Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University created a robotic snake that can crawl, climb, swim and scale flights of stairs. These versatile robots, which are designed for reaching human inaccessible areas, could be valuable tools for disaster relief.

The increasing prevalence of new coronavirus variants is raising questions about how well protected those who’ve already had their COVID-19 shots are against evolving forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Here, microbiology and infectious disease specialist William Petri of the University of Virginia answe

To the annoyance of her cat a kindly witch allows a dog, a bird and a frog who have helped her retrieve things she has lost to ride on her broomstick, making it top heavy. The broom is destroyed by a fire-breathing dragon who threatens to eat the witch but the creatures band together to impersonate ...

The Crew Dragon capsule successfully docked with the International Space Station 27 hours after launching into orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Space Coast. A new generation of space flight starts now with the arrival of @SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to the @Space_Station. Congratulation

The University of Warwick Rowing Club has stripped down for the fifth year in a row for a nude calendar, with proceeds helping to fight homophobia. The University of Warwick Boat Club was founded in 1966 and is "on the verge of top tier status in British rowing." The Warwick Rowing Calendar was foun...

Can LaGuardia really be turned around? LaGuardia Airport renovation. Featured snippet from the webThe total $8 billion transformation of LaGuardia Airport makes it is the first new major airport built in the United States in the last 25 years. Delta's brand new Terminal C opened to passengers on ...

In developing countries, access to public utilities like running water and sewer systems are often not available. The lack of those resources leads to unsanitary conditions that can put people's lives at risk. Researchers at Cranfield University hope to put an end to that with the waterless Nano Mem...

Pump Up the Bass to Douse a Blaze: Mason Students' Invention Fights Fires. Sound-blasting fire extinguisher prototypes have been developed by George Mason University Electrical and Computer Engineering students Viet Tran and Seth Robertson in Seattle, Washington. The fire extinguisher uses low-freq...

These images form the trailer of the movie named 'Birth of an island', which is produced by our friends from Saint Thomas Productions for a TV series 'The people of the volcanoes'. It took eight years to shoot thi incredible one-hour documentary.
Various pioneering experiments occurred during the ...

Enthusiastic crowds are flocking to New York’s Central Park to catch a rare glimpse of a Mandarin duck, a bird usually found in Asia. The big mystery? How the duck ended up in Manhattan.