Science & Technology

When corals are mentioned, many people think of rock-life forms in the sea filled with colorful fish. But corals are made up of hundreds of thousands of small organisms which live and feed like any other sea life. For the past five years, researchers in Hawaii and Australia have been engineering corals inside a lab to see if they could better resist the effects of climate … [Read more...] about Scientists Create Corals in Lab to Better Resist Climate Change

Researchers have found a preserved body thought to be 800 years old in the South American country of Peru. The body was mummified. Mummification is a method used by ancient cultures to preserve the bodies of dead people. One archaeologist involved said the body is from the Lima area of the country. The discovery was announced last week. Pieter van Dalen Luna of the … [Read more...] about Researchers Find 800-year-old Mummy in Peru

American and European officials sharply criticized Russia’s recent missile test that exploded an orbiting satellite into many pieces. Scientists said this orbiting debris will increase risks to humans and their efforts in space for years to come. But, what is this debris – also called space junk -- and what are the safety threats it presents? Space debris is anything … [Read more...] about What Is Space Junk and How Dangerous Is it?

The American space agency NASA says it has used a new technology method to help confirm the existence of 301 new exoplanets. Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars other than the sun. Before the latest discoveries, NASA had confirmed the existence of more than 4,569 such planets. Thousands of other “candidate” exoplanets have been identified. But these require additional … [Read more...] about Machine Learning Helps NASA Confirm 301 New Exoplanets

The messaging service WhatsApp is going to make details about its privacy rules clearer. The move comes after officials in Ireland gave the service a record fine for breaking European Union data privacy rules. The new policy will start on Monday. WhatsApp’s privacy policy will be organized in a way that provides more information on the data it collects and how it is used. … [Read more...] about Messaging Service Promises to Make Data Privacy Rules Clearer