tech / science
Antarctica
The Antarctic, One Last Chance To "Do Right" By Mother Nature
The Antarctic, one of the last, unspoiled parts of the natural world, will, like the Amazon, face...
United States
Ariana Huffington's Mission To Save Uber From Its Own "Brilliant Jerks"
The online media star, who sits on the board of the ride-sharing app company, says Uber doesn'...
Germany
Space Junk, Time To Clean The Mass Of Debris Orbiting Earth
From bulky satellite corpses to tiny metal splinters, the Earth is surrounded by a cloud of space...
Brazil
Why Do Zika-Infected Babies Born In São Paulo Suffer Less?
A new study found that dozens of São Paulo women infected with Zika gave birth to babies w...
Germany
The Worldwide Epidemic Of Counterfeit Drugs
Germany was once considered the world's pharmacy. Venerable companies such as Bayer and H&oum...
Bolivia
Hydropower, The Clean Motor Of Latin America's Energy Future
-Analysis- LA PAZ — At it stands now, half of Latin America's power is generated by hydroelectricity, an energy source that is also of vital importance worldwide, producing more electricity ...
Netherlands
Up Close With Dr. Zee, The Godfather Of Legal Highs
Dr. Zee, as he's known, is an Amsterdam-based researcher who regularly invents new drugs. And...
France
When Algorithms Enter The Courtroom
PARIS — On the left-hand side of the blue screen, court decisions appear at the speed of light. Some words are highlighted. Simultaneously, on the right-hand side, a map of France takes shape. ...
Switzerland
The Shady Business Of Experimental Stem Cell Treatments
GENEVA — At the Geneva University Hospitals, pneumologist Jean-Paul Janssens receives patients suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). This rare disease is caused by the degeneration ...
Switzerland
Color That Pigeon! Parakeets Invade European Cities
Wild parakeet populations are expanding in many European cities, where they enjoy the relative wa...
Argentina
A Few Jobs AI Can Never Render Obsolete
Technology is transforming how goods and services are sold, and may soon kick millions of workers...
United States
Apple’s Next Game Changer: Augmented Reality
Apple CEO Tim Cook is betting on AR, which he sees as potentially as groundbreaking as the smartp...
Brazil
Losing Hand, Uber Drivers In Brazil Play Waiting Game
A day in the life of an Uber driver in São Paulo.
United States
Real-Life Dangers Of Our Digital Distraction Age
-Analysis- PARIS — How could something like this happen? Some of us have spent the past week trying to find out the facts (and comprehend the enormity) of Sunday night’s Academy Awards ...
Jordan
SESAME: A New Accelerator Of Science And Middle East Peace
Modeled on Swiss-based nuclear research center CERN after the 1994 Oslo accords, the idea of the ...
Brazil
Zuckerberg’s Megalomania, A Big Brother Of Good Intentions
The Facebook founder's recent self-important manifesto reads like comedy, until we see how it...
Germany
Cyber Security — Is The Internet A Sitting Duck?
-Analysis- MUNICH — The recent attacks on the Internet would be great material for a movie. But it would be more a horror film than action flick — and it could be a low-budget production since ...
France
Sting Operation, In Search Of The Perfect Bee
PARIS — Researchers are on the hunt for the perfect bee. Today, pesticides, mites, viruses and other parasites decimate tens of millions of colonies of pollinators on the planet. Researchers ...
Belgium
Perils And Convenience Of A Microchip Implant In Your Hand
Big Brother, if and when he arrives, will start out looking small. Take that mundane office badge or key card you use to pass security before entering your office. Rather than having to carry ...
Germany
How Our "Education Genes" Decline While Collective IQ Rises
BERLIN — Is our intelligence determined by our genes? That’s the question driving genetic and psychological research ever since these scientific disciplines were born. But to this day, the ...
France
Pushing The Limits Of Weather Forecasting
Climate change is giving meteorologists an added incentive to make accurate, ever more timely pre...
South Korea
Make Room For Robots In South Korean Middle Schools
For more than a decade, South Korea has been a pioneer in the use of robots to aid teaching. Now,...
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