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When Jeremy Kamil got his first look at B.1.1.529, the Covid variant that would soon be named omicron, it did not take long to see the differences.
Details about the robots, created using the heart and skin stem cells from the African clawed frog, were unveiled last year after experiments showed they could move and self-heal.
Japan, which has been very cautious throughout the pandemic, is again barring all nonresident foreigners. There is an economic and human cost.
Apple is expected to replace the iPhone with a NEW daily computing gadget.
LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories.
We live at the whims of the tech giants. What if small businesses had alternatives?
The RAF has set a new Guinness record for the world’s first successful flight using only synthetic fuel.
It has to be somewhere. Why not Ukraine?
Some activists called the agreement in Glasgow disappointing, but it establishes a clear consensus that all countries need to do much more.
As negotiators at the Glasgow climate talks try to agree on greenhouse gas cuts, African leaders say poorer countries can’t be expected to remake their systems as quickly as wealthy ones.
A new study from the agency published in the journal Nature Food said that under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario, maize crop yields are projected to decline by 24% and wheat could potentially see a growth of about 17 percent.
Prince Charles is set to tell leaders the world must put itself on “war-like footing” to combat the climate crisis as he opens a key U.N. climate summit.
Young climate activists from Africa share their message to world leaders at COP26.
Apple lost its crown as the world’s most valuable public company to Microsoft on Friday, as the iPhone maker’s shares continued their downward slide. Apple took a $6 billion hit to its sales during the fiscal fourth quarter due to a nagging global supply chain problem, leading to a miss on Wall Street expectations. Top…
Millions of young children did not get immunized against polio, measles and other diseases.
A gynaecologist has created what is believed to be the world’s first unisex condom.
Diplomats announced a plan to make good on an unkept promise of climate aid, a key point of tension in upcoming global climate talks.
A massive new paper tested 273 ancient horse genomes to pinpoint when and where modern horses were domesticated.
Open up Google Translate or Apple’s Translate and your mobile device turns into your personal language interpreter.
It went live just over 30 years ago and doesn’t even have pictures.
The Star Trek actor becomes the oldest person to go to space.
The island has rare elements needed for electric cars and wind turbines. But protesters are blocking one project, signaling that mining companies must tread carefully.
Science and medicine are the UK’s most valuable contributions to the world – above art, culture and sport, according to a survey.
Researchers studying ancient cassowary egg shells in New Guinea found signs that the sharp-taloned bird was being domesticated.
Greta Thunberg, the climate activist, uses a speech to mock world leaders, including UK PM Boris Johnson.
The tech giant has struggled to produce popular games, but a much-delayed title released this week could be the first step in a turnaround.
A growing number of cancer patients, especially those with breast and lung cancers, are being spared the dreaded treatment in favor of other options.
The British prime minister is due to host a major United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland in six weeks’ time.
LA VEGA, Guatemala — Darwin Mendez has tried and failed to reach the United States three times.
A 16-month-old baby with a spinal disorder is doing well in recovery after receiving one of the world’s most expensive drugs.
BBC Click’s LJ Rich looks at some of the week’s best technology stories.
SpaceX is set to launch the world’s first ever all-civilian mission to orbit on Wednesday evening in Florida, weather permitting.
The NHS is launching the world’s biggest trial of a potentially life-saving blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear.
Scientists believe they have discovered the northernmost island in the world, after a tiny patch of land was revealed by shifting ice off the coast of Greenland.
Vaccines have weakened the link between surging cases and serious illness, but in vaccine-deprived parts of the world, the deadly pattern remains.
The low-lying islands are being battered by violent storms, rising sea levels, and melting ice from the Himalayas.
Floods swept Germany, fires ravaged the American West and another heat wave loomed, driving home the reality that the world’s richest nations remain unprepared for the intensifying consequences of climate change.
The solar farm could help to reduce carbon emissions by about 32 kilotonnes annually, comparable to taking 7,000 cars off the roads.
Bafta’s nominees for Young Game Designer of the year tackle important issues for a new generation.
The source code to an early implementation of the web created by Tim Berners-Lee was sold as an NFT by Sotheby’s. Bidders had a week to name their highest price for the source code in an auction called “This Changed Everything.”
