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Thinning ice and new tankers are opening up sea routes through the Arctic
In December 2017, for the first time ever in winter, a tanker sailed without an icebreaker through the Northern Sea Route, a shipping lane that runs along the Arctic coast of Russia.Two things made...
View ArticleAI-based fake videos pose the latest threat to what we perceive as reality —...
First, “fake news” from questionable news sites permeated social media during the 2016 presidential campaign. Now, behold the next trend in skewed reality that experts say could threaten US democracy:...
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A new book recounts the amazing history of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
One of the world’s most sensitive telescopes is buried deep in Antarctic ice, searching for evidence of elusive, subatomic particles called neutrinos — elementary particles scientists believe are one...
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Nantucket's bluffs and beaches are crumbling in the face of storms and rising...
Located 30 miles off the coast of New England, Nantucket is a historical gem and an upscale haven for summer vacationers. But erosion and rising seas are threatening some of its most expensive real...
View ArticleEngineers compete to detect methane leaks, a powerful climate pollutant
In their labs at the University of Colorado, research scientists Dirk Richter and Petter Weibring were busy building lasers to detect gasses when Richter heard about a contest being held by the...
View ArticleAfter pedestrian fatality, new legal questions surround self-driving cars
The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona this week could offer a test of who can be held legally responsible for accidents when a human is no longer at the wheel, legal...
View ArticleAcademic behind Facebook breach says political influence was exaggerated
Facebook has been rocked this week by a whistleblower who said that Cambridge Analytica, a British-based firm hired by Trump for his election campaign, had improperly accessed information on millions...
View ArticleIn Turkey, scientific progress isn't perfect
For the past decade, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been speaking of a grand vision for Turkey for the year 2023, the year the modern Turkish Republic will turn 100. On the agenda is a...
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Photos: The glacial beauty of a journey to Antarctica
The trip began in Punta Arenas, the capital of Magallanes region, Chile. We had spent three days aboard the Arctic Sunrise, a Greenpeace ship docked in one of the city’s harbors, to test our equipment...
View ArticleZuckerberg apologizes for Facebook mistakes with user data, vows curbs
In the wake of accusations that Facebook mishandled data for 50 million of its users, the company's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg apologized on Wednesday for what he called mistakes his company...
View ArticleCambridge Analytica's political work extends far beyond the US
A data analytics firm used by Donald Trump's campaign during the 2016 presidential election continues to face intense criticism for its alleged misuse of the data of tens of millions of Facebook...
View ArticleHuman quality of life threatened by 'alarming' decline in biodiversity
Human activities are causing an alarming decline in the variety of plant and animal life on Earth and jeopardizing food, clean water and energy supplies, a UN-backed study of biodiversity said on...
View ArticleAs the private space industry emerges, what's next for the International...
It may be hard to believe, but the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station’s initial launch will take place in November. In those soon-to-be two decades, the ISS has proven to be immensely...
View ArticleChinese space station likely to land in Europe in a few weeks
Sometime this spring, a falling Chinese space station will crash to Earth. That is known. What is not as clear is when it will hit — or where.“Scientists have left it pleasantly vague,” says Maggie...
View ArticleThe US wants China to reverse its decision to bar foreign garbage
The United States asked China on Friday not to implement a ban on imports of scrap materials, after the world's top scrap buyer abruptly shut the door to many types of waste, throwing the global...
View ArticleNew book explains the secrets behind famous skyscrapers, other structures
Roma Agrawal spends a lot of time thinking of the sheer power of concrete. She’s a structural engineer who helped design The Shard in London, an iconic 95-story skyscraper that opened in 2012.“What I...
View ArticleFrom Ford to Foxconn: A history of factories
Look around you: at your computer, your phone, your water bottle, or the books on your desk. Chances are, all of these things came from a factory. Even if you don’t think about them too often,...
View ArticleWith private space competition on full boil, the ISS looks to find its place...
It maybe be hard to believe, but the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station’s initial launch will take place in November. In those soon-to-be two decades, the ISS has proven to be...
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This Canadian First Nations group wants you to buy salmon raised on land
Alert Bay isn’t exactly a premier destination on British Columbia’s rugged Pacific Coast. On this winter day, there are more crows than people on the town’s wooden sidewalks, and most of the few small...
View ArticleIn Finnish experiment, robots teach language and math classes
Elias, the new language teacher at a Finnish primary school, has endless patience for repetition, never makes a pupil feel embarrassed for asking a question and can even do the "Gangnam Style" dance....
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