2019-12-17 Scientists Race to Document Puerto Rico’s Coastal Heritage
A group of scientists is hurrying to document ancient ruins on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. The sites, along…
2019-12-16 Alaska’s Glaciers Shrinking at Record Rate
The year 2019 will soon be the hottest on record for the American state of Alaska. Its glaciers are melting…
2019-12-16 Study: Climate Change May Be Causing Smaller American Birds
A new study has found that North American migratory birds have been getting smaller over the past 40 years. Researchers…
2019-12-15 Climate Change, Invasive Species Threaten Everglades
Everglades National Park, in the American state of Florida, is home to a large number of different kinds of wildlife.…
2019-12-13 Scientists Collect Seeds in Wild for Climate Change Fight
More than 100 scientists have traveled to faraway places to collect wild crop seeds in an effort to help battle…
2019-12-12 Robot Justice: The Rise of China’s ‘Internet Courts’
China says millions of legal cases are now being decided by “internet courts” that do not require citizens to appear…
2019-12-09 Researchers Use Sounds to Call Fish Back to Dead Coral
A team of scientists says that playing sounds underwater can get fish to return to areas with severely damaged coral…
2019-12-04 UN Report: Last 10 Years Likely the Hottest Decade on Record
The United Nations weather agency says the past 10 years were likely the hottest decade since scientists began keeping records.…
2019-12-02 Better Weather Predictions Coming to the Developing World
The International Business Machines Corporation, known as IBM, says it is making technology for precision weather predictions available to everyone.…
2019-12-01 Solar Energy Offers Lifeline in Power-Starved Yemen
Yemen’s civil war has resulted in widespread power outages across the country. The United Nations estimates that about 90 percent…
2019-11-30 Study: Planting Trees near Factories Can Help Reduce Pollution
New research suggests that planting trees and other plants near factories could reduce pollution by almost one-third. The addition of…
2019-11-29 What Are Cargo Robots?
With Christmas a few weeks away, many Americans are busy preparing lists of what to give friends or loved ones…
2019-11-28 Tim Berners-Lee Wants to Save the Internet
The inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee, says the web “has changed the world for good and improved…
2019-11-25 NASA Data on Titan Confirms Earth-like Qualities that Could Support Life
For the first time, scientists have mapped the whole surface of Titan, the largest moon around Saturn. The map confirms…
2019-11-23 Usain Bolt Brings His E-Scooters to Japan
Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt co-founded the company Bolt Mobility last year in the U.S. Now, he is bringing his…