2018-06-21 First Ever Live Computer-Human Debate: Who Won?
Computers are increasingly competing against humans to see whether man or machine is smarter. In the latest demonstration of artificial…
2018-06-18 Greenpeace: Plastic, Chemical Pollution Widespread in Antarctica
The non-governmental environmental group Greenpeace reports that plastic and chemical pollution is often found in snow and seawater collected by…
2018-06-14 Google Bans Its AI Technology for Weapons Work
Google says it will no longer permit its artificial intelligence, or AI technology to be used in any activities involving…
2018-06-13 Developments in Exoskeleton Technology Could Help Some Walk Again
An accident, a disease or other health problems leave more than 15 million people a year paralyzed. They have lost…
2018-06-12 Changing Climate Threatens Habitat on Assateague Island
It is officially summer beach season here in the United States. While some popular beaches have hotels and businesses along…
2018-06-11 Scientists Identify Genes Behind Humans’ Big Brains
Scientists have identified three genes that may have played an important part in a major development in human evolution. The…
2018-06-07 U.S. Teens Dropping Facebook for YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat
A new study has found that the number of American teenagers using Facebook is dropping. Many turn instead to YouTube,…
2018-06-04 ‘Alien Asteroid’ Could Be Oldest Object in Our Solar System
Astronomers have been closely watching an object that travels in an orbit around our sun. Astronomers say this object —…
2018-06-04 Study: Planet-Warming Gasses Make Food Less Nutritious
A new study shows that rising levels of planet-warming gases may reduce important nutrients in food crops. Researchers studied the…
2018-06-01 Study: Humans Know How to Throw Their Weight Around
When you consider all life on Earth, billions of human beings are a relatively small number when compared to trees,…
2018-05-31 Smart Farm Equipment to Greatly Reduce Use of Chemicals
Nearly every week, we hear news about the latest successes and failures in driverless vehicles. But we hear little about…
2018-05-28 Jupiter’s Moon Europa May Be Top Candidate for Life
A fresh look at old data is giving scientists a new reason to consider Europa, a moon orbiting the planet…
2018-05-24 Electrified Road Can Charge Moving Vehicles
Major world automakers have already invested heavily in electric vehicles and related technology – and they are committed to keep…
2018-05-21 Marijuana Growers Turn to Hemp to Fight Oversupply
Some countries ban possession and use of the drug marijuana, but it is legal in parts of the United States.…
2018-05-20 Scientists Change Biology with Technology
Imagine storing digital information in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the substance that carries genetic information in the cells of living things.…