Science

Scientists unearthed the first dinosaur bones at the Denali National Park in Alaska during a voyage in July. In all, four bone fragments were found — the largest only inches long but clearly belonging to a large animal, the scientists said. The shape of one of the specimens, a fossilized tendon, suggests to the researchers that the bones likely came …

Envoys of more than 170 countries in Kigali, Rwanda on 15 October 2016 agreed to phase down use and production of potent greenhouse gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 2045. The agreement amends the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that depletes the Ozone Layer. Officials meeting in Rwanda over the past week approved the amendment late last night, requiring richer nations to …

67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is dynamically a Jupiter-family comet. Its current orbit is very chaotic and it had recently a close encounter with Jupiter. Mattia Galiazzo and Paul Wiegert from Western University in Canada charted a path that most likely pinpoints the very origins of Comet 67P in the Kuiper belt, a ring of frozen material beyond Neptune’s orbit. This information is vital …

Researchers have solved the heating problem on humanoid robots by using the concept of sweat. Meet Kengoro, a humanoid robot that sweats to cool itself and do push-ups to power up. A robot built by the University of Tokyo tackles the problem of overheating by sweating water through its metal frame. This allows the robot to keep its slim, humanoid …

Researchers say they’ve discovered 2 mysterious “cavities” inside the Great Pyramid of Giza. It has long been a theory that the 4500-year-old structure contained hidden networks, passageways and chambers. Now, archaeologists finally have proof, after finding an unknown cavities which have been hiding for thousands of years in the northern part of the structure.

A charter boat company in Bermuda caught a mammoth 14-pound lobster while night fishing after Hurricane Nicole. The lobster was caught “by accident” with a hook a line while the Sanctuary Marine Bermuda charter boat was out fishing for snapper, according to a Facebook post Saturday afternoon. “Hurricane Nicole blew in some sea monsters,” the post read.

In order for all of the nations to meet their commitments under the Paris climate-accord, we need policy that aligns technology that is on the shelf with consumers who will benefit from it. Carbon pricing is one clean way to accomplish that goal. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off October in grand style by unveiling a minimum carbon price …

US aerospace firm Orbital ATK launched its sixth resupply mission carrying NASA cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) using an upgraded Antares rocket almost two years after its predecessor exploded on lift-off. The rocket had been refurbished, and Orbital ATK made the launch at 6:45 p.m. CDT from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va.. The liftoff was …

The landing module of a European-Russian spacecraft detached from its satellite on Sunday and began its descent on Mars. The 600-kilogram landing module, named Schiaparelli, is expected to reach the surface of the desert planet on Wednesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on its website.

Two Chinese astronauts took off on a project to develop the ability to explore space. The Shenzhou 11 spacecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan satellite launch center. The astronauts were Chen 38, and Jing, 50. The Shenzhou-11 spacecraft, carried on the back of a Long March-2F rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert just …

It’s the dawn of a new era for whales and dolphins retired by entertainment facilities or unlikely to thrive in the wild, thanks to a new, independent organization with plans to establish a model seaside sanctuary. A non-profit organization has explored the coast of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada to find a suitable site for a sanctuary for whales, porpoises …