By day, she’s a cryogenics engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, where she works on what she calls a “baby step toward a mission to Mars.” By night, she …
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DRC Reports First Confirmed Ebola Case in Over a Week
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded its first confirmed case of Ebola in over a week, the health ministry said Thursday, although medics said they had made significant …
your ads here!Google Says No to Doing AI Weapons Work
Google won’t do artificial intelligence work for weapons, the company said Thursday. The company will not work on “technologies that cause or are likely to cause overall harm,” wrote …
your ads here!Google Bars Uses of its Artificial Intelligence Tech in Weapons
Google will not allow its artificial intelligence software to be used in weapons or unreasonable surveillance efforts under new standards for its business decisions in the nascent field, the Alphabet …
your ads here!Foreign Firms Invest in Brazil Oil Despite Fuel Price Strike
Multinational oil companies bought significant stakes in three Brazilian pre-salt oil fields auctioned Thursday, a show of confidence in the future of the energy sector despite a recent strike by …
your ads here!More Than 14% of US Farm Exports Seen at Risk in Trade Disputes
More than 14 percent of $140 billion in annual U.S. farm exports have been or are likely to be hit by retaliatory tariffs in trade disputes with countries such as China …
your ads here!CDC Reports Spike in US Suicide Rates
Suicide rates rose in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 to 2016, with the rate spiking by more than 30 percent in half of the country, the Centers for Disease …
your ads here!Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide Levels in Air Hit Another High
The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air peaked again this year at record levels, scientists reported Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday that carbon dioxide …
your ads here!Trump Says Working With Abe to Improve US-Japan Trade Relations
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after White House talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the two leaders were working together to improve trading relations and that …
your ads here!South Sudan and Sudan Agree to Repair Damaged Oil Infrastructure
South Sudan said Thursday it had agreed with its northern neighbor Sudan to repair oil infrastructure facilities destroyed by conflict within three months to boost production in Africa’s youngest country. …
your ads here!NASA Rover Data Shows Mars Had Ingredients Needed for Life
A NASA rover has detected a bonanza of organic compounds on the surface of Mars and seasonal fluctuations of atmospheric methane in findings released on Thursday that mark some of …
your ads here!US, China Reach Deal to End Sanctions on Telecom Giant ZTE
The U.S. and China have reached a deal to lift sanctions against the giant Chinese ZTE telecommunications company that hobbled the firm when the United States banned the sale of …
your ads here!Trump’s Solar Tariff Costs US Companies Billions
President Donald Trump’s tariff on imported solar panels has led U.S. renewable energy companies to cancel or freeze investments of more than $2.5 billion in large installation projects, along with …
your ads here!Blockchain Advances Could Revolutionize Daily Life
As the internet continues to revolutionize communications, the next world-changing technology may already be here. Blockchain, a way of recording data and automatically storing it on computers around the world, …
your ads here!Diagnosing Mental Illness Through Neuroimaging Scans
To treat a broken arm or leg, doctors typically take an X-ray and can see the problem. But to treat a mental health issue, doctors typically don’t take a picture …
your ads here!Colorado Muslims Build a Mosque Inside a Community Center to Attract Their Children
Prayer is an especially important part of Ramadan observances this month, and for Muslims in Aurora, Colorado, that happens at the Daral Tawheed mosque. The mosque is not just a …
your ads here!NASA Chief: US Will Always Have Astronauts in Orbit
Major changes could be ahead for the International Space Station but there will always be an American astronaut in orbit, NASA’s new boss said Wednesday. The space agency is talking …
your ads here!Emirates Seeks to Lead the Way to Windowless Planes
Passenger jets of the future will be safer, lighter, faster, more fuel-efficient and … windowless. So predicts Emirates Airlines chief Tim Clark. The Dubai-based airline has already introduced virtual windows …
your ads here!Last Munchkin Dies at 98
The last Munchkin has died. Actor Jerry Maren was the last survivor of the group of little people known as Munchkins who greeted Judy Garland’s Dorothy when she landed in …
your ads here!Current Miss America: Scholarships Don’t Rely on Swimsuits
In the nine months that Cara Mund has been Miss America, not once has she ever had to don a swimsuit as part of her duties. The reigning Miss America …
your ads here!Pop Star David Cassidy Said He Lied About Dementia, Drinking
Former teen idol David Cassidy did not have dementia, as he claimed before he died, and lied about giving up drinking, the singer told the makers of a documentary about …
your ads here!Cambridge Analytica Boss Admits Getting Facebook Data From Researcher
The former head of Cambridge Analytica admitted on Wednesday his firm had received data from the researcher at the center of a scandal over Facebook users’ personal details, contradicting previous …
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