2024-03-30 Scientists Say Bird Flu Is Hurting World’s Seal Population
An ongoing bird flu outbreak has killed tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in several parts of the…
2024-03-29 AI-operated Robots Write Letters for Humans
Humans have been writing by hand for thousands of years. Since ancient times, people have used every tool imaginable to…
2024-03-28 Study Describes More Details on Asteroid’s Crash with Spacecraft
Scientists say new research confirms results of an earlier study suggesting the crash of a spacecraft into an asteroid changed…
2024-03-28 Study of ‘Twin’ Stars Suggests Many Planets Might Be Exiles
A new study involving stars that formed together shows how lucky Earth is to be in a normal planetary system.…
2024-03-27 How to Find AI ‘Deepfake’ Images
Fake photos, videos, and audio are spreading online as a result of the rise and misuse of artificial intelligence (AI)…
2024-03-27 Florida Approves Law Banning Social Media for Children under 14
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a law that bans children in the state under the age of 14…
2024-03-25 Creature Offers Clues on Amphibian Evolution
Scientists recently studied the fossil of a creature that lived in what is now the U.S. state of Texas about…
2024-03-25 UN Report: Electronic Waste Is Piling up
A United Nations report warns that no longer used electronics, called “e-waste,” is increasing worldwide. It adds that recycling rates…
2024-03-24 US Quickly Adds Storage Centers for Electricity
U.S. electricity providers are quickly adding batteries to store electricity in large amounts. The batteries are mainly ones called lithium-ion…
2024-03-24 Study of Polyglots Shows How Brain Deals with Language
Most people around the world speak one or two languages. But some can speak three or more. These people are…
2024-03-24 NASA: Starship Test Flight Marked Progress toward Moon Landing Plans
The American space agency NASA says the recent test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket demonstrated progress in several important areas…
2024-03-23 South Korean Scientists Develop ‘Beef Rice’
South Korean researchers have combined cow muscle cells with rice grains. They say the new rice is an important step…
2024-03-22 AI Robot Helps Find Sick Tulips in Netherlands
Theo works days, nights, and weekends in the tulip fields in the Netherlands and never complains of sore muscles. How…
2024-03-20 US Libraries Struggle to Pay for Costly Digital Books
A growing number of American libraries are struggling to offer users digital versions of books because they cost a lot…
2024-03-18 Report: Thousands More Chemicals in Plastics than Estimated
A recently released report from European scientists says there are 16,000 chemicals in plastic materials around the world. The report…