An American newspaper reporter has resigned from his job after it was discovered that he used an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to create false quotes for stories. Aaron Pelczar worked for the Cody Enterprise, a newspaper based in the town of Cody...
A new study provides evidence that Mars contains a large ocean deep beneath its surface. The finding is based on data collected by the InSight Lander, a robotic explorer operated by the American space agency NASA. InSight, which landed in 2018, was d...
The idea of turning Mars into a livable world for humans is a common element of science fiction. But could such an action be done in real life? Scientists are now proposing a new method to warm up Earth's planetary neighbor. The idea involves putting...
Google has added a new tool that permits Android users to create digital versions of many kinds of identification (ID) cards and event passes for device wallets. The tool is part of the Google Wallet app. It was first announced in May along with othe...
New research shows that water temperatures in and around Australia's Great Barrier Reef have risen to their warmest in 400 years over the past 10 years. The rising temperatures have put the world's largest reef under threat. The Great Barrier Reef is...
Like other 3D printers, the Vulcan printer puts down layer by layer of materials to build an object. However, this printer is more than 13.7 meters wide and prints homes for people to live in. This summer, the robotic printer from the homebuilder ICO...
Scientists say new examinations of soil collected on the moon suggest its atmosphere might have been created by repeated meteorite strikes. Researchers studying the moon first used instruments to confirm it had an atmosphere in the early 1970s. The A...
A new study finds that the glaciers across the Andes in South America are shrinking at a speed not seen before in the history of human civilization. This discovery surprised scientists. At first, they only planned to study the current conditions of g...
Two American astronauts could remain at the International Space Station (ISS) until February if the spacecraft that transported them cannot be fixed to safely bring them home. The U.S. space agency NASA said last week it had not yet made return plans...
Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered ancient bone remains of an early human species that stood about one meter tall. These early humans became popularly known as hobbits. The name comes for the small humanlike creatures tha...
Extremely small pieces of plastic called microplastics are in the ocean and the air, as well as in our food and water. Scientific study has discovered microplastics in human body tissues also, including the heart, liver and kidneys. Some researchers...
An American judge has ruled that Google violates U.S. trade laws by operating its search engine as an illegal monopoly. The ruling accuses Google of paying smartphone makers to ensure that Google's search engine is set as the default system on new de...
Ecuador's Galapagos Islands Face Many Threats The Galapagos, a group of islands in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, are coming under increased pressure. Observers say climate change and invasive species threaten wildlife on and around the islands, which ar...
The Amazon Basin is facing one of the most severe droughts in recent years, the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (or ACTO) said. As the dry season begins in August, many of its rivers are already at very low levels. And several South American c...
A California wildlife organization says it has been rescuing sick sea lions in recent weeks showing signs of algae poisoning. On August 1, the Santa Barbara-based Channel Islands Marine Wildlife Institute said teams had rescued at least 23 animals. T...
