Hyperloop Center Aims to Develop Transport Technology A 420-meter white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the northern Netherlands could be the start of a new kind of transportation for people and goods. The tube is the heart of the new...
Scientists Say Bird Flu Is Hurting Worlds Seal Population An ongoing bird flu outbreak has killed tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in several parts of the world. Scientists said the virus' spread also has caused economic losses at poultry far...
AI-operated Robots Write Letters for Humans Humans have been writing by hand for thousands of years. Since ancient times, people have used every tool imaginable to share information, do business, and keep records. But as computers took over the job a...
Study Describes More Details on Asteroids Crash with Spacecraft Scientists say new research confirms results of an earlier study suggesting the crash of a spacecraft into an asteroid changed the shape of the targeted object. The latest research follo...
Study of 'Twin' Stars Suggests Many Planets Might Be Exiles A new study involving stars that formed together shows how lucky Earth is to be in a normal planetary system. Researchers studied 91 pairs of stars that formed together and were similar in s...
Florida Approves Law Banning Social Media for Children under 14 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a law that bans children in the state under the age of 14 from having a social media account. The measure requires parental permission befo...
How to Find AI Deepfake Images Fake photos, videos, and audio are spreading online as a result of the rise and misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. And it is getting harder to tell what is real from what is not. Video and image creators like...
Creature Offers Clues on Amphibian Evolution Scientists recently studied the fossil of a creature that lived in what is now the U.S. state of Texas about 270 million years ago. They named it Kermitops gratus in honor of Kermit the Frog from the child...
UN Report: Electronic Waste Is Piling up 联合国报告称电子垃圾堆积如山 A United Nations report warns that no longer used electronics, called e-waste, is increasing worldwide. It adds that recycling rates of e-waste remain low. 联合国的...
NASA: Starship Test Flight Marked Progress toward Moon Landing Plans 星舰试飞标志着登月计划取得重大进展 The American space agency NASA says the recent test flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket demonstrated progress in several important...
US Quickly Adds Storage Centers for Electricity U.S. electricity providers are quickly adding batteries to store electricity in large amounts. The batteries are mainly ones called lithium-ion batteries. Increasingly, companies are using these batteri...
Study of Polyglots Shows How Brain Deals with Language Most people around the world speak one or two languages. But some can speak three or more. These people are called polyglots. And they are helping researchers better understand how the human brai...
South Korean Scientists Develop Beef Rice South Korean researchers have combined cow muscle cells with rice grains. They say the new rice is an important step towards a sustainable, less costly source of protein. The researchers suggested it could re...
AI Robot Helps Find Sick Tulips in Netherlands Theo works days, nights, and weekends in the tulip fields in the Netherlands and never complains of sore muscles. How is this possible? Theo is an artificial intelligence, or AI, robot that looks for dis...
US Libraries Struggle to Pay for Costly Digital Books A growing number of American libraries are struggling to offer users digital versions of books because they cost a lot more than physical copies. Public demand for digital materials including book...
