2024-07-07 UN Agency: China Leading AI Patents Race
Recent United Nations data shows that China is ahead of other countries in filing patents for generative artificial intelligence (or GenAI) inventions. China has filed six times more patents than…
2024-07-07 Nigeria’s Solar Projects Struggle to Power the Country
About half of Nigeria’s 200 million people cannot get enough electricity from the country’s electrical grid. Many poor, rural communities have no electrical service at all. Nigeria has a lot…
2024-07-07 SpaceX to Build Vehicle to Deorbit Space Station
The U.S. space agency NASA has chosen SpaceX to produce a vehicle to take the International Space Station (ISS) out of orbit at the end of its service life. NASA…
2024-07-04 Researchers: Protecting 1% of Earth’s Surface Would Save Rare Wildlife
A recent report by environmental researchers says that protecting 1.2 percent of the Earth’s land surface could prevent most extinctions. Extinction is the permanent disappearance of an animal or plant…
2024-07-03 Beryl May Mark Beginning of Dangerous Hurricane Season
Weather experts say the storm Hurricane Beryl might represent the beginning of a very active and dangerous hurricane season. “It’s the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic,…
2024-07-03 US States to Train Workers on AI in Workplace
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools continue to expand in the workplace. And some U.S. states have launched specialized programs to train workers on how to deal with the new technologies. Many…
2024-07-02 Chinese Researchers Develop Robot Dogs to Assist the Blind
Researchers in Shanghai are developing a robot “guide dog” that could help blind people. The robot is currently being tested in Shanghai. The machine uses cameras and sensors to navigate…
2024-07-02 South Sudan: Home to World’s Largest Land Mammal Migration
South Sudan is home to what some wildlife experts say is the world’s largest land animal migration, or seasonal movement of animals. But government officials fear illegal hunting threatens the…
2024-07-01 Study: Ancient Pig-like Animal Shows Early Brain Development
Researchers say a new study on an ancient pig-like animal is helping them learn more about brain development in mammals. The animal is known as Gordonia. It is believed to…
2024-06-30 California Energy Deal Marks Big Step for Geothermal Power
The method of making electricity from the Earth’s natural heat has been moving forward quietly for many years. Recently, that effort has reached a milestone with a big, new project.…
2024-06-30 Astronauts’ Return Delayed as Boeing Aims to Fix Starliner Spacecraft
Two American astronauts have been delayed at the International Space Station (ISS) while engineers try to fix problems with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Starliner is a joint project between Boeing and…
2024-06-27 Cows, Pigs Face Carbon Tax in Denmark
Denmark will tax farm animals such as cattle and pigs for releasing methane, a kind of greenhouse gas, starting in 2030. Some scientists think that greenhouse gases trap heat in…
2024-06-27 Nigeria’s ‘Happy City’ Is Helpless Against Rising Sea
The coastal Nigerian community of Ayetoro was founded in 1947. Often called a “Happy City,” it was meant to be a Christian utopia, or perfect place. But now its remaining…
2024-06-26 Scientists Discover ‘Awakening’ Center of a Distant Galaxy
Space researchers have observed a big increase in energy at the center of a distant galaxy caused by a very large black hole. They say the discovery could be meaningful…
2024-06-26 Demand for AI Computing Power Makes Nvidia a Top Valued Company
Shares in American technology company Nvidia have risen sharply during the past year. The increases have given the company a market valuation of more than $3 trillion. Last week, the…