More stories
Video: SpaceX rocket lands on droneship after launching satellite
Spacex-falcon-9-launch-kacific-satellite-internet-mh-orig cnn The satellite could help bring internet service to as many as 1 million people living on islands in the Pacific Ocean between Asia’s southern coast and Australia. The satellite could help bring internet […] More
Formula E: Best photos from 2019-2020 season
Formula E: Best photos from 2019-2020 season The best images from the electric racing series. More
Insight: The science behind giving good gifts
The science behind giving good gifts “Asking somebody what they want is seen as taboo. And that’s a shame,” he says. “We would all be better off if we gave people what they want.” Don’t […] More
Sports: Russia handed four-year-ban by WADA over doping scandal
Russia handed four-year-ban by WADA over doping scandal The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has unanimously agreed to ban Russia from major international sporting competitions for four years over doping non-compliance. Russian whistleblower Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, […] More
Finland minister to become world’s youngest prime minister at 34
Finland minister to become world’s youngest prime minister at 34 Sanna Marin, Finland’s 34-year-old transportation minister, will become the country’s youngest ever prime minister when she is sworn in on Tuesday. On Sunday, Marin narrowly […] More
Challenges: How soon will supersonic jets return to our skies?
How soon will supersonic jets return to our skies? (CNN) – A new era of supersonic flight might be just around the corner, but there are three challenges to overcome when it comes to flying […] More
The surprising psychology behind being rich
The surprising psychology behind being rich – BBC Reel According to Chris Ryan, the author of ‘Civilized to Death: the price of progress’, rich people have the tendency to distance themselves from people because of […] More
Scientists find a black hole so big it shouldn’t exist
Scientists find ‘monster’ black hole so big it shouldn’t exist Scientists have discovered the black hole LB-1, so massive that it shouldn’t exist. The findings were published by Chinese researchers in the journal Nature on […] More
Insight: Why some people are impossibly talented
Why some people are impossibly talented If it weren’t for an actress and a pianist, GPS and WiFi might not exist. In the late 1930s and early 40s, Hedy Lamarr was already the toast of […] More
The latest on the Trump impeachment inquiry: Live updates
The latest on the Trump impeachment inquiry: Live updates By Meg Wagner, Zoe Sottile, Fernando Alfonso III and Veronica Rocha, CNN Updated 8:05 p.m. ET, November 22, 2019 Scheduled public hearings are over: The last […] More
Surfers in California encountered a huge whale swimming among them
Drone footage captures a whale swimming up to surfers Surfers in California were in for the view of a lifetime when they went out to catch some waves. Payton Landaas, who describes himself as a […] More
The animal resistant to cancer – The walking fish
Mexico City’s ‘walking fish’ Frankie was missing half his face. A fungal infection had come over the little axolotl, a native amphibian of the waterways of Mexico City. But Frankie, along with other axolotls, have […] More
Disney+ streaming service Europe launch date confirmed
Disney+ streaming service UK launch date confirmed Disney’s streaming service, which will include the likes of Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and National Geographic, is hitting the UK on 31 March. Disney+ will also arrive in […] More
The ‘law’ that explains why your tasks takes all time available
The ‘law’ that explains why you can’t get anything done “It is a commonplace observation that work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” British naval historian and author Cyril Northcote […] More
2019 – The world’s safest airline revealed
The world’s safest airline revealed (CNN) – It’s not something most avid travelers think about, but knowing you’re in reliable hands when flying from one side of the world to the other is always a […] More
Video: Why the border to Ireland is impacting Brexit
Brexit’s Dividing Line The meandering line that divides the island of Ireland is one of the main reasons why the UK’s exit from the European Union has been so fraught. More
How did our ancestors avoid distractions?
How did our ancestors avoid distractions? Constant distractions were bothering people well before the information age. Can we fight this age-old problem with some early productivity hacks? More
Constantly late with work? Blame the planning fallacy
Constantly late with work? Blame the planning fallacy Why are we so bad at sticking to schedules? The explanation can’t just be laziness or procrastination, since in many of these cases the employees were working […] More
Visitors to China can now use Alipay instead of cash or cards
Visitors to China can now use Alipay instead of cash or cards Visitors to China can now access the country’s massive cashless economy. Alibaba and Tencent dominate cashless payments in China with their Alipay and […] More
Facebook agrees to pay Cambridge Analytica fine to UK
Facebook agrees to pay Cambridge Analytica fine Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal Facebook has agreed to pay a £500,000 fine imposed by the UK’s data protection watchdog for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. It had […] More
Ethical research – the long and bumpy road from shirked to shared
Ethical research – the long and bumpy road from shirked to shared From all too scarce, to professionalized, the ethics of research is now everybody’s business, argues Sarah Franklin in the sixth essay in a […] More
Greta Thunberg rejects Nordic Council´s environmental award
Greta Thunberg rejects environmental award Greta Thunberg has turned down an environmental award and prize money because “the climate movement does not need any more awards”. She thanked the Nordic Council for offering her the […] More
Parties gear up for 12 December election battle
Parties gear up for 12 December election battle Political parties are readying themselves for a general election campaign after MPs voted for a 12 December poll. The legislation approved by MPs on Tuesday will later […] More
Five things to know about Canada’s election
Five things to know about Canada’s election Canadians will be going to the polls on Monday to decide whether to give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party a second term. The parties have been making […] More
Why Australian newspapers black out own front pages
Australian newspapers black out own front pages Australia’s biggest newspaper rivals have made a rare showing of unity by publishing redacted front pages in a protest against press restrictions. The News Corp Australia and Nine […] More
Load More
Congratulations. You've reached the end of the internet.
