Tag: Technology

After 35 years of decline, the number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade as global tensions...

Robots have long been used in manufacturing and other applications that need precise, fast and repeatable tasks. But making smart robots takes software. From...

Elon Musk accused Twitter of “actively resisting and thwarting his information rights,” as the Tesla founder attempts to get information about fake and spam...

A crewless robotic boat that had tried to retrace the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has finally reached the shores of North America...

Guided by data from a bird-watching app, conservationists and farmers are creating instant wetlands for birds travelling thousands of miles. Matt Dibble has the...

For many, grasping the concept behind cryptocurrencies is difficult enough. But let's try to take a closer look into how they work. Matt Dibble...

Researchers say DNA can replace hard drives to help store the world’s ever-increasing digital output. Matt Dibble has the story    May 31, 2022 at...

The arrival of the pandemic intensified feelings of loneliness and social isolation for millions of older people, many of whom were already battling depression...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine appears to be having an unanticipated impact in cyberspace — a decrease in the number of ransomware attacks.  "We have seen...

Lasers reveal ancient urban sprawl hidden in the Amazon https://ift.tt/RTmEdWZ A massive urban landscape that contained interconnected campsites, villages, towns and monumental centers thrived...

Headbutts hurt the brain, even for a musk ox https://ift.tt/RTmEdWZ Punishing headbutts damage the brains of musk oxen. That observation, made for the first...

Meta, the company that owns Facebook, is hosting its second annual Africa Day campaign to promote Africans who are making a global impact. The content...

Biocrusts reduce global dust emissions by 60 percent https://ift.tt/bM4Sk09 In the unceasing battle against dust, humans possess a deep arsenal of weaponry, from microfiber...

Ice at the moon’s poles might have come from ancient volcanoes https://ift.tt/DTguHRY Four billion years ago, lava spilled onto the moon’s crust, etching the...