2021-08-04 The Technology behind Tokyo Games’ Fast Track
Last weekend at the Tokyo Olympics, a runner from Jamaica broke a record in the women’s 100-meter race that had…
2021-08-02 Quake-Measuring Device Looks at Inside of Mars
A quake-measuring device on Mars is providing the first close look at the inside of the planet. The findings show…
2021-08-01 Scientist Might Have Found Earliest Evidence of Animal Life on Earth
A Canadian scientist might have found the earliest evidence of animal life on Earth. Geologist Elizabeth Turner presented her findings…
2021-08-01 Turn Off, Turn On: Simple Step Can Stop Phone Hackers
American lawmaker Angus King is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. He received some advice this year by security…
2021-08-01 Kenyan Makes Cooking Fuel from Plant Waste
A project in Kenya is using biogas technology to attack two major pollution problems with one device: a machine that…
2021-07-29 Electric Car Makers Seek Substitutes for Rare Earth Metals
Western electric vehicle (EV) makers are trying to reduce their dependence on rare earth metals from China. As tensions rise…
2021-07-26 Scientists Identify Moon-Forming Disk Around Planet Outside Solar System
Scientists say they have clearly identified for the first time a moon-forming area around a planet beyond our solar system.…
2021-07-26 Study: Just 7 Percent of Our DNA Is Special to Modern Humans
A new study finds that just seven percent of the genome, or all genes, of modern humans is special to…
2021-07-25 10,000 Amazon Plants, Animals Could Disappear Forever, Scientists Say
A new report says that more than 10,000 kinds of living things could disappear forever because of the Amazon rainforest’s…
2021-07-24 Financial Watchdog Says Home-Based Work Fuels Cyberattacks
A world financial watchdog says the rise in employees working from home has resulted in a sharp increase in cyberattacks.…
2021-07-22 Space Tourism Companies Bring Excitement to Small American Towns
As the race to launch space tourism flights continues in the United States, two small American towns have entered the…
2021-07-20 Scientists: Floods, Wildfires Are Signs of Global Warming
Massive flooding killed at least 195 people in northern Europe last week. Massive wildfires are burning across much of the…
2021-07-19 Study: Moon Cycle Change to Increase US Coastal Flooding in Mid-2030s
A new study predicts that a changing moon cycle will increase high-tide flooding across U.S. coastal areas in the mid-2030s.…
2021-07-19 Fast-spreading Algae Found in Waters Near California Coast
Scientists in California report the first appearance of a species of bright green algae, caulerpa prolifera, growing in the ocean…
2021-07-17 Device Uses Brain Waves of Paralyzed Man to Help Him Communicate
Researchers say they have used brain waves of a paralyzed man who cannot speak to produce words from his thoughts…