2021-08-01 Turn Off, Turn On: Simple Step Can Stop Phone Hackers
American lawmaker Angus King is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. He received some advice this year by security staff on how to keep his cellphone safe from hackers.…
2021-08-01 Kenyan Makes Cooking Fuel from Plant Waste
A project in Kenya is using biogas technology to attack two major pollution problems with one device: a machine that changes waste such as invasive water hyacinth into cleaner cooking…
2021-07-29 Electric Car Makers Seek Substitutes for Rare Earth Metals
Western electric vehicle (EV) makers are trying to reduce their dependence on rare earth metals from China. As tensions rise between that nation and others, including the United States, makers…
2021-07-26 Scientists Identify Moon-Forming Disk Around Planet Outside Solar System
Scientists say they have clearly identified for the first time a moon-forming area around a planet beyond our solar system. The ring-shaped area surrounds an exoplanet called PDS 70c. An…
2021-07-26 Study: Just 7 Percent of Our DNA Is Special to Modern Humans
A new study finds that just seven percent of the genome, or all genes, of modern humans is special to that group. It suggests today’s humans are extremely similar genetically…
2021-07-25 10,000 Amazon Plants, Animals Could Disappear Forever, Scientists Say
A new report says that more than 10,000 kinds of living things could disappear forever because of the Amazon rainforest’s destruction. The rainforest surrounding South America’s Amazon River is the…
2021-07-24 Financial Watchdog Says Home-Based Work Fuels Cyberattacks
A world financial watchdog says the rise in employees working from home has resulted in a sharp increase in cyberattacks. The watchdog is the Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board (FSB). It…
2021-07-22 Space Tourism Companies Bring Excitement to Small American Towns
As the race to launch space tourism flights continues in the United States, two small American towns have entered the action. On Tuesday, American billionaire Jeff Bezos flew to the…
2021-07-20 Scientists: Floods, Wildfires Are Signs of Global Warming
Massive flooding killed at least 195 people in northern Europe last week. Massive wildfires are burning across much of the western United States. These extreme weather events, scientists warn, are…
2021-07-19 Study: Moon Cycle Change to Increase US Coastal Flooding in Mid-2030s
A new study predicts that a changing moon cycle will increase high-tide flooding across U.S. coastal areas in the mid-2030s. The finding is based on ocean tide data collected from…
2021-07-19 Fast-spreading Algae Found in Waters Near California Coast
Scientists in California report the first appearance of a species of bright green algae, caulerpa prolifera, growing in the ocean near California. And the researchers say they hope to never…
2021-07-17 Device Uses Brain Waves of Paralyzed Man to Help Him Communicate
Researchers say they have used brain waves of a paralyzed man who cannot speak to produce words from his thoughts onto a computer. A team led by Dr. Edward Chang…
2021-07-16 Chinese Researchers Consider Rockets to Defend Against Asteroids
Chinese researchers say they believe a group of rockets could be used to change the path of asteroids that might pass near Earth. A team at China’s National Space Science…
2021-07-15 Cuba Is Latest Nation to Restrict Social Media During Protests
Thousands of people across Cuba protested last Sunday in the largest anti-government demonstrations on the island in decades. Shortly after the protests began, Cuban officials blocked access to social media…
2021-07-15 New Material Could Give Robots ‘Skin’ with a Sense of Touch
Researchers in Singapore have developed an electronic material that helps robots sense touch and nearby objects. The material is a kind of foam: a solid substance that is filled with…