2020-11-23 Telescope on Moon Could Study Oldest Stars in Universe
American astronomers say new evidence supports the idea that a large telescope on the moon could study the oldest stars…
2020-11-20 Report: Vietnam Threatens to Shut Facebook
Vietnam is reportedly threatening to shut Facebook in the country if the company does not accept government demands to restrict…
2020-11-19 Twitter Launches ‘Fleet’ Messages that Disappear in a Day
Twitter has launched a new feature that lets users post tweets that disappear after a day. The social media company…
2020-11-18 Astronauts Begin New Mission on International Space Station
Four astronauts have entered the International Space Station (ISS) to begin a new six-month mission. The astronauts’ Crew Dragon spacecraft…
2020-11-17 New Device Puts Music in Your Head
Imagine a world where you move around in front of a personal computer in your own sound space. You listen…
2020-11-16 World Food Production Also Having Big Effect on Climate Change
Most of the efforts aimed at reducing climate change center on reducing the use of fossil fuels. But a new…
2020-11-16 Stone Age Women Hunted Big Game, Study Finds
In the Stone Age Americas, a woman’s place may have been on the hunt, a new study reports. The study…
2020-11-14 First Passengers Get to Ride ‘Hyperloop’ Transporter
The American company Virgin Hyperloop says the high-speed transportation system it is developing has passed its first test with passengers.…
2020-11-11 Volunteers Save Pangolins Rescued from Illegal Trade
A volunteer team in South Africa is rescuing pangolins from illegal traffickers as the animals face growing threats of extinction.…
2020-11-12 Astronauts Arrive in Florida to Prepare for Weekend Launch
Four astronauts arrived at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday to prepare for a trip to…
2020-11-10 Huge Iceberg Floats toward South Georgia, Putting Wildlife at Risk
The world’s largest iceberg is floating toward the island of South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Scientists fear the…
2020-11-09 Denmark to Destroy Mink Population after Coronavirus Spreads to Humans
Denmark says it plans to destroy its whole population of minks after the animals apparently spread the new coronavirus to…
2020-11-08 Astronomers Discover Source of Fast Radio Burst
A little luck helped astronomers solve a mystery in space: What causes powerful but super-fast energy signals that move through…
2020-11-08 Study: 1 Million Tons of US Plastic Waste Ends Up in Wrong Place
A new study estimates that more than 1 million tons of plastic waste from the United States does not end…
2020-11-05 AI Aims to Identify COVID-19 by Sounds of a Cough
Researchers are working on machine learning systems to identify COVID-19 cases by the sounds of a person’s cough. One system…