This Region in Latin America Has More Oil Than Saudi Arabia, But It Produces 12 Times Less
EnergyDespite its immense potential, the Orinoco Oil Belt has lost its relevance in the oil industry.
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To No One’s Surprise, a Recent Study Has Revealed That Money Does Indeed Bring Happiness. The More Money, the Better
MagnetA recent study clearly indicates that, when it comes to money, there’s no such thing as a “happiness plateau.”
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The First Floating Solar Park in the Swiss Alps Has Paid for Itself in Just 2.8 Years. The Key: Its High Altitude
EnergySwitzerland's floating photovoltaic system has quickly recouped its energy investment.
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The Earth Is Spinning Slower and Days Are Getting Longer. We Have a Suspect: Melting Ice
SpaceThe day isn’t precisely 24 hours to the millisecond, not even close.
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We Knew That Hippo Races Were Fast, but We Didn’t Realize That They Spend 15% of the Race in the Air
Nature and EnvironmentA study has just answered likely not very common question about hippos.
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China Is Betting Big on a Business That Has Never Managed to Take Off: Sustainable Aviation Fuels
EnergyChina has the raw materials and abundant renewable energy to lead in sustainable aviation fuels.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Accidentally Cracked Open a Rock on Mars, Revealing a Yellow Treasure
SpaceThe finding adds another piece to the puzzle of the Red Planet’s past history.
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This Company Promises That It Can Produce Up to 20 Times More Energy Than Solar Panels by Using Photonic Spheres
EnergySolar panels don't always have to have the same shape.
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We Thought Titan’s Hydrocarbon Seas Were Absolutely Tame. Not Quite
SpaceOn its surface, Titan is one of the most Earth-like places in the solar system. More so than we thought.
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If Your Clothes Smell Bad When You Sweat, We Have Something to Tell You. We Now Know Why
ResearchA T-shirt, depending on the fabric, changes the price completely. It can also make a big difference in terms of odor.
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Geoscientists Believe They’ve Discovered Why We’re Alone in the Universe. The Key Is Our Planet
SpaceEarth’s oceans, continents, and tectonic plates may have much more impact than we thought.
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We Have Two Hours to Protect the Electric Grid From an Extreme Solar Storm. The Recent Auroras Prove It
EnergyAn extreme solar event could damage the power grid or create dangerous currents in gas pipelines.
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An Astronaut Took a Picture of a Red Sprite From the ISS. It’s an Extremely Difficult Phenomenon to Photograph
SpaceNASA astronaut Matthew Dominick took the photograph while flying over the coast of South Africa.
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The First Commercial Aircraft ‘Made in China’ Has Been a Success. It’s Preparing to Take On Airbus and Boeing
TransportIts first model has accumulated more than 1,000 reservations. The manufacturer is already preparing two other models.
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A Species of Cactus Has Disappeared in the U.S. For the First Time, the Primary Suspect Is Sea Level Rise
Nature and EnvironmentThis occurrence is the leading suspect in the extinction of the Key Largo tree cactus from U.S. territory.
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Productivity Gurus Insist That You Have to Wake Up at 5:00 a.m., But Science Isn’t So Sure
HealthGetting up early can have benefits but also drawbacks.
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LUCA, the ‘Common Ancestor’ of All Living Things, Has Fascinated Us for Years. What Scientists Didn’t Know Is That It Was So Ancient
Nature and EnvironmentThe Earth was already teeming with life 400 million years after its formation.
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OpenAI Reportedly Has a New Secret Project Called Strawberry, Which Will Be Able to Reason and Perform Complex Tasks
Robotics and AIOpenAI has many surprises in store.
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NASA Has Just Confirmed the Existence of a Tunnel on the Moon: A Cave So Large That It Raises New Possibilities
SpaceThis finding is the first and most important step to date toward establishing a future human presence on the Moon.
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