Researchers say a wild orangutan in Indonesia appeared to use a medicinal plant to treat a wound it had suffered. The observation represents the latest example of how some animals attempt to treat their own sickness or injury with medicines found in...
A recent study shows that people who lived in caves in North Africa had already started to add a lot of plants to their diet about 15,000 years ago. The researchers examined the remains of a group of people found in a cave near Taforalt in northeaste...
The first crewed test of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was postponed Tuesday because of a problem with the rocket system. Officials stopped the launch about two hours before the planned liftoff at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Two astronaut...
A group of scientists has disputed a study published last year that estimated the intelligence of the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex to be similar to a baboon's. The group disputed last year's report from Suzana Herculano-Houzel at Vanderbilt University...
For future humans to survive long periods on Mars, growing food on the planet is a must. It would be too costly and risky to rely upon rocket deliveries to meet the food needs of colonists. With this in mind, scientists are exploring ways to improve...
The American space agency NASA has completed a new experiment that sent data over 226 million kilometers in space. The result marks a major improvement over previous tests that measured data transfers over 31 million kilometers. The method is known a...
An American company is preparing to launch a series of driverless trucks to transport goods on a major public highway. Aurora Innovation says it plans to begin the service later this year in Texas with 20 tractor-trailers. The trucks will drive back...
Chilean food company NotCo has been working on a popular meal for people in Latin America and Asia: turtle soup. The meal tastes like turtle soup but has no parts of the creature in it. The company says it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create...
China launched a spacecraft to the moon's far side on Friday in a mission that aims to bring lunar soil and rocks to Earth. A Long March 5 rocket carried the unmanned spacecraft, called Chang'e 6, to space. The launch took place at China's Wenchang s...
Flowering plants are very important to Earth's ecosystems. They are necessary for life on Earth. Flowering plants are also called angiosperms. They are the largest and most diverse plant group. Flowering plants include corn, wheat, rice and potatoes...
A recent American law requires TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the company's U.S. operations within nine months or face a nationwide ban. But the video sharing service remains popular among Americans. It remains unclear if ByteDance will a...
The United States plans new rules for the movement of dairy cows between states because of concerns about a bird flu outbreak. The virus is called Type A H5N1. It has been found in over 30 different groups of cows across eight states. Some inactive m...
American researchers have developed a new model of what they say is the largest 3D printer in the world. The device is designed to build full-sized homes faster and for less money than traditional methods. A team at the University of Maine said the p...
Scientists are seeking to find out what is producing the slow release of methane gas on Mars. Methane often results from biological processes. On Earth, most of the gas comes from living creatures. For this reason, the American space agency NASA has...
A new study suggests ancient corals found deep in the ocean were the first animals to glow in the dark. To glow means to shine a steady light. Many animals, insects and sea life have the ability to glow. But a study from biologists based in the Unite...
