Marco Foronda
Antarctica Sets Hottest Day Records on Two Straight Days
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 29, 2015 08:02 AM EDT |
The temperature in Antarctica rose to 63.5°F (17.5°C) -- a record for the polar continent.
UN Scientists Propose Lowering the 2°C Climate Goal
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 29, 2015 02:27 AM EDT |
A low temperature target is the best bet to prevent severe, pervasive, and potentially irreversible impacts.
Pandas are Sociable, GPS Tracking Reveals
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 28, 2015 11:01 AM EDT |
They discovered that the home ranges of individual pandas overlapped and on a few occasions, two animals spent several weeks in close proximity.
3D Printed Bionic Ants can Manage Future Factories
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 28, 2015 12:08 AM EDT |
The're designed to imitate the cooperative behavior of their living counterparts.
30 New Species of Flies Discovered in Los Angeles
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 28, 2015 12:00 AM EDT |
Over the course of two years, researchers sorted through more than 10,000 fly specimens.
Scientists Unearth Ancient Lobster-Like Creature
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 27, 2015 11:57 PM EDT |
These appendages were composed of three long claws, two of which bore opposing rows of teeth that helped the animal catch its prey.
Two Termites Species Produce More Destructive Hybrid Colonies
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 27, 2015 12:58 PM EDT |
These species account for most of the estimated US$40 billion in economic losses attributed to termites annually.
Bionic Eyes Restore Vison to Blind American
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 27, 2015 12:52 PM EDT |
The bionic eye transplant works for people with eye problem due to hereditary disease such as retinitis pigmentosa.
New Genome Study Can Help Solving Gene-Disease Links
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 26, 2015 11:49 AM EDT |
Researchers embarked on a massive gene-sequencing program involving 2,636 Icelanders, and because of something known as the founder effect.
New Species of Shape-Shifting Frog Goes from Punk to Smooth
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 26, 2015 09:06 AM EDT |
Experts said the special frog can change the texture of its skin in a matter of minutes to imitate the environment it lives in.
Google Doodle Honors Mathematician Emmy Noether on Her 133rd Birthday
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 24, 2015 12:12 PM EDT |
The German-born Noether made contributions to fields as varied as algebra and theoretical physics.
Astronomers Explain the Enigmatic 17th Century Stellar Explosion
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 24, 2015 12:01 PM EDT |
A mysterious explosion observed by astronomers in the 17th century was not a nova, but a far more rare and violent type of stellar collision.
Scientists Discover Remains of Giant Prehistoric Salamander
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 24, 2015 09:38 AM EDT |
The predator called Metoposaurus algarvensis lived around 220 million years ago and likely consumed mostly fish.
Rare and Cute Chinese Ili Pika Seen After 20 Years
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 23, 2015 12:29 PM EDT |
Ili Pika is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal that looks like a teddy bear.
New Light-based Processors Make Superfast Computing Speeds Possible
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 23, 2015 12:06 PM EDT |
The new device controls light more efficiently than ever before.
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