2021-10-04 Lack of Rain Puts Pressure on States that Depend on the Colorado River
The U.S. government has predicted that an important river in the American West will have a water shortage. The Bureau…
2021-09-30 US Fish and Wildlife Service Declares 23 Species Extinct
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has identified 23 species it says are now extinct. The agency released a…
2021-09-30 Facebook Puts Hold on Child Version of Instagram as Opposition Grows
Facebook has put a hold on the development of a child version of its Instagram service. The move comes after…
2021-09-29 Young Activists Criticize World Leaders for Lack of Climate Action
Young climate activists have criticized world leaders for continually failing to follow through on climate change promises. The criticism came…
2021-09-28 Researchers: Oldest Human Footprints in North America Are in New Mexico
Footprints discovered in New Mexico suggest that early humans were in North America around 23,000 years ago, researchers reported recently.…
2021-09-28 City Officials Worry Rural Areas Will Get More Federal Aid for Broadband
Officials in American cities are raising concerns that new federal money to expand high-speed internet services may favor rural areas.…
2021-09-27 NASA Chooses Moon Landing Site for Ice-Seeking Rover
The American space agency NASA has chosen the moon landing site for a new ice-seeking explorer set to arrive in…
2021-09-27 Australia Lost One-Third of its Koalas in Last Three Years
The Australian Koala Foundation says Australia has lost about 30 percent of its koalas over the past three years. The…
2021-09-25 Apple, Google Raise Concerns over Removal of Russian App
Big Tech companies that operate around the world have long promised to follow local laws and protect civil rights while…
2021-09-23 Project Uses Light Signals to Provide High-speed Internet
A project by Google’s parent company Alphabet has successfully used light beams to send high-speed internet signals across communities in…
2021-09-20 Scientists Create First Map of World’s Corals
Researchers have created the first complete map of the world’s coral reefs. Development of the map was led by scientists…
2021-09-20 World’s Largest Carbon Capturing Plant Launches in Iceland
A Swiss company that developed technology to capture carbon dioxide from the air says it has launched the world’s largest…
2021-09-17 First All-Civilian Crew Launches into Earth Orbit
A private space flight launched by America’s SpaceX has carried the first all-civilian crew into orbit. The four civilian passengers…
2021-09-16 New Armed Robot for Israel’s Military Raises Concerns
An Israeli military contractor has built an armed, unmanned robot designed to be deployed in many battle situations. The vehicle…
2021-09-14 Fossil of Strange Sea Creature Discovered
About 506 million years ago, a strange sea creature swam in warm waters on the ocean floor off the coast…