percent of the drought's i...
Scientists Find First Evidence of Respiratory Sickness in Dinosaur American researchers say they have found the first evidence of a dinosaur being affected by a respiratory sickness. Scientists say the dinosaur appears to be closely related to the we...
Threat of Solar Storms Seen with Recent Satellite Loss SpaceX recently announced that a solar storm has disabled at least 40 of the 49 communication satellites that it recently launched. The company said the satellites were launched on February 3 fro...
Scientists Get Creative to Continue Work during Pandemic Some Latin American scientists had to become creative to do research when the coronavirus pandemic hit. They say that had it not been for the pandemic, they may have not considered new ways to...
NASA Details Plans to Retire ISS, Use Private Stations The American space agency NASA says it will keep supporting the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030. After that, it plans to retire the ISS and use privately developed stations. NASA r...
Plastic Pollution at Sea Reaches Worrying Level A report on hundreds of research studies says plastic pollution at sea is reaching worrying levels. The report warned that pollution will continue to grow even if immediate action is taken to stop such...
