搜索 复制 American researchers have developed a lightweight sailplane designed to fly above Mars and gather data. The nonmotorized aircraft is built to use natural wind patterns around Mars to operate for days at a time. The plane is equipped wit...
搜索 复制 Rising Temperatures Reawaken Alpine Glaciers Glaciers in Europe's Alps Mountains are becoming more unstable and dangerous because of rising temperatures linked to climate change. A glacier is a large body of ice that slowly moves down a...
搜索 复制 Scientists working with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva have discovered three particles that have never been seen before. The European nuclear research center CERN, which built the LHC, recently announced the discovery. The...
搜索 复制 The first model of Apple's iPhone was launched 15 years ago. Since then, many different smartphones have been introduced. The devices now influence our daily lives in many ways. One thing that has changed is that many people now use the...
搜索 复制 Ancient bones unearthed in China are helping scientists better understand the development, or evolution, of modern pandas. Pandas are a kind of animal called bears that live in forests in the mountains of Southwestern China. Pandas' mai...
搜索 复制 Captioning Tool Expansion Helps People with Hearing Loss The number of tools used to caption words has been expanding in recent years. The tools are especially helpful for people with hearing loss who may not be able to use traditional...
搜索 复制 New Artificial Photosynthesis Process Can Grow Plants in the Dark Scientists have developed an artificial photosynthesis process that can grow plants in the dark. The process is designed to provide a new way to produce food as worldwide...
搜索 复制 Astronomers Identify White Dwarf Star that Survived Massive Explosion Scientists have identified a star that, they say, survived a massive explosion and ended up being brighter than before. The star is a kind known as a white dwarf. The...
搜索 复制 Major U.S. technology companies have expressed support for employees affected by the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. But some activists and lawmakers fear the business activities of those companies could result...
搜索 复制 Chinese Spacecraft Takes Images of Mars A Chinese spacecraft has taken images covering all of Mars after circling the planet more than 1,300 times since early last year, state media reported this week. China's Tianwen-1, a spacecraft wi...
搜索 复制 Kenyas Efforts to Protect Its Coral An environmental organization is restoring threatened coral reefs in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. Coral is a sea animal that builds hard, undersea structures that provide food and shelter...
搜索 复制 The American space agency NASA has launched a satellite designed to test a new orbit around the moon. 美国宇航局发射了一颗卫星,旨在测试一条环月新轨道。 The satellite launched Tuesday from New Zealand on a rocke...
搜索 复制 The largest-known bacterium is changing researchers' ideas about what is possible for bacteria, Earth's most ancient life form. 已知的最大细菌正在改变研究人员有关细菌(地球上最古老的生命形式)可能性的看...
搜索 复制 5 Planets Align in the Sky in Rare Formation The five major planets in our solar system have lined up in a rare formation that sky watchers can see with their own eyes. Astronomers say the formation is expected to remain in the sky thro...
搜索 复制 Scientists are trying to learn more about microorganisms that turn snow red and might cause snow to melt faster. 科学家正试图更多地了解使雪变红并可能会导致雪融化得更快的微生物。 Recently, researcher Eric...