(Image credit: VLADIMIR BOLGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) Solar-powered laser beams are one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to funding received to develop a unique technology. These lasers could eventually support the energy needs of lunar bases…
Wind turbines generate electricity at the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm near Palm Springs, California. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) For the first time in history, wind and solar power generated more electricity in the United States than coal, according…
A new species, Prionailurus kurteni, based on fossil remains (right), was found in a cave in China. It is comparable in size to the smallest cats that exist today, such as the rusty-spotted cat (left). (Image credit: slowmotiongli/Getty Images/Jiangzuo et…
Limited access to supervised swimming areas during the COVID-19 pandemic may have increased the risk of drowning, according to the CDC. (Image source: kali9 via Getty Images) A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
(Image source: 3D model of the new passenger plane in flight.) LAS VEGAS — A new passenger jet could take to the skies within the next five years that will be radically different in shape from any existing model. At…
A team of researchers explores the Bulqize mine adits under the guidance of local miners. (Photo courtesy of FV Donzé) A recent study has shown that there may be a huge reservoir of hydrogen deep beneath a chromium mine in…