Health
New study: Charging phones at night can lead to obesity and diabetes
According to British scientists, electromagnetic radiation emitted by electronic devices is a cause of obesity and diabetes.
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Space science
Photo of a beautiful stellar nursery 522 light-years away
The Hubble Space Telescope provides a stunning updated image of the Chamaeleon Cloud 1 in the Southern Hemisphere sky.
AI - Artificial intelligence
This new artificial intelligence traffic light will make the way to work less 'miserable'
Artificial intelligence is dominating and it is effectively applied in the field of traffic.
Science story
A simple invention that can save the lives of many sea creatures accidentally caught in nets
American ecologists have found a new way to reduce turtles, sharks and squid getting entangled in fishing nets.
Space science
Discovered thousands of mysterious strings in the center of the Milky Way
According to a new image from a telescope, at the center of the Milky Way, there are nearly 1,000 mysterious magnetic strings. The pairs and clusters of filaments span n…
Science story
Why can blue light from screens cause premature aging?
Blue light not only makes you sleepless but also causes premature aging. Here are the explanations of the experts.
Science Events
The unusually floating 'ghost iceberg' photo attracts attention
Canadian photographer Simone Engels was stunned when he discovered the huge white structure that appeared to be floating abnormally.
Space science
Spot 5 planets as easy to live as Earth
Space magazine lists a number of planets that could be the most perfect copies of Earth out of more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets.
New technology
China makes bulletproof vests inspired by fish scales
A research team in Trường Sa, Hunan Province, has developed the world's first flexible and ultra-light body armor that can thwart armor-piercing weapons.
Space science
Earth falls into a 'bubble of nothingness' 1,000 light-years wide
The Earth, and the whole solar system, is strangely suspended in the middle of empty space, according to research led by the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysic…
Oceanography
Detecting a series of healthy living organisms that do not need oxygen, light
A creature lurking in the ocean has broken all the rules of life by surviving in an environment with almost no oxygen. They still breathe, by making their own oxygen wit…
New technology
Smart window design, seasonal temperature adaptation
Windows play a big role in heating and cooling the house. However, that is also considered a big problem. Therefore, scientists have studied smart window design, adaptin…
Space science
Photo of the 'flame nebula' more than 1,300 light-years away
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning update of the nebula NGC 2024 in the constellation Orion.
Space science
Detecting Maggie - a 3,900 light-year long ghost crossing the galaxy containing Earth
Maggie is a mysterious, unknown, and one of the largest filamentous structures ever observed in a galaxy containing the Earth's Milky Way.
Health
Scientists discover a way to control the brain with light
A team of Korean researchers has tested the ability to control regions of the brain with beams of light, this technology promises to be able to treat epilepsy, muscle sp…