Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China Newsletter exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and its impact on the world. A Chinese “reusable experimental spacecraft,” believed to be the country’s top-secret spacecraft, has landed back on Earth after more than eight months in orbit — the latest development in … Read more
That prize-winning breakthroughs can come from the most unexpected places is evident from the fact that researchers won an Ig Nobel Prize for their discovery that mammals can breathe through their anus. After a series of tests on mice, rats and pigs, Japanese scientists discovered that the animals absorb oxygen through the rectum. These results … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives this week approved a sweeping package of bills aimed at countering China’s influence, bolstering a largely bipartisan effort to ensure America emerges victorious in a battle between the world’s superpowers. The efforts would ban Chinese drones, restrict access to U.S. markets for biotech companies linked to China, … Read more
A SpaceX crew undertakes the first privately funded spacewalk in the company’s riskiest mission yet. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees have been orbiting Earth aboard Crew Dragon from Florida since just before sunrise on Tuesday. It’s the latest and riskiest attempt by the Elon Musk-led company to push … Read more
LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Rust-colored piles of mine tailings and sun-bleached wooden derricks tower over the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville, a legacy of gold and silver mining that pollutes the Arkansas River basin more than a century after the town’s heyday. Meet a startup called CJK Milling that wants to “remine” some of … Read more
Groundbreaking research has shown that all of humanity could have a prosperous, equitable future, but the space for development is rapidly shrinking under pressure from a wealthy minority of ultra-consumers. Increasing environmental degradation and climate instability have pushed Earth beyond a set of safe planetary boundaries, the Earth Commission authors say, but it is still … Read more
The diagnostic potential of AI will continue to develop. Credit – Loic Venance—AFP/Getty Images AAt Dreamforce 2024, taking place from September 17 to 19, five speakers and leaders from the artificial intelligence industry will share their thoughts on the most important priorities for the near future. Edward Norton, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer by Zeck … Read more
Sony will release a more powerful version of the PlayStation 5 console in November, the PlayStation 5 Pro. The new hardware is designed to make game graphics pop and gameplay run smoother, with faster, more responsive on-screen action. In short, gaming on a big 4K TV looks better than ever. Additionally, the device has more … Read more
It was a Pyrrhic victory for Boeing when the failed Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth empty. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched the spacecraft on June 5 for an eight-day test flight. Now NASA has decided to extend the mission until 2025 and has brought back the Starliner without the astronauts. They will return … Read more