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• Jan 18

  • Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia

    Australia’s forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Why SpaceX is blowing up a Falcon 9 rocket

    This is the final test flight before the Crew Dragon can fly humans to the ISS.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames

    Much of Australia is still ablaze in an unprecedented wildfire season that has already charred an area the size of Kentucky

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Fact checkers expose alleged news site run by far-right media company

    The French website's name was very similar to that of a mainstream news site.

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Australia firefighters save world's only rare dinosaur trees

    Firefighters have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from Australia's wildfires

    Jan 18

• Jan 18

  • Correction: Australia-Dinosaur Trees story

    In a story on Jan. 17, 2020, about specialist firefighters who have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from Australia's...

    Jan 18

• Jan 17

  • Facebook backs off running ads on WhatsApp

    Plus, Google's parent company passes $1 billion and Mojo Vision is working on smart contact lenses.

    Jan 17

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• Jan 17

  • Apple could be forced to abandon its Lightning cable by EU regulators

    European policymakers are pushing for a universal mobile charger.

    Jan 17

• Jan 17

  • How desert rattlesnakes become like living rain buckets

    Water sticks to the snakes’ backs because of special properties of their scales.

    Jan 17

• Jan 17

  • Philippine volcano still 'life threatening' despite lull

    A Philippine official says an erupting volcano remains life threatening despite weaker emissions of steam and ash and fewer tremors

    Jan 17

• Jan 16

  • Australia firefighters save world's only rare dinosaur trees

    Firefighters have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from Australia's wildfires

    Jan 16

• Jan 16

  • Microsoft: 'carbon-negative' by 2030 even for supply chain

    Microsoft says it will be 100% “carbon-negative” by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits

    Jan 16

• Jan 16

  • An increase in robocalls

    Plus, 2019 set a record for app downloads, and Spotify has playlists for pets.

    Jan 16

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• Jan 16

  • Germany agrees timeline, compensation for coal phase-out

    Germany will pay utility companies billions to speed up the shutdown of their coal-fired power plants

    Jan 16

• Jan 16

  • UK police use of facial recognition tests public's tolerance

    Police in Britain are testing the real-time use of facial recognition to scan crowds for wanted people and then detain any suspects for questioning

    Jan 16

• Jan 15

  • Brazil inaugurates rebuilt Antarctic research base

    Brazil has inaugurated a new research base in the Antarctic, eight years after its previous compound was destroyed by a deadly fire

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Despite danger, Filipinos made restive volcano their home

    It's the second-most active volcano in the Philippines, a designated permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human settlements

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • News flash from Florida legislators: Telegraph era is over

    Florida lawmakers are transmitting a news bulletin: The telegraph era is over

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • News flash from Florida legislators: Telegraph era is over

    Florida lawmakers are transmitting a news bulletin: The telegraph era is over

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • 'We're expecting!': Georgia Aquarium announces baby beluga

    The Georgia Aquarium has announced that one of its beluga whales is a mother-to-be

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Astronaut completes spacewalk without helmet camera, lights

    Two spacewalking astronauts had to make do with fewer lights and camera views from one helmet outside the International Space Station

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Researchers tie massive Pacific seabird die-off to heat wave

    Hundreds of thousands of common murres, a fast-flying seabird, died from starvation four winters ago in the North Pacific, and a new research paper...

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Young activists bid to join climate case at top German court

    Young climate activists are seeking to join a lawsuit before Germany's top court that aims to force the government to do more to combat global warming

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Want to sell on Amazon? Businesses must weigh pros, cons

    Small business owners who want to sell their products on Amazon must weigh the pros and cons of the huge online retailer

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Privacy concerns for dating apps

    Plus, Amazon sellers can use FedEx again and programmable organisms.

    Jan 15

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• Jan 15

  • New embryo made of nearly extinct rhino species

    Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive

    Jan 15

• Jan 15

  • Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities

    Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires confuse electronic...

    Jan 15

• Jan 14

  • Experts seek answers behind constant quakes in Puerto Rico

    Seismologists in southern Puerto Rico are studying recently buried sensors they hope will reveal answers behind the constant and unusual shaking in...

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • Amazon lets third-party sellers use FedEx ground again

    Amazon said it will allow its third-party sellers to start using FedEx's ground service again after banning them from using it for about a month...

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • Philippine volcano trembles more, spews lava half-mile high

    A volcano near the Philippine capital is spewing lava half a mile high and trembling with earthquakes as tens of thousands of people flee villages...

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, free fix issued

    The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system that could allow hackers to intercept...

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

    The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • National Security Agency tips off Microsoft to major Windows security flaw, company issues fix for it Tuesday

    National Security Agency tips off Microsoft to major Windows security flaw, company issues fix for it Tuesday

    Jan 14

• Jan 14

  • Windows 7 loses support

    Plus, Amazon cracks down on counterfeiters, and 3D printed fake steak.

    Jan 14

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• Jan 13

  • High anxiety: Proposed US hemp rules worry industry

    Hemp was ushered in as a federally legal agricultural crop under the groundbreaking 2018 Farm Bill

    Jan 13

• Jan 13

  • Visa buys financial technology company Plaid for $5.3B

    Visa has purchased the financial technology company Plaid for $5.3 billion, the companies said Monday, a major push by the payment processor into...

    Jan 13

• Jan 13

  • Microsoft ends free Windows 7 security updates on Tuesday

    Microsoft will stop providing free security updates for the Windows 7 operating system on Tuesday, meaning computers using it will be more vulnerable...

    Jan 13

• Jan 13

  • High anxiety: Proposed US hemp rules worry industry

    Hemp growers and entrepreneurs rejoiced a year ago when U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop

    Jan 13

• Jan 13

  • Lava gushes from Philippine volcano as ash spreads to Manila

    Red-hot lava is spewing from a volcano near the Philippine capital of Manila

    Jan 13

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• Jan 12

  • Red-hot lava gushes from Philippine volcano after eruption that forced villagers to flee and shut down Manila’s airport

    Red-hot lava gushes from Philippine volcano after eruption that forced villagers to flee and shut down Manila’s airport

    Jan 12

• Jan 12

  • Australia turns from defense to offense in wildfire battle

    Another firefighter has died battling the Australian wildfire crisis.

    Jan 12

• Jan 12

  • Volcano erupts near Manila; airport shut, villagers flee

    A small volcano near the Philippine capital that draws many tourists for its picturesque setting in a lake has erupted with a massive plume of ash and...

    Jan 12

• Jan 11

  • Man burned as 2 Aussie wildfires merge into massive inferno

    Two wildfires have merged to form a massive inferno in southeastern Australia and a man suffered serious burns protecting a home, in a night of...

    Jan 11

• Jan 10

  • CES debuts new devices

    NextMind created first brain-sensing non-invasive headset.

    Jan 10

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• Jan 10

  • Boeing papers show employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA

    Lawmakers lashed out at Boeing after the release of damning messages from employees questioning the safety of the grounded 737 Max jet

    Jan 10

• Jan 10

  • Rare salt formations appear along the Great Salt Lake

    Rare salt formations are being documented for the first time on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, and they could yield insights about salt structures...

    Jan 10

• Jan 10

  • Robots out of work as automated businesses close in Bay Area

    It has been a bad week for robots in the San Francisco Bay Area

    Jan 10

• Jan 10

  • Microsoft aims to detect sex predators in video game chats

    The company said it's developed a technique to detect online predators who try to groom children for sexual purposes.

    Jan 10

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• Jan 10

  • Google legal chief leaving amid sexual misconduct troubles

    Google's parent company Alphabet says David Drummond, its legal chief, is leaving at the end of the month

    Jan 10