Between Friday January 22, and Sunday January 24, a winter storm dumped more than 2 feet (0.6 m) of snow on many states along the US East Coast. This massive snowfall approached all-time records in many places, such as New York’s Central…
A recent study found that large birds and animals are an important part of preventing climate change. Large animals, such as tapirs and primates, eat the seeds of large, heavy-wooded trees. When the seeds pass through the animals’ digestive systems,…
On December 15, a Russian rocket blasted off from a base in Kazakhstan. It was carrying a Russian cosmonaut and a British and an American astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS). Tim Peake is the first British astronaut to work on a program…
Terrorists carried out coordinated attacks last week on Paris, France, killing 129 people and injuring hundreds more. The terrorists hoped to strike fear into regular people and disrupt everyday life. But many Parisians are making a point of not letting that happen. Many museums…
The first three astronauts shuttled up to the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2000. This week, NASA and other space agencies around the world celebrated 15 years of continuous inhabitance on the station. The astronauts currently living on the…
Justin Trudeau and the Liberty Party won control of Canada's government in a nationwide election this week. The Liberals won 184 seats in the Canadian Parliament, compared to 99 for the Conservative Party, 44 for the New Democratic Party, 10 for the Bloc Québécois,…
NASA scientists found evidence of flowing water on the surface of Mars. If confirmed, this could be a game-changer. Namely, access to water on mars could make a manned voyage there much more likely. But scientists — and non-scientists — still have many…
In August, the U.S. stock market experienced its first 10 percent drop in four years. It was the worst monthly performance since May 2012. Shifting interest rate policies in the U.S. coupled with instability in Chinese markets were to blame…
Ed White’s spacewalk in 1965 made it possible for Americans to walk on the moon just four years later. Forty-eight years after he was killed in a launch pad test, NASA presented White with a moon rock in honor of…
The United Arab Emirates released plans to launch its first space probe in time for the country’s 50th anniversary in 2021. The mission’s team consists entirely of Emirati scientists, and their probe is called Hope because they believe that their…