Science&Technology
Why do dogs jump up to meet us
You walk in the door after a long day at work and your loving Saint Bernard jumps up to give you a big, slobbery kiss! Maybe you prefer your mate…
Africa
Tea pickers in Kenya are destroying the robots that are replacing them in the fields
Just one machine can replace 100 workers Kenyan tea pickers destroy machines brought in to replace them in violent protests that highlight the challenge facing workers as more agribusiness companies…
News
The “floating” highway that changed US history
Stretching 111 miles into the open ocean, this engineering marvel connects the outlying islands of the Florida Keys to the mainland and forever changed more than just Florida Traveling from…
Institutions
The EC asked to label texts and images when using artificial intelligence
The European Commission has for the first time asked this month companies to offer a label to identify the texts and images generated by artificial intelligence to fight disinformation. The…
News
Earth has a new quasi-moon that will orbit us for at least another 1,500 years
The ancient space satellite has been in the vicinity of our planet since 100 BC. Astronomers have discovered a new quasi-moon Earth - a cosmic body that orbits it but…
News
A new way of detecting natural disasters like tsunamis
Airborne infrasound can improve tsunami warnings and other emergency responses.
Economy
Florence is chasing Airbnb and similar platforms out of its historic center
The authorities in the busiest tourist centers will have the right to impose a minimum stay of at least 2 nights Florence intends to ban short-term rental platforms such as…
Economy
Influencers in France face jail under new laws
Influencers in France can now be jailed if found to have broken new promotion rules after a law was officially passed, CNN reported. The tough new laws aim to protect…
Events
A silver-plated pencil with which Hitler wrote is being auctioned
It is believed to be a gift to the former Nazi dictator from his long-time partner Eva Braun for his 52nd birthday A silver-plated pencil said to have belonged to…
Environment
Super-intelligent mushroom that can replace plastic
In the search for fascinating alternatives to plastic, researchers in Finland may have just found a winner – and it's already growing on the bark of trees. The substance in…