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A bee gathers nectar from a flower (Photo: BitHead Via Creative Commons @ Flickr)

Bees Take a Break During Total Solar Eclipse

October 12, 2018

On August 21st, 2017 a total solar eclipse traveled a north-west to south-east path across the United States. Some even called the event the “Great American Eclipse”. A number of researchers from various scientific disciplines used the occasion to conduct experiments. Researchers at the University of Missouri, led by Candace Galen, Ph.D., a professor of […]

Artist's impression of Mars Express. The background is based on an actual image of the Red Planet taken by the spacecraft's high resolution stereo camera. (ESA/ATG medialab/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)

ESA Mars Orbiter Gets A Software Upgrade

April 13, 2018

If you own any kind of computing device, whether it’s a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer, you know sooner or later that you’re going to have to update or install new software to keep it functioning. The same thing can also be said about spacecraft that have been in service for a while. The […]

New image of Ceres' Occator crater with mysterious bright spots take by NASA's Dawn spacecraft (NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/PSI)

Bright Spots on Ceres; Sorry No Alien Structure; New Lie-Detector

December 10, 2015

Scientists Learn More about Dwarf Planet Ceres Scientists think they may know what’s behind the mysterious bright spots on the Ceres and where the dwarf planet may have originated. Studying data gathered by NASA’S Dawn spacecraft the researchers outlined their findings in a pair of new studies published in the journal Nature. In one study, […]

Cornell’s ‘Robo Brain’ Helps Robots Learn

August 25, 2014

Researchers at Cornell University are developing “Robo Brain”, a knowledgebase/database that could be an invaluable resource for those who build and program robots. To get them to operate and carry out their assigned tasks – which could range from simple household chores to bomb detection or even performing surgery – robots are programmed with specific […]

Telephone Inventor’s Voice Heard in Restored Recording

April 26, 2013

A 128-year-old voice recording made by Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, has been recovered by Washington, D.C.’s Smithsonian Institution. Although the voice on the restored recording sounds a bit faint with some hiss and noise in the background, it is now possible to hear Bell speak for the first time. Before the restored […]

International Apps/Games Competition Ends with Selection of Five Finalists

March 22, 2013

The U.N. Alliance of Civilizations recently wrapped up its inaugural international mobile apps and games competition called Create UNAOC Challenge 2012 with the selection of five finalists who were each awarded $5,000 to refine their interactive creations. Educators, businesses, public service organizations and media outlets have all discovered that creating and offering a variety of […]

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