Month: March 2021

Workers have unearthed the remains of more than 1,500 people in western Japan. Archeologists report finding evidence that many of those individuals died of disease, possibly in an epidemic. The…

A full-size model of a privately-developed moon lander has arrived at the U.S. space agency NASA for examination and testing. The model, also known as a mock-up, stands more than…

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died in 2011. Many thought his ability to lead the technology company would be impossible to replace. However, the current head of Apple, Tim Cook, seems…

A new study predicts that major U.S. population centers will experience the most extreme increases in heat over the next 20 or more years. Some parts of the United States…

Facebook has blocked a discussion group that includes criticism of Thailand’s monarchy after pressure from the government. Facebook said in a statement it felt “compelled” to block the group because…

Scientists recently used 3-D imaging technology to look inside the mummies of a cat, bird, and snake. The research is helping experts learn more about how ancient Egyptians treated animals.…

Officials in the Florida Keys plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes next year in an effort to fight insect-borne diseases. Genetically modified means an organism’s genetic structure has been changed…

Scientists say they have rediscovered in Africa a small creature related to the elephant that disappeared about 50 years ago. The mouse-sized animal, called the Somali sengi, is also known…

China says a new set of U.S. trade restrictions on Chinese technology company Huawei will hurt world trade. The new U.S. rules block suppliers from using American technology to produce…

Increasing government attempts to censor or regulate the internet may result in new digital borders that could change the ways we currently experience the World Wide Web. Authoritarian governments have…

Scientists say they have identified a chemical released by locusts that causes the insects to join together in huge swarms. On their own, locusts are mostly harmless. But in large…

The National Weather Service’s (NWS) measuring system recorded a temperature of 54.4 Celsius at Death Valley in eastern California on Sunday. The temperature was recorded at 3:41 p.m. local time…

Google has launched a communications system that uses the company’s Android phones to detect earthquakes. It aims to provide timely information about earthquakes to phones that run the mobile operating…

Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between the planets Mars and Jupiter. In a new study, scientists suggest this dwarf planet contains a large body of salty…

The U.S. government has given the military permission to offer a big part of its airwaves to private companies to expand the country’s 5G wireless network system. Technology experts see…