2020-10-08 More US States Launching COVID-19 Warning Apps
A growing number of American states are launching smartphone systems designed to warn people of possible exposure to COVID-19. The release of the apps comes as parts of the United…
2020-10-07 Three Scientists Win Nobel Physics Prize for Black Hole Research
Three scientists have won the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for their discoveries related to massive objects called black holes. The Royal Swedish Academy of Science said Tuesday it will…
2020-10-05 New Measurements on the Moon Show Harmful Radiation Levels
New measurements show that radiation levels on the moon are two to three times higher than on the International Space Station. The measurements were taken by an instrument on China’s…
2020-10-01 New AI Tool Searches Millions of Historical Newspaper Pages
A new search tool uses machine learning to search millions of U.S. newspaper pages for historical pictures. The U.S. Library of Congress recently launched the tool, called Newspaper Navigator. The…
2020-09-29 Judge Blocks US Ban on New TikTok Downloads
A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order to ban new downloads of the popular video-sharing app TikTok. The order would have barred Apple and Google from offering…
2020-09-28 Arctic Ocean Ice Shrinks to Second Lowest Level on Record
Scientists say ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to its second lowest level on record this summer. Arctic sea ice melts over the summer, reaching its lowest point sometime during…
2020-09-28 With Whale Sharks, Males Grow Faster, But Females Grow Bigger
New research has provided surprising details about the biology of Earth’s largest fish, the whale shark. Scientists say that female whale sharks grow more slowly but reach a much larger…
2020-09-27 Fewer Europeans Using Coronavirus Tracing Apps than Expected
Smartphone apps designed to slow spread of the coronavirus have experienced low usage rates in Europe, where virus cases are again rising in several countries. The tracing systems are designed…
2020-09-25 NASA Releases Updated Plan for 2024 Moon Landing
The American space agency, NASA, has released its latest plan to place the first humans on the moon since 1972. The updated information on the Artemis mission renews NASA’s promise…
2020-09-24 Walmart Uses Drones to Fly COVID-19 Tests to American Homes
Walmart has begun using drone aircraft to transport COVID-19 tests to private homes in the United States. This week, the company began sending COVID-19 self-collection kits to homes in the…
2020-09-23 Rights Group Urges Social Media to Save Evidence of War Crimes
A rights group has called on social media companies to save images and video that could be used as evidence to investigate serious crimes. Companies like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter…
2020-09-21 Study: Carbon-rich Planets Could Be Made of Diamonds
Scientists say they have discovered evidence that some planets in the universe could be made of diamonds. The research centered on exoplanets, planets that orbit a star outside Earth’s solar…
2020-09-20 High-tech Ship Marks 400 Anniversary of the Mayflower
A high-tech ship is marking the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower — the ship that carried a group of European settlers to North America. The famous trip…
2020-09-19 US Bans Chinese Apps WeChat, TikTok
The United States will ban downloads of the Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok starting this Sunday. The U.S. order affects users of WeChat immediately. However, current TikTok…
2020-09-17 NASA Seeks Companies to Mine Resources on the Moon
The United States is offering to pay private companies to mine rocks and other resources on the moon. The U.S. space agency NASA published an official government listing for the…