2022-10-23 Study: Medieval Plague May Have Shaped Human Immunity
Genes that helped people survive the plague hundreds of years ago may have made people more vulnerable to some diseases…
2022-10-22 Study: Neanderthals Formed Small, Close Communities
A new study suggests Neanderthals formed small, close communities where females may have traveled to move in with their mates.…
2022-10-22 Floating Device Deployed off Chile to Protect Whales from Ships
A device floating in waters off the coast of southern Chile aims to collect data on nearby whales to protect…
2022-10-20 Experts: Human Involvement Can Help Prevent AI Mistakes
Security experts say artificial intelligence (AI) systems used by businesses can make serious, costly mistakes. But one way to avoid…
2022-10-19 Study: Russia Leads Worldwide Drop in Internet Freedom
A study has found that Russian information restrictions led a worldwide drop in internet freedom across the world during the…
2022-10-19 Astronomers Studying Effects of Brightest Light Burst Ever Seen
Astronomers have observed the brightest burst of light ever seen, from an event that happened 2.4 billion light-years from Earth.…
2022-10-19 Study: Animal Numbers Have Decreased by 69 Percent since 1970
The world’s animal populations have decreased by more than two-thirds since 1970, recent research has said. The report comes from…
2022-10-18 Solar-powered US Town Suffers Little Damage from Hurricane Ian
Babcock Ranch in southwest Florida is the first solar-powered town in the U.S. Its power comes from nearly 700,000 solar…
2022-10-17 Ozone Hole Reaches Largest Size Since 2015, But Shrinking Continues
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica last week reached its largest size since 2015. It is the third…
2022-10-16 Scientists Use Model to Predict Conditions for Life on Ancient Mars
A new study suggests that ancient Mars might have been able to support a large population of microscopic organisms. French…
2022-10-16 To Study Disease, Scientists Put Human Brain Cells into Rats
Scientists have transplanted human brain cells into the brains of baby rats, where the cells grew and formed connections. The…
2022-10-16 Study: Many Drivers Treat Driving Assist Tools as Fully Self-Driving
A new study has found that many drivers using driver assistance tools often treat their vehicles like they are fully…
2022-10-15 Scientists Find Two ‘Wild’ Stars in Extremely Fast Orbit
Unlike the sun, about half of the stars in our Milky Way galaxy orbit another star in what is known…
2022-10-12 NASA Says Asteroid’s Path Successfully Changed in Recent Test
The American space agency NASA says a recent experiment that crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid successfully changed the path…
2022-10-10 Elon Musk Suggests Plan to Create an ‘Everything App’
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk recently confirmed he is still interested in buying the social media service Twitter. The move came…