2020-08-20 Rising ‘Digital Nationalism’ Could Create New Internet Borders
Increasing government attempts to censor or regulate the internet may result in new digital borders that could change the ways…
2020-08-19 Scientists Identify Chemical that Causes Locusts to Swarm
Scientists say they have identified a chemical released by locusts that causes the insects to join together in huge swarms.…
2020-08-18 Death Valley Reaches Highest Temperature in 100 Years
The National Weather Service’s (NWS) measuring system recorded a temperature of 54.4 Celsius at Death Valley in eastern California on…
2020-08-17 Google Uses Android Phones to Measure, Follow Earthquakes
Google has launched a communications system that uses the company’s Android phones to detect earthquakes. It aims to provide timely…
2020-08-15 Dwarf Planet Ceres Has Salty Ocean Deep Underground
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between the planets Mars and Jupiter. In a new study, scientists…
2020-08-13 US Military Offers Airwaves for 5G Commercial Use
The U.S. government has given the military permission to offer a big part of its airwaves to private companies to…
2020-08-12 Study: Heatwaves Can Force Ocean Life to Flee Great Distances
A new study shows that heatwaves can cause fish and other creatures in the world’s oceans to travel thousands of…
2020-08-11 Canada’s Last Full Arctic Ice Shelf Collapses
The last fully complete ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic has collapsed. The Milne Ice Shelf is at the edge…
2020-08-11 Hurricane Alpha? Experts Expect Additional Storms, May Run Out of Names
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season has already broken records. But weather experts say it is about to get even worse.…
2020-08-10 Scientists Discover First Evidence of Deadly Cancer in Dinosaur
Canadian researchers say they have discovered the first known case of a dinosaur suffering from a deadly cancer. The evidence…
2020-08-10 ‘Electronic Skin’ Developed to Recreate Sense of Touch
Singapore researchers say they have developed a form of “electronic skin” that can recreate a sense of touch. The developers…
2020-08-09 US Astronauts Say SpaceX Capsule ‘Came Alive’ on Trip Back to Earth
The two American astronauts who recently completed an historic space mission have described details about their electrifying return to Earth.…
2020-08-08 Trump Bans Dealings with Chinese Owners of TikTok and WeChat
President Donald Trump has ordered a U.S. ban on dealings with the owners of the popular social media apps TikTok…
2020-08-06 ‘Smart’ Face Mask Aims to Improve Communication in New Normal
A Japanese company has created a “smart” mask that aims to improve communication for people wearing face coverings to prevent…
2020-08-04 CES Technology Event Will Take Place Online
CES, one of the world’s biggest technology conferences, will be an online event this coming January due to the coronavirus…