2018-07-30 Clothing Manufacturers Use 3-D Images to Speed Up Production
When Betabrand recognized that knitwear was becoming a popular look in running shoes, the company asked users of its website…
2018-07-26 Can Facial Recognition Help Prevent School Shootings?
American education officials have sought new ways to make schools more secure following several deadly shootings in recent years. One…
2018-07-23 Scientists Study Eyes of Hurricanes to Predict Their Intensity
There have been many improvements in how weather experts predict the path of hurricanes, powerful storms that form in the…
2018-07-10 Scientists Find Possible Meteorite Pieces in Ocean
Scientists have found what they believe are pieces of a meteor that fell to Earth earlier this year. The objects…
2018-07-16 New Company Puts Robots in Seniors’ Homes
The United States will have more adults aged 65 and over than children by the year 2035, the U.S. Census…
2018-07-05 ‘Deepfake’ Videos: a New Weapon in Disinformation Wars
New technology is making it possible for people to make realistic videos of people appearing to say things they never…
2018-07-06 Animals at Risk from Increased Arctic Shipping
The polar bear may be the animal most often identified with climate change, but it is far from the only…
2018-07-02 Researchers: Warming Climate Spreads Dangerous Algae
In early June, people in the area of Salem, the capital city of the American state of Oregon, received a…
2018-06-28 Japanese Spacecraft Arrives at Asteroid to Study Surface
A Japanese spacecraft arrived at an asteroid Wednesday after traveling for more than three years. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft is to…
2018-06-28 Artificial Intelligence Used to Track World’s Wildlife
Scientists have long struggled with how to measure the effects of climate change on wildlife. This is especially true for…
2018-06-25 ‘Citizen Scientists’ Seek Solutions to Bumblebee’s Problems
Hundreds of amateur “citizen scientists” have begun studying the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. They are seeking to…
2018-06-21 First Ever Live Computer-Human Debate: Who Won?
Computers are increasingly competing against humans to see whether man or machine is smarter. In the latest demonstration of artificial…
2018-06-18 Greenpeace: Plastic, Chemical Pollution Widespread in Antarctica
The non-governmental environmental group Greenpeace reports that plastic and chemical pollution is often found in snow and seawater collected by…
2018-06-14 Google Bans Its AI Technology for Weapons Work
Google says it will no longer permit its artificial intelligence, or AI technology to be used in any activities involving…
2018-06-12 Changing Climate Threatens Habitat on Assateague Island
It is officially summer beach season here in the United States. While some popular beaches have hotels and businesses along…