2021-01-28 The Team Behind the ‘Dancing Robots’ that Went Viral
Boston Dynamics is an American technology company that has developed a series of robots designed to move in ways similar…
2021-01-27 Twitter Creates Tool for Users to Help Identify Misinformation
Twitter has announced a new tool that permits users to identify information they believe is false or misleading. The program…
2021-01-27 Study Suggests Earth Is Losing Ice Faster than in Mid-1990s
New research suggests Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the 1990s. An estimated 28 trillion metric tons of…
2021-01-27 German Scientists Make Mice Walk Again
German researchers have found a way to regrow nerves of mice that could not walk, permitting them to walk again.…
2021-01-25 Major Space Missions Planned in 2021
After a series of successful space missions during the past year, 2021 promises some exciting new international exploration projects. Three…
2021-01-25 To Help Your Plants, Use Less Salt
In the United States, people often use large amounts of salt to remove dangerous ice from roads and walkways in…
2021-01-25 New Findings: Beetle Uses ‘Gut Goop’ to Protect Its Food
Like all good parents, some beetles go to great lengths, or do a lot, for their offspring. To humans, though,…
2021-01-22 New Studies Show Drops in World Insect Population
The world’s top insect experts say our planet’s important insect population is going through a “death by a thousand cuts.”…
2021-01-21 5 Top Technologies Presented at CES 2021
Like so many other things over the past year, the world’s largest consumer electronics show, CES, looked very different in…
2021-01-19 Study: Identical Twins Are Not Genetically Exact Copies
A new study suggests that identical twins are not exactly the same genetically. Identical twins are two babies that come…
2021-01-18 Technology Problems Linked to Higher Stress Levels in Workers
A new study shows a link between bad technology and higher stress levels of employees. Researchers from American computer company…
2021-01-15 French Wines Return from Year in Space
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft landed off the coast of Florida Wednesday night carrying research materials, equipment and 12 bottles of French…
2021-01-15 Brazilian Scientists Count Carbon in Amazon Rainforest
A small group of scientists carried machetes through the Amazon Rainforest. They cut through dense plant life as the mid-morning…
2021-01-14 Animal Astronauts
The first human moon landing happened more than 50 years ago. But did you know that human astronauts were not…
2021-01-11 Japan Aims to Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite
Japanese researchers say they are working to build the world’s first satellite made of wood. The goal is to help…