Sci/Tech News

November 21, 2019

Activists: Iran conservationists get prison time amid unrest

Six conservationists working to save the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah have been sentenced to prison on ...

November 21, 2019

Gore kicking off 24 hours of climate talks around the world

Former Vice President Al Gore said that even though President Donald Trump wants to back out of the Paris Climate Agreement, ...

November 21, 2019

Democrats spar at debate over how to beat Trump

Democratic presidential candidates clashed Wednesday in a debate over the future of health care in America, racial inequality ...

November 21, 2019

Smoke blankets Sydney as wildfires spread across Australia

Hazardous smoke blanketed Sydney on Thursday as wildfires burned across eastern and southern Australia. Thick smog shrouded ...

November 21, 2019

Blackouts hit Northern California again during fire danger

Pacific Gas & Electric turned off electricity Wednesday for about 120,000 people in Northern California to prevent power ...

November 21, 2019

Amnesty International calls Facebook, Google rights abusers

Amnesty International issued a scathing indictment of the world’s dominant internet corporations, arguing in a new report ...

November 21, 2019

2 insect species classified as threatened as glaciers melt

The continued existence of two species of insects is in doubt because climate change is melting away the glaciers and ...

November 21, 2019

Road-safety regulator rapped over regulating autonomous cars

The nation’s road-safety regulator is under fire again for what critics call lax oversight of tests involving autonomous ...

November 20, 2019

PayPal buying shopping and rewards company Honey for $4B

Payments platform PayPal says it is buying shopping and rewards company Honey Science Corp. for $4 billion. Founded in 2012, ...

November 20, 2019

Phony `fact check’ account on Twitter raises new concerns

The deception was easy to pull off and came with barely any consequences. Britain’s Conservative Party changed the name of ...

November 20, 2019

Obama talks climate change, inequality at green conference

Former President Barack Obama said Wednesday that addressing global economic inequality is key to fighting climate change.

November 20, 2019

Possible meteor outburst this week worth a look up

Scientists are predicting a rare meteor outburst this week that may be brief but incredibly intense. A brilliant flurry in ...

November 20, 2019

French probe into pregnant women killed by dogs in a forest

French investigators are seeking to determine which dogs bit and killed a pregnant woman in a forest during a hunt with ...

November 20, 2019

Spain has permits to build giant telescope blocked in Hawaii

The director of a Spanish research center said Wednesday that a giant telescope, costing $1.4 billion, is one step nearer to ...

November 20, 2019

Safety agency says distracted driver caused fatal Uber crash

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday condemned the lack of state and federal regulation for testing autonomous ...

November 20, 2019

California puts brakes on fracking permits in oil crackdown

California Gov. Gavin Newsom cracked down on oil producers Tuesday, halting approval of hundreds of fracking permits until ...

November 19, 2019

Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska towns, wildlife

The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea northwest of ...

November 19, 2019

Microsoft competes for popularity with upstart Slack

Microsoft says that its own workplace collaboration service Teams now has more than 20 million daily active users. That’s 8 ...

November 19, 2019

Dolphins release Walton after arrest for hitting girlfriend

The Miami Dolphins released suspended running back Mark Walton on Tuesday, hours after he was arrested on charges of punching ...

November 19, 2019

Doubts cast on easyJet plan to be net-zero emissions airline

European budget airline easyJet said Tuesday it will become the first major carrier to operate net-zero carbon flights, ...