Elderly Colorado Couple Slapped $400 for Luring and Feeding Bears

Medicine & Technology Nov 06, 2020

An elderly couple in Colorado received a citation and a total of $400 fine after reportedly luring and feeding bears.

Petronas Unveils Target for Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

Nov 05, 2020

Petronas is the latest in the global oil market to adopt a more environmentally-friendly goal.

Eight Things You Should Know When Getting Your First Car

Nov 04, 2020

You never forget your first car. Whether it's a beat-up hand-me-down or a brand-new sedan, first cars hold a lot of memory.

MIT Sloan Professor Analyzes How Markets Can Be Structured

Nov 02, 2020

Financial markets are complex structures, even after attempts to rationalize them. An MIT Sloan professor offers an insight into how its quirks and behaviors work.

Australian Physicists Who Worked on Space-Time Distortions Wins PM Prize for Science

Oct 29, 2020

The Prime Minister's Prize for Science goes to a physicist team that worked in the first direct observation of gravitational waves in 2015.

South Korea to Work Towards Carbon Neutrality by 2050

Oct 29, 2020

South Korea is the latest country to declare its carbon neutrality target by the year 2050, according to President Moon Jae In.

WhatsApp to Charge Businesses For Some Services

Oct 26, 2020

Perhaps the best things in life are free, but not WhatsApp, not anymore. The popular messaging platform has announced changes in its services, including paid services for businesses.

What Makes The Upcoming Hunter's Blue Moon Rare

Oct 26, 2020

There are blue moons, an uncommon additional full moon in a month, and there is the hunter's blue moon - an even rarer occurrence.

A New Study Finds Europe Losing More Than $190 Billion To Air Pollution Every Year

Oct 21, 2020

A group of environmental think-tanks reports that air pollution costs Europeans more than 160 billion euros, or more than $190 billion, every year from short-term and long-term health effects.

Telegram Bot Steals Pictures of Women and Creates "Deepfake" Versions

Oct 21, 2020

Based on artificial intelligence (AI), a bot has been running on the encrypted messaging platform Telegram - creating more than 100,000 "deepfake" images using photographs of real women, without their consent.

A Global Study Shows That Millennials Have the Lowest Faith in Democracy

Oct 20, 2020

Younger people have shown lower faith in a democracy compared to any other age group - with millennials all over the world more disillusioned than their predecessors at the same stage in life.

Virus Kills White-Tailed Deer, Hunters Offered Refunds

Oct 20, 2020

As white-tailed deers die off due to a virus. The North Dakota Game and Fish has offered licensed hunters the option for a refund.

China Bans Online Services That "Induce Addiction" in Children

Oct 19, 2020

China has revamped its laws to better protect its youth in cyberspace by banning online services that "induce addiction."

Before Its First Anniversary, US Space Force to Announce Official Name for Members

Oct 18, 2020

Ahead of its first anniversary in December, the United States Space Force has prepared a lineup of announcements - including the official name for its members.

NASA Awards Contracts To 14 Companies for Artemis Operation To the Moon and Beyond

Oct 16, 2020

NASA has recently awarded a total of $370 million to 14 companies in different areas, in support of the agency's upcoming space missions to the Moon under the Artemis project.