2 days agoEurope, US 'climate guardian' satellite to monitor oceansA satellite developed by Europe and the United States set for launching this weekend will greatly help scientists keep track of global sea level rise, one of the most dau...
2 days agoFrance postpones 'Black Friday' to help locked-down shops France's government has gotten e-commerce businesses like Amazon and supermarket chains to delay the “Black Friday” discount shopping promotion by a week to Dec. 4.
3 days agoAstronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launchingThe most experienced astronaut on SpaceX's newly launched crew says riding the Dragon capsule into orbit beats NASA's old shuttles and Russia's spacecraft.
3 days agoGM: New batteries cut electric car costs, increase rangeGeneral Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years.
3 days agoHuge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to scienceThe National Science Foundation says it will close the telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists worldwide who depend on it to ...
EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giantsA report says that the EU’s efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling t...
Oxford scientists expect COVID-19 vaccine data by Christmas A key researcher at the University of Oxford says scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas.
Will social distancing weaken my immune system?Health experts say you don't need to worry that social distancing is weakening your immune system.
SpaceX flying ex-football players, flight controller, ScoutSpaceX's second crew includes two military officers who played college football, a former space shuttle flight controller and a longtime Scout from Japan.
SpaceX launches 2nd crew, regular station crew flights beginFour astronauts are in orbit and on their way to the International Space Station.
BioNTech scientist: Vaccine could halve virus transmissionOne of the scientists behind the experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer has said he was confident that it could halve the transmission of the v...
Cable failures endanger renowned Puerto Rico radio telescopeThe giant, aging cables that support one of the world's largest single-dish radio telescopes are slowly unraveling in Puerto Rico.
Wolves preying on beavers in Minnesota reshape wetlandsWhen a lone beaver dies, its dam soon collapses.
SpaceX crew flight delayed; Musk gets mixed COVID-19 resultsSpaceX's second astronaut flight has been delayed a day until Sunday night.
GM recalling nearly 69K Bolt electric cars due to fire riskGeneral Motors says it will recall nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars worldwide because the batteries have caught fire in five of them.
Delivery giant DoorDash plans IPODelivery giant DoorDash Inc. is planning to sell its stock to the public, capitalizing on the growing trend of consumers embracing app-based deliveries as much of the wor...
Female banded mongooses lead battle for chance to find matesFor the banded mongooses of Uganda, frequent battles between neighboring groups afford females a chance to slip away and mate with males of the opposing side, a new study...
Groups fight to keep gray wolf protections for most of US Wildlife advocates and environmental groups are challenging the removal of federal protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. Two coalitions of groups have filed...
FTC says Zoom misled users on its security for meetingsFederal regulators are requiring Zoom to strengthen its security in a proposed settlement of allegations that the video conferencing service misled users about its level ...
UN envoy lays out strategy for financing climate battleThe U.N.’s special envoy for climate change on Monday laid out a strategy for financing efforts to cut carbon emissions, calling on companies to be more transparent abou...
EU puts tariffs on US but hopes for change with BidenThe European Union will put tariffs on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services in response to illegal aid to plane maker Boeing.
Astronauts arrive at launch site for 2nd SpaceX crew flightFour astronauts are heading to Florida's Kennedy Space Center for SpaceX's second crew launch next weekend.
Incendiary texts traced to outfit run by top Trump aide A texting company run by a top Trump campaign aide was used to send thousands of targeted, anonymous text messages that urged supporters to rally where votes were being c...
Incendiary texts traced to outfit run by top Trump aide A texting company run by a top Trump campaign aide was used to send thousands of targeted, anonymous text messages that urged supporters to rally where votes were being c...
Facebook removes Iranian accounts targeting Israel protestsFacebook says it has taken down several fake accounts based in Iran that had voiced support for protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Evacuation begins as Indonesia's most active volcano rumblesIndonesian authorities have began evacuating people living on the volatile Mount Merapi volcano’s fertile slopes following an increase in volcanic activity.
Facebook bans big ‘Stop the Steal’ group for sowing violenceFacebook banned a large group called “Stop the Steal” that supporters of President Donald Trump were using to organize protests against the presidential vote count.
Court orders FDA to assess environmental impact of GM salmonA federal judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to assess the potential environmental impact of genetically modified salmon previously approved by the agency...
