Science

The Impact of Agricultural Technology, Apps, and Social Media on World Hunger

Fri Aug 30, 2019 08:48 am Cardinal News

Food insecurity is a growing problem in our world, but with the impressive impact of technology, joining the fight against world hunger has never been easier. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the […]

Chicago Skyline Visible from Warren Dunes State Park in Sawyer Michigan Due to Fata Morgana or Mirage Over Lake Michigan

Mon May 6, 2019 09:24 pm Cardinal News

An optical phenomenon, known as Fata Morgana or mirage, can occur over the waters of Lake Michigan when rays of light are bent when they pass through air layers of different temperatures in a steep […]

Short-Beaked Echidna Birthday Brookfield Zoo

Oldest Animal at Brookfield Zoo: A Short-Beaked Echidna Celebrates 50 on Saturday, March 23, 2019

Sat Mar 23, 2019 09:58 pm Cardinal News

On Saturday March 23, 2019, animal care staff at the Brookfield Zoo and guests celebrated a milestone birthday for Brookfield Zoo’s oldest animal. Adelaide, a short-beaked echidna, turned 50 years old. In honor of her […]

Giant Anteater Born to Tulum and Lupito at Brookfield Zoo, February 2019

Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:59 pm Cardinal News

Those venturing to Brookfield Zoo’s Tropic World: South America habitat can now be on the lookout for a new addition—a male giant anteater pup. Born on December 15, 2018, the pup spends the majority of […]

MIT Design Lab and Puma Testing Shoes That Use Bacteria to Sense Fatigue Levels

Tue Jul 17, 2018 12:29 am Cardinal News

MIT Design Lab and Puma have teamed up to develop shoes that adapt to your feet. Using bacteria, the insoles sense fatigue levels based on sweat. The shoe fabric ventilates based on heat patterns in […]

You Can Now Clone Your Dog or Cat with Viagen Pets Service

Sat Mar 10, 2018 07:39 pm Cardinal News

Dog or cat owners can order a biopsy kit and have a vet collect a tissue sample, which is preserved and applied to a surrogate mother at a later date. Genetic preservation, the act of […]

Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay Set to Close by University of Chicago

Thu Mar 8, 2018 04:20 pm Cardinal News

WISN 12 New featuring Yerkes Observatory with the largest refracting telescope in the world in 2013. The Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, owned by the University of Chicago is set for closure. University of […]

VIDEO: SpaceX Celebrates Successful Falcon Heavy Rocket Launch from the Apollo 11 Launch Pad, Kennedy Space Center

Wed Feb 7, 2018 01:40 pm Cardinal News

SpaceX is celebrating its historic launch of the world’s most powerful rocket. Falcon Heavy launched into space carrying a cherry red convertible. CBS News Manuel Bojorquez reports. Falcon Heavy is a two-stage launch vehicle equal […]

The Robot Revolution: The New Age of Manufacturing | WSJ Moving Upstream | Plus Cobots and Humanoid Robots

Mon Feb 5, 2018 04:38 pm Cardinal News

Hundreds of millions of jobs affected. Trillions of dollars of wealth created. These are the potential impacts of a coming wave of automation. In this episode of Moving Upstream, we travelled to Asia to see […]

Astronomical Winter Arrives Today at 10:28 AM CST with the Winter Solstice and the Harp Twins

Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:28 am Cardinal News

The Winter Solstice is associated the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and occurs this year at 10:28 a.m. CST. Due to the tilt of the earth’s axis and the position […]

Bat Locator App Will Make You a Citizen Scientist, Brings High Frequency Bat Sounds to Human Hearing Range

Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:25 pm Cardinal News

Citizen scientists who voluntarily collect and record data on bats, birds, frogs or other animals, have a new tool from a Boston-based company, Wildlife Acoustics, for finding bats. Danielle Gustafson, Board Member at Bat Conservation […]

Could Quantum Computers Overcome the Encryption Keys that Police Use to Prevent Eavesdropping on Police Communications?

Mon Nov 6, 2017 11:22 am Cardinal News

Motorola, the main supplier of encrypted radios for police departments has reported for years that it is impossible to break their 256-bit key Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) feature. Their claim is that encryption keys are […]

VIDEO: Lizard Found Drowned in Pool Apparently Saved by Finger CPR

Thu Aug 24, 2017 09:36 pm Cardinal News

A video displayed on the official Facebook page for thedodo.com appears to show successful CPR on a lizard that was found drowned in a swimming pool. Lizards have a three chambered heart with left and […]

Solar Eclipse 2017: Crescent Sun in Arlington Heights

Video Highlights of the Great American Solar Eclipse: Lincoln City, Carhenge (Nebraska), Jackson Wyoming, Carbondale and More

Mon Aug 21, 2017 03:10 pm Cardinal News

ABC News Special: Crowds gather to witness solar eclipse in Lincoln, Oregon — among the first sighting in North America 2017. Crowds gathered in Salem, Oregon to watch as a total solar eclipse made landfall […]

Live Coverage of Solar Eclipse from Multiple Location from The Weather Channel on Twitter

Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:01 pm Cardinal News

Live Weather Channel coverage via Twitter … see also eclipse2017.twitter.com Don't miss #Eclipse2017 LIVE now! See day turn to night coast to coast, across the path of totality! https://t.co/gJg87pfMID — The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August […]

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