2021-07-16 Chinese Researchers Consider Rockets to Defend Against Asteroids
Chinese researchers say they believe a group of rockets could be used to change the path of asteroids that might…
2021-07-15 Cuba Is Latest Nation to Restrict Social Media During Protests
Thousands of people across Cuba protested last Sunday in the largest anti-government demonstrations on the island in decades. Shortly after…
2021-07-15 New Material Could Give Robots ‘Skin’ with a Sense of Touch
Researchers in Singapore have developed an electronic material that helps robots sense touch and nearby objects. The material is a…
2021-07-15 Oyster Shells Help to Rebuild Shorelines
When we eat some popular kinds of shellfish, namely clams, mussels and oysters, we leave behind large amounts of shells.…
2021-07-12 NASA’s Helicopter and Rover Make New Progress on Mars
The U.S. space agency NASA is reporting new progress on Mars for its experimental helicopter and Perseverance explorer. The helicopter,…
2021-07-11 Billionaire Race: Branson Set to Be First to Visit Space
British billionaire Richard Branson is set to launch into space on Sunday on a rocket plane built by the space…
2021-07-08 US Navy Cancels Development of High-Tech Railgun Weapon
The U.S. Navy is halting development of a high-tech weapon designed to fire projectiles at up to seven times the…
2021-07-06 NASA Project Examines Louisiana Delta System
Sinking land, a rising sea and other climate change effects have killed a wooded area in Louisiana where a Native…
2021-07-05 New Recycling Methods Will Make Electric Vehicles Greener
Critics of electric vehicles say they do reduce carbon emissions, but the process of making the materials for their batteries…
2021-07-05 ‘Which of Earth’s Neighbors Might Hold Life?’
A new study says life in the clouds of Venus is unlikely. Scientists from Europe and the U.S. say there…
2021-07-01 Windows 11: What to Expect in Microsoft’s First Update in Six Years
Microsoft has announced Windows 11, the first major update in six years of its widely used computer operating system. The…
2021-06-29 NASA Sends Squid into Space for Research
Some 128 baby squid from Hawaii are in space for a study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid came from the…
2021-06-28 NASA Tests Earthquake-Seeking Balloons as Way to Study Venus
U.S. space agency researchers successfully used balloons to detect earthquakes in the California desert. The experiment tested whether similar balloons…
2021-06-28 Facial Recognition Technology Helps Solve Crimes, Raises Privacy Concerns
Big technology companies like Amazon have said they are limiting their sale of facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies.…
2021-06-25 What Is the Importance of China’s New Space Station?
Three Chinese astronauts recently arrived at the country’s new space station in another step forward for the growing space power.…