First firm prediction of an incoming space rock confirmed
A very small asteroid exploded over the continent of Africa this week, confirming the prediction of astronomers. Despite the fact...
Dr. Andrei Mihai is a geophysicist and founder of ZME Science. He has a Ph.D. in geophysics and archaeology and has completed courses from prestigious universities (with programs ranging from climate and astronomy to chemistry and geology). He is passionate about making research more accessible to everyone and communicating news and features to a broad audience.
A very small asteroid exploded over the continent of Africa this week, confirming the prediction of astronomers. Despite the fact...
Nearly five miles below sea level, at 7700 metres to be more exact, in the Pacific oceans, scientists found fish...
It's natural that when you are stressed out, you tend to search for an explanation for your current situation and...
We've all heard stories about soviet scientists, and Hollywood played quite an important role in that. Really few of those...
Using the RHESSI spacecraft, scientists managed to calculate the Sun's roundness with a level of precision that surpasses anything of...
With the US economy tanking, natural disasters caused by climate change, several wars being fought in the world and with...
It seems that China is taking a more and more serious interest in green energy (actually they're taking a serios...
In the ever developing struggle for alternative energy, Rhode Island made a significant step towards achieving their goal of fifteen...
Chinese researchers confirmed the theory that they are building an "impossible" space drive, and at this stage they are building...
Credit: Pixabay. It's often believed that blondes have more fun, but now, we finally have proof for that; scientists...
Most fish can't even recognize the color red - let alone use it for some precise purpose. However, the exception...
Antibiotics are agents that act against microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi or protozoa. It's obvious that since the development of...
This month, two independent teams have announced that they have succesfully converted sugar-potentially derived waste from agriculture and non-food plants...
It's one of the rarest phenomena you can see.
Photo by Raul654, CC BY-SA 3.0 An African animal so rare that people used to believe it is the mythic...
Less than a year from now, in 2009, NASA is going to launch a whole new generation of spacecraft and...
In a previous article you had the chance to read about the seven wonders of the ancient world, which remained...
Our old Sun has broken a milestone that has not happened for almost a hundred years, as an entire month...
Astronauts definitely don't have it easy; preparing and training for most of your life, to go on a mission that...
One of humanity's fiercest enemies in the modern world is without a doubt this terrible malady, which has caused an...
It's hard to believe that about half of the food produced on our planet is wasted, especially when about a...
How the dinosaurs appeared is clear, but it's not so clear how they dissapeared. One thing's for sure, they ruled...
QinetiQ claims they have broken this record, by using a really light plane built of carbon fiber, powered by solar...
It may seem weird, but ear infections don't attack only your ears, but your weight too. If you get them...
Bacteria have sometimes behaviour that can amaze scientists, by its complexity and efficiency. Salmonella can commit suicide and help their...
It's not as if this was a novelty, but now there's the scientific background to prove it. Actually, this refers...
Every once in a while, you hear about the hardest of problems that have really easy solutions. In numerous cases,...
The quality of the place of your residence is defined by many characteristics, which include natural and man-made factors, and...
Biofuels seems to be the word on everybody's lips today, and for good reason. It's necessary that people understand the...
If you ever visited a neighboring country and found that the people there had little or no connection to your...
Technology has developed so much in these years that scientists are finding more and more brilliant ways to clear out...
The Neanderthal has spakled controversies around scientists for many years, and most questions remain unanswered even today; they had many...
Whether we want to accept it or not, mankind has caused significant (to say the leased) damage to the amount...
Diamonds are a girl's best friend, but according to a study led by Andrei Sommer, Dan Zhu, and Hans-Joerg Fecht,...
Renewable energy has found a considerable support in wind farms, as more and more people seem to be adopting this...
Everybody pondered at least once in their lives the possibility of being immortal, and this idea sparkled in the...
It's hard to say that during last year's G8 summit the "world leaders" made promises and predictions that were just...
A few days ago, I wrote about the damage that a well intended, but wrongly conducted mangrove restoration could cause;...
The environmental challenges we have to overcome (fast) cover virtually every field in human activity. Focuses such as finding green...
Lester Brown is "one of the world's most influential thinkers", according to the Washington Post, and the Calcutta refers to...
Think about China today; the country with the most people in the world, who's surface is in the top...
Who isn't paying attention when Al Gore is talking? The impact he has on people from America and all around...
Actually, it's not about the brightest star of all, but the brightest star in our galaxy. It seems there's a...
Archaeopteryx has been the subject of many controversies, but it is now widely considered as the world's oldest bird; however,...
If you have a bug you want to identify and know everything about, there's one place which will solve all...
Whether you want to admit it or now, the world (and most of all America) has a problem with obesity....
The two major problems of green energy are actually developing the technology and making it cost productive. Both of them...
Credits A few miles inland from the Sea of Cortez, cracked earth contrasts with the clear, cloudless sky to create...
Scientists have believed for years that the moon doesn't have water, only to find that its interior proved them wrong,...
The city of Seattle is one of the most active cities in the US and in the world...