Month: March 2021

Security researchers at the tech company IBM say they have found a cyber effort to collect information on the worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. The researchers said the effort began…

Scientists studying the remains of ancient creatures say that large dinosaurs did not grow at the same rate. Some dinosaurs grew slowly and steadily. Others experienced a growth spurt as…

A U.S. government study has found that facial recognition technology is getting better at identifying people wearing masks. The study is part of ongoing research by the U.S. Commerce Department’s…

A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed on Tuesday. Its 800-metric-ton receiver stand fell onto the reflector dish more than 120 meters below. The collapse at the…

New research suggests huge floods once flowed through an area on Mars. Scientists say the finding could be a new sign that the planet may have once had the right…

Oxford University researchers say a new study marks a rare example of collaboration between academics and the video game industry. Lack of information from game makers has long been an…

Scientists have created a new app designed to identify dangerous mosquitoes based on sounds the insects make. The app, called Abuzz, is aimed at helping fight major diseases spread by…

American car maker General Motors says it is close to creating a battery that could lower the cost of its electric vehicles to the same price as gas-powered ones within…

China’s space agency is making final preparations to launch a spacecraft to the moon to collect material from the lunar surface. If the effort is successful, it will be the…

American astronomers say new evidence supports the idea that a large telescope on the moon could study the oldest stars in the universe. A group of international scientists proposed the…

Vietnam is reportedly threatening to shut Facebook in the country if the company does not accept government demands to restrict local content. A Facebook official told Reuters that it has…

Twitter has launched a new feature that lets users post tweets that disappear after a day. The social media company calls the new tweets “fleets.” The word fleet is an…

Four astronauts have entered the International Space Station (ISS) to begin a new six-month mission. The astronauts’ Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully linked up with the ISS Monday night. The crew…

Imagine a world where you move around in front of a personal computer in your own sound space. You listen to your favorite songs, play loud computer games or watch…

Most of the efforts aimed at reducing climate change center on reducing the use of fossil fuels. But a new study warns that pollution caused by the world’s food production…