Greenland’s ice sheet has experienced a “massive melting event” during a heat wave that has seen temperatures more than 10 degrees above seasonal norms, according to Danish researchers.Since Wednesday, the …
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Era of VHS Might Be Over, but Many Are Not Ready to Let Go
The last VHS player was produced five years ago by Funai Electric in Japan. But for many, the era of VHS tapes never ended. Karina Bafradzhian and Angelina Bagdasaryan have the …
your ads here!What Are Deep Fakes and Why Are They Dangerous?
Fake videos generated by artificial intelligence — also known as deep fakes — are becoming more common and harder to detect. But some deep fakes are being used for a good …
your ads here!WHO Chief: ‘Pandemic Will End When World Chooses’
“The pandemic will end when the world chooses to end it,” World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday in Geneva about the global COVID-19 outbreak that is …
your ads here!COVID-19 Spreads in China, Australia as WHO Sounds Alarm on Delta
Mushrooming outbreaks of the highly contagious delta variant prompted China and Australia to impose stricter COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday as the WHO urged the world to quickly contain the mutation …
your ads here!Evictions Looming in US as Congress Fails to Extend Ban
A nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday after President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress worked furiously but ultimately failed to align on a long-shot strategy to prevent …
your ads here!Argentina Lakes Turn Pink, but Outlook Not Rosy, Environmentalists Say
Two lakes in a far-flung coastal region of Patagonia, in Argentina, have turned fluorescent pink, an as-of-yet unexplained phenomena that local environmentalists fear could be harmful and caused by industrial …
your ads here!Storytelling Celebrated at Virtual Summer Literary Festival
This year’s 1455 Summer Literary Festival — an annual free 3-day virtual program sponsored by a group of universities in Virginia — featured over 200 authors, poets, and creative artists …
your ads here!Russia Blames Its Software for Repositioning Space Station
Russian space officials said Friday that a software malfunction had caused the unexpected firing of thrusters on a newly arrived module, moving the International Space Station out of its intended …
your ads here!WHO: Japan Doing its Best to Control COVID During Games
The WHO said Friday that Japan was doing its best to minimize the risk of Covid-19 spreading during the Tokyo Olympics but stressed there was no such thing as zero …
your ads here!Amazon Hit With Record EU Data Privacy Fine
Amazon.com Inc has been hit with a record $886.6 million (746 million euros) European Union fine for processing personal data in violation of the bloc’s GDPR rules, as privacy regulators …
your ads here!Lebanon’s Health Crisis Worsens
Lebanon is running desperately short of life-saving medicines to treat cancer, heart ailments, or even of basic vitamins needed by expectant mothers. It is all a direct result of Lebanon’s deepening …
your ads here!‘Wow! Wow!’ Women Get Olympic Track Off to Sizzling Start
Usain Bolt might be long gone from the sprint scene. It doesn’t mean Jamaica has slowed down one bit.Nobody has, at least not on the women’s side of the sport.An …
your ads here!CDC Report: COVID Delta Variant Can Spread ‘As Easily As Chickenpox’
According to reports in The Washington Post and The New York Times, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to make public Friday an internal federal health …
your ads here!Countries Receive First Batch of Shared US COVID-19 Vaccines
Once seen as a vaccine hoarder, the U.S. is now sharing its COVID-19 doses, acting on the Biden administration’s pledge to deliver a half-billion doses around the world over the …
your ads here!New Russian Module Knocks Space Station Out of Position
A long-delayed Russian laboratory module docked with the International Space Station on Thursday, but hours later the Russian lab knocked the orbiting station out of position when the lab’s thrusters …
your ads here!Stressed by COVID-19, Zimbabweans Turn to Friendship Bench for Solace
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has stretched people’s mental health around the globe, and Zimbabwe is no exception. But some Zimbabweans hit hard by the stress have found unique …
your ads here!Israel’s NSO Under Fire for Spyware Targeting Journalists, Dissidents
There is growing international criticism of Israel following allegations that software from the private security company NSO was used to spy on journalists, dissidents, and even political leaders around the …
your ads here!Biden: Unvaccinated Federal Workers to Face Testing, Masking
With the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 rapidly spreading across the country, U.S. President Joe Biden has announced civilian federal government employees must be vaccinated or submit …
your ads here!Space Tourism and the Hunt for Martian Life
Experts say in a few years, billionaires and their friends won’t be the only ones who can afford to go to space. Plus, the Mars rover begins the search for …
your ads here!Los Angeles Bids Farewell to Legendary Master of the Duduk
Los Angeles has bid farewell to Jivan Gasparyan, an Armenian musician and composer who was known as the master of the duduk, an Armenian woodwind instrument. Angelina Bagdasaryan has the …
your ads here!Russian Module Docks With International Space Station
A long-delayed Russian laboratory module docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday, eight days after it was launched from Russia’s space facility in Kazakhstan.The unmanned, 20-ton, nearly 13-meter-long Nauka …
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