UN chief says 1 billion students affected by virus closures

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest disruption of…

Hurricane Isaias roars ashore on US East Coast

Hurricane Isaias slammed into North Carolina Monday, bringing life-threatening storm surges, as the entire US eastern…

Richard Branson space-bound in early 2021 says Virgin Galactic

Richard Branson could shoot into space on his Virgin Galactic aircraft as its first passenger early…

How animation speed affects consumers' perception of product size

Researchers from University of Hong Kong, Yonsei University, and Chinese University of Hong Kong published a…

'Deepfakes' ranked as most serious AI crime threat

Fake audio or video content has been ranked by experts as the most worrying use of…

Surface clean-up technology won't solve ocean plastic problem

Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won’t solve the plastic pollution problem, a…

Disposed PPE could be turned into biofuel, study shows

Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels—according…

Surprisingly Young Galaxy Breaks Low-Oxygen Record

Astronomers using two Maunakea Observatories — Subaru Telescope and W. M. Keck Observatory — combined with…

Grooming behavior between dairy cows reveals complex social network

Like humans, cattle are social creatures with complex relationships that change as group dynamics evolve. A…

James Lovelock: Gaia theory creator on coronavirus and turning 101

British scientist James Lovelock says population growth means something like the virus is “almost inevitable”. …