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X-Rays of Buddhist Statue Reveal Mummified Monk

By Carl Engelking | Discover [caption id="attachment_2858" align="alignright" width="1484"] (Courtesy: Drents Museum)[/caption] It’s not surprising that Southeast Asia is home to countless ancient Buddha statues, but when one of those statues contains a mummified monk, that iscertainly a…

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NASA TV to Air Interactive Women in STEM…

[caption id="attachment_2684" align="alignnone" width="673"] Expedition 42 crew members Samantha Cristoforetti and Elena Serova on board the International Space Station.Image Credit: Roscosmos[/caption] NASA experts, including crew members aboard the International Space Station, will answer questions about…

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New ozone-destroying gases on the rise

Scientists report that chemicals that are not controlled by a United Nations treaty designed to protect the Ozone Layer are contributing to ozone depletion. In the new study, published today in Nature Geoscience, the scientists also report the…