Science & Technology

– Manuscript – Israeli researchers say they have successfully taught a goldfish to drive a small, robotic car. The team said the fish showed its ability to navigate toward a target in order to receive a food reward. For the experiment, the researchers built what they called a Fish Operated Vehicle (FOV). The main part of the vehicle was a fish tank attached to a moving … [Read more...] about Israeli Researchers Teach Goldfish to Drive Robotic Car

- Manuscript - On December 25, the new James Webb Space Telescope launched into space from South America on a European Ariane 5 rocket. “[countdown from 10 in French, continued in English] Lift off! From a tropical rainforest to the edge of time itself, James Webb begins a voyage back to the birth of the universe.” NASA and the European Space Agency’s Hubble telescope … [Read more...] about Explainer: Comparing Two Space Telescopes

Scientists drilled a small, deep hole in the Goldfields-Esperance area of Western Australia and found a true millipede. The word millipede means “a thousand feet,” but until now, no insect had ever been found with that many legs, or feet. The millipede in Australia had 1,306 legs. The scientists are calling it Eumillipes persephone. Paul Marek studies insects for … [Read more...] about Scientists Find First ‘True Millipede’ in Australia

Plastic waste in the world’s oceans is affecting marine life in new and unusual ways, researchers reported recently. A group of U.S. and Canadian scientists found that some species are living on a huge area of plastic garbage floating in the Pacific Ocean. The team discovered animals such as oceanic barnacles and crabs living alongside coastal barnacles and … [Read more...] about Researchers: Coastal Marine Life Found Living on Ocean Waste

The year 2021 was a big year for new space exploration. But next year also promises major new developments. Here is a look at some of the biggest space missions expected to launch in 2022. NASA’s Space Launch System The American Space Agency NASA is planning to launch the first test of its Space Launch System, or SLS, in March. NASA has called SLS “the world’s most … [Read more...] about Major Space Missions Planned in 2022