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'Day Zero' has been postponed, but Cape Town is still scrambling to deal with...
Cape Town officials have been warning for months of an impending Day Zero, when the city’s taps will run dry after three years of drought. But at Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, workers...
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Meet Pegg, a gender-neutral robot assistant
The majority of us use artificial intelligence every day — without even realizing it. Like when Google predicts your search phrase or you issue a command to Siri or you scroll through ads and articles...
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These Moroccans are turning foggy days into a solution to their water crisis
For billions of people, opening a tap is a mundane task. But not for Nsoda Bokhilfa.That’s because until recently, she and hundreds of other women living in the Ait Baamrane tribal region of southwest...
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Journalist on water beat helped Cape Town avoid ‘Day Zero’
Saya Pierce-Jones got a cactus for Valentine’s Day and she keeps a bottle of treated wastewater on her desk. These are the souvenirs Pierce-Jones has kept as the water reporter for Cape Town’s Smile...
View ArticleNew book sheds light on overlooked women pioneers who paved the way for...
Author Claire Evans says over the past few years her gender has made her feel slightly disconnected from the technology that has connected people since its creation: the internet. “I had always felt...
View ArticleStudy begins to reveal genetic ties behind a neurological phenomenon
When you hear a particular piece of music, can you see an accompanying color? Or do certain letters stir up certain colors?If you answered “yes” to these questions, than you may have what is known as...
View ArticleIndia is considering a smart phone tax in a bid to encourage domestic production
India is exploring new duties on the import of a key smartphone component, according to two government sources, the latest in a series of moves aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing in the world's...
View ArticleCrowds gather to say goodbye to Stephen Hawking
Well-wishers filled the streets of Cambridge on Saturday for the funeral of British physicist Stephen Hawking, hailed by another leading scientist as "an imprisoned mind roaming the cosmos."Hawking,...
View ArticleThe Northern right whale, already an endangered species, is in deep trouble
After a shocking number of deaths among North Atlantic right whales last year, no new births have been recorded so far this year, moving them ever closer to extinction.Warming ocean waters have...
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In drought-stricken Cape Town, parched residents gather at a watering hole
“It’s just good water to drink,” Sabine Heckscher says.It’s a simple, straightforward statement, but one weighted with relief in Cape Town in 2018. The city is deep into a years-long drought, and water...
View ArticleBlubber and bebop: Researchers say bowhead whale songs akin to jazz music
Bowhead whales, the black filter-feeding giants of the Arctic that can live for 200 years devouring tons of tiny marine creatures, boast another remarkable quality: Their unique underwater songs make...
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How a golden shipping container became one man’s portal to the world
I meet Lewis Lee on a cold Saturday afternoon in Chicago. He’s standing in front of a gold spray-painted shipping container. It's called a portal.Lee is a portal curator. The door is open and these...
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Facebook says data leak hits 87 million users, widening privacy scandal
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.The breach...
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As a British village crumbles into the sea, a family holds onto a home that...
It’s a blustery winter day on the English coast and Nicola Bayless is walking along the Happisburgh cliffs with her daughter Darcy, surveying the damage after a recent storm.“My God. I haven’t seen it...
View ArticleCan the US protect its power grid from hackers?
One does not have to go far these days to hear or read a story about Russian cyber interference affecting life in the United States.There is one mode of meddling that could hit closest to home: a...
View ArticleFEMA maps lack up-to-date information on flood risk
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “patchwork quilt” of flood maps has coverage gaps and is obsolete in places, according to a recent study by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the...
View ArticleWomen look to make their voices heard in new space created by male-dominated...
Blockchain. At the most recent South by Southwest Conference earlier this month, it was one of the top buzzwords floating around the various pockets of conversation. A large majority of the people...
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As deadline for closing island nears, Boracay's workers worry about their...
Along the shores of Philippines' top holiday island, Boracay, businesses like massage parlors, souvenir stalls, tattoo shops and boat rentals are still thriving while tourists bask in the sun on the...
View ArticleFor one British couple, there's an unexpected upside to living near a...
Around the world, countless communities are already feeling the impacts of coastal erosion and rising seas. And it’s likely to get worse.Sea levels, which have risen globally an average of 3...
View ArticleTurns out, dinosaurs probably had feathers. This artist is using science to...
Gabriel Ugueto largely cultivated his lifelong fascination with dinosaurs by going to the movies as a kid. He cannot name his favorite one."There's nothing that looks like them today and they are so...
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