Month: March 2021

A German member of the European Parliament says his country should follow Britain’s decision and bar 5G technology from Chinese tech company Huawei. Reinhard Buetikofer is a member of Germany’s…

Scientists have released the largest three-dimensional, or 3D map of the universe ever created. The map is the result of a project launched more than 20 years ago by an…

A new study suggests that increased warming in Arctic areas could release huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. The study centered on the permafrost layer beneath Arctic soil. The…

An unmanned Chinese spacecraft left Earth Thursday on a yearlong trip to the planet Mars. The launch marks the beginning of one of China’s most important space missions yet. China’s…

Researchers are studying the effectiveness of wearable devices to identify early signs of disease, including COVID-19. Many people already use devices such as the Fitbit or Apple Watch to measure…

A European and NASA spacecraft has sent back the closest pictures ever taken of the sun’s surface. They show the surface has thousands of small solar flares, or what scientists…

NASA says it has postponed the launch of its newest space telescope because of the coronavirus crisis and technical issues. The U.S. space agency says the launch of its James…

Scientists and engineers are preparing for possible travel into interstellar space, the area in between stars, in the distant future. A new report examines the possible problem of changes in…

It was late in Wednesday afternoon when Twitter accounts of several famous people in America all asked followers to “give back to the community.” The message from Tesla founder Elon…

American users of the popular video sharing service TikTok are preparing for a possible ban of the app by the U.S. government. U.S. lawmakers have warned the Chinese-owned TikTok could…

Comets are solar system objects made up of ice, rock and dust. Right now, a newly-discovered one is speeding by Earth, providing excellent light shows for the planet’s people. The…

China, the United Arab Emirates and the United States plan to launch unpiloted spaceships in the next few weeks to fly to Mars. The operations are aimed at searching for…

The United Nations predicts worldwide temperatures over the next five years may at times rise to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization, WMO,…

A new study adds to growing evidence that dinosaurs may have developed from very small animals. Scientists have studied the fossil of a small animal, called Kongonaphon kely, which is…

Scientists say a recently discovered kind of seaweed plant is killing large numbers of very small but important ocean animals called corals. A new study from the University of Hawaii…