Browsing: Science

This year’s flu shots have dramatically reduced hospitalizations for seasonal influenza, early data suggest.For kids and teens, the shots were at least 63% effective against flu…

Giant flying squirrels that were as big as house cats glided across North America around 5 million years ago, researchers have discovered, after identifying an unusual…

A Norwegian robotics firm has unveiled a knitted-nylon-covered humanoid robot designed to complete household chores.”Neo Gamma,” built by robotics company 1X, is a bipedal android equipped…

Scientists have identified a never-before-seen type of cell that may help to heal brain damage — at least in mice.The researchers discovered a unique kind of…

The U.S. has 63 national parks, each boasting stunning landscapes, impressive geological features and often rare ecosystems.National parks are areas of land protected by the federal…

QUICK FACTSName: Walvis Bay salt worksLocation: Atlantic coast of NamibiaCoordinates: -23.026816314419552, 14.464431525720594Why it’s incredible: The salt pans look like a colorful patchwork quilt from above.Walvis Bay…

The earliest known North Americans used wooden “vehicles” to transport goods, and possibly even people, more than 20,000 years ago, a new study suggests.Researchers discovered sled-like…

Genetic material from bamboo has been found in the blood of giant pandas, which may alter the feeding habits of these iconic bears.According to a new…

Scientists have developed an innovative battery that converts energy from radioactive waste into electricity, transforming a hazardous by-product of nuclear power generation into a potential energy…

Changes in Earth’s tilt relative to the sun have governed the movements of giant ice sheets over the past 800,000 years, triggering the start and end…