Technology companies are raising hundreds of millions of dollars to develop farm products that use microbes and seaweed to grow crops. The move comes at a time when fertilizer prices are very high and increased attention is being paid to how food is...
Utah Lawmakers Consider Measures to Save Great Salt Lake The Great Salt Lake, America's largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River, has reached its lowest levels in recorded history. Officials and lawmakers in Utah say the state needs to take...
As the Winter Olympic Games continue in China, here are some of the different technologies being used in Beijing. 随着冬奥会在中国继续进行,以下是北京正在使用的一些不同的技术。 Robots 机器人 A series of different kin...
Argentinean Scientists Investigate Pollution-Eating Organisms Scientists from Argentina are working to understand more about microorganisms found in Antarctica that may be able to help clean up pollutants like plastic and diesel fuel. The scientists...
Remains of Rocket Expected to Hit Moon in March Scientists say the remains of a rocket used to help deploy a satellite in 2015 is on a path to strike the moon in early March. The object was used to boost a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during its second sta...
Study: Humidity, Not Heat Alone, Is Important in Measuring Climate Change A new study has found that water in the air, not just heat, is important in measuring global warming. The combination of increasing heat and humidity can lead to increased weat...
Study: World Still Has Many Unknown Trees From Peru to Australia, Madagascar to California, the world has many wonderful tree species. How many? A new study suggests there are about 73,000 kinds of trees, many of them still undiscovered. Such informa...
US Researchers Report Successful Fusion Reaction American scientists have announced another step toward producing energy from nuclear fusion. U.S. government researchers said they were able to cause a fusion reaction that sustained itself and produce...
Scientists Use Penguins to Study Antarctic Climate Change Scientists researching climate change in Antarctica are studying penguins in an effort to better understand the area's environmental health. The scientists are measuring the growth and develop...
A strike of lightning that stretched across three American states has been identified as the longest ever recorded. The United Nations weather agency announced the finding on Tuesday. The lightning strike, or bolt, was recorded on April 29, 2020, the...
Toyota to Help Develop Vehicle to Explore Moon Japanese automaker Toyota says it will team up with the country's space agency to develop a vehicle to explore the moon. The vehicle is called the Lunar Cruiser. The name comes from a popular Toyota vehi...
Facebooks Meta Says New Supercomputer Will Be Worlds Fastest Facebook's parent Meta says it has created a powerful supercomputer that it expects to be the world's fastest when it is completed later this year. The company recently announced the comput...
Genetic Testing May Help Save Endangered Whales Scientists say genetic testing of baby whales and their mothers can provide better information about endangered whales. They say more detailed genetic information could increase the chances of saving wh...
The American space agency NASA says its powerful James Webb Space Telescope has successfully reached its final position in orbit around the sun. James Webb fired its rocket thrusters Monday for nearly five minutes to push the spacecraft into position...
The World Wildlife Fund, WWF, identified 224 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong area in 2020. The area includes Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar. 世界自然基金会2020年在大湄公河地区发现了224个新物种。该地区...