Category: Science & Technology (科学与科技)

The American space agency NASA has cleared a spacecraft to launch next month to look for possible signs of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa. Agency officials announced plans for the…

The United States Congress has honored four women known as the “hidden figures” of the space race with its highest civilian award. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented Wednesday to…

Some police departments in the United States are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help them produce incident reports. Police officers who have tried the AI chatbots praise the…

Climate change pressures have led some companies to try growing cocoa in new environments to produce chocolate. Some of the companies have set up growing operations in laboratories to produce…

The four-member crew of a private space flight has returned to Earth after a trip that included the first-ever spacewalks by non-professional astronauts. American business leader Jared Isaacman organized and…

ChatGPT and other generative AI tools have raised concerns that chatbots will replace many kinds of workers. Writers, editors, and customer service representatives are among the jobs that could be…

The American space agency NASA says it has confirmed the long-suspected existence of an electric field that surrounds Earth. A rocket named Endurance gathered the information that led to the…

A sunken Greek village has begun to reappear after water levels dropped in the lake that covered it. Extreme hot, dry weather is blamed for the disappearing Lake Mornos. The…

Helium leaks have been a major problem for spacecraft and rockets. Recent reports about Boeing’s Starliner and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission have involved problems controlling helium. Recently, the Starliner had…

The world creates about 52 million metric tons of plastic pollution every year, a new study says. More than two-thirds of that plastic comes from the Global South – a…

Apple has launched its latest device, the iPhone 16. The company said it designed the new phone with the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Apple announced four new iPhone 16…

A European climate service says summer 2024 was the hottest on record. The declaration makes it even more likely that this year will also turn out to be the warmest…

U.S. technology companies are increasingly purchasing or leasing energy assets held by bitcoin miners. These moves come as technology companies hurry to secure a supply of electricity for their growing…

A private space mission will seek to launch non-astronauts to a high orbit and include the first private spacewalks in history. The American space company SpaceX’s flight is cleared to…

Increasing amounts of ice have been melting on the continent of Antarctica over the past ten years. Now, scientists are wondering if the increase in melting is temporary or if…