A major oil tanker expressway in the Persian Gulf once thought a low-risk area is actually…
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Anonymous apps risk fuelling cyberbullying but they also fill a vital role
When the anonymous social media app YOLO was launched in May 2019, it topped the iTunes…
Alternating currents cause Jupiter's aurora
An international team of researchers has succeeded in measuring the current system responsible for Jupiter’s aurora.…
NIST's compact atomic gyroscope displays new twists
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have upgraded their compact atomic gyroscope…
Hubble discovers mysterious black hole disc
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have observed an unexpected thin disc of material encircling…
Climate change threatens Greenland's archeological sites: study
In Greenland, climate change isn’t just a danger to ecosystems but also a threat to history,…
Siberians flock to toxic lake for 'Maldives' selfies
An industrial dump site in Siberia whose turquoise lake resembles a tropical paradise has become a…
UK unveils draft law to tax tech giants
Britain on Thursday unveiled draft legislation for a “digital services tax” on global tech giants, which…
Scientists discover a novel perception mechanism regulating important plant processes
An international research team has revealed a novel mechanism for the perception of endogenous peptides by…
Here's a fact: We went to the moon in 1969
Fifty years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, some people insist it…