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This artist's illustration depicts the merging black hole binary systems for GW150914 (left image) and GW151226 (right image).

For the Second Time Ever, Gravitational Waves Have Reached Earth

Jun 17, 2016 01:41 AM EDT

LIGO scientists have detected gravitational waves for the second time ever, confirming Einstein's general theory of relativity.

The Bramble Cay melomys is now extinct due to rising sea levels that drowned the mammals on its island.

This is the First Mammal to Become Extinct Due to Climate Change

Ana Verayo |

Jun 15, 2016 09:42 PM EDT

A new report reveals a survey of a small rodent native to a sandy island in the Great Barrier Reef, that already disappeared due to rising sea levels.

This bog butter is estimated to be more than 2,000 years old and still edible.

2000 Year Old Bog Butter Discovered in Ireland: Still Edible

Ana Verayo |

Jun 15, 2016 08:43 PM EDT

Bog butter was found in the Emlagh Bog in County Meath, Ireland that is estimated to be more than 2,000 year old according to experts.

Though chiral compounds have been discovered in meteorites and comets, propylene oxide (A) is the first such molecule to be detected beyond the solar system. A Caltech-led team has used radio telescopes to observe propylene oxide in the cold material surr

Interstellar Organic Molecule to Reveal Why Most Earth Molecules are 'Right Handed'

Ana Verayo |

Jun 15, 2016 09:27 AM EDT

Scientists detected the first ever and most complex organic molecule outside the solar system, that can provide clues why some molecules are left or right handed.

The secret to great coffee? Chilling the beans before grinding.

Study: Colder Beans Make Better Coffee

Ana Verayo |

Jun 15, 2016 07:42 AM EDT

New findings reveal the secret to a good cup of coffee, that involves chilling coffee beans before grinding for a more flavorsome brew.

Cats can understand cause and effect by predicting the source of sounds.

How Cats Understand the Laws of Physics Using Cause and Effect

Ana Verayo |

Jun 15, 2016 06:30 AM EDT

A new study made by Japanese scientists reveals how cats can grasp the idea of cause and effect by predicting objects with the sound they make.

First Law of Robotics? Terrifying New Robot Can Decide to Inflict Pain to Humans

Ana Verayo |

Jun 14, 2016 07:29 AM EDT

A new robot was created that is programmed to decide whether or not to inflict pain on others, directly defying the first law of robotics, to not cause any harm to any human.

Researchers at MIT have demonstrated an algorithm that has effectively learned how to predict sound. The advance could lead to better sound effects for film and television and robots with improved understanding of objects in their surroundings.

MIT Researchers Create AI That Produces Real Life Sounds

Ana Verayo |

Jun 14, 2016 06:53 AM EDT

MIT researchers successfully created a new algorithm that can learn to make new sound effects that can be used for movies.

El Nino Boosts Carbon Dioxide Levels in Atmosphere to Alarming Highest Records

Ana Verayo |

Jun 14, 2016 05:15 AM EDT

Scientists warn that El Nino is driving carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere into the most alarming highest levels, beyond climate thresholds.

Artist's impression of the simultaneous stellar eclipse and planetary transit events on Kepler-1647.

Biggest Alien Planet Like 'Tatooine' Found Orbiting Two Suns

Ana Verayo |

Jun 14, 2016 03:13 AM EDT

Astronomers discovered the largest planet orbiting two stars similar to Tatooine in Star Wars. some 3,700 light years away.

NASA JPL's CORAL campaign will be able to monitor and collect data from coral reefs at 23,000 feet.

NASA to Monitor Coral Reefs Around the World from 23,000 Feet Above

Ana Verayo |

Jun 13, 2016 04:56 AM EDT

NASA launches its airborne CORAL campaign to save the reefs around the world, to collect important data and determine the reefs current health and conditions.

This enhanced color view from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zooms in on the southeastern portion of Pluto's great ice plains, where at lower right the plains border rugged, dark highlands informally named Krun Macula.

Pluto Reveals its Mysterious, Dark Pits in Krun Macula

Ana Verayo |

Jun 13, 2016 02:56 AM EDT

Latest New Horizons observations reveal numerous, dark pits of Krun Macula, showing the complex terrain of Pluto.

Used Falcon 9 rockets in SpaceX hangar in NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

SpaceX Plans to Launch Used Rocket This Fall

Ana Verayo |

Jun 13, 2016 01:57 AM EDT

SpaceX is planning to relaunch a used Falcon 9 rocket for a test flight this fall, according to a tweet by CEO Elon Musk.

NASA Mars Orbiters Reveal Seasonal Dust Storm Pattern This graphic presents Martian atmospheric temperature data as curtains over an image of Mars taken during a regional dust storm. The temperature profiles extend from the surface to about 50 miles up. T

How Massive Dust Storms on Mars Cover One Third of the Planet

Ana Verayo |

Jun 13, 2016 12:36 AM EDT

Scientists reveal the different types of seasonal dust storms on Mars and how they are produced, revealing local, regional and even hazardous global storms.

Front panel of a reproduction of the Antikythera Mechanism, dubbed as the oldest computer in the world found in the shipwreck

Oldest Computer in the World is an Astronomical Guide to the Universe

Ana Verayo |

Jun 12, 2016 08:41 AM EDT

Scientists have finally deciphered the ancient Antikythera machine found in a Greek island, revealing it as an astronomical device that can predict the movement of the cosmos.