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In rural areas, solar power is stored in lead batteries. If they aren't properly recycled, contamination can cause health problems.

Some of the researchers devising coronavirus treatments are creating therapies based on artificial antibodies that can neutralize SARS-CoV-2 and prevent infection. Sorrento is one of the companies involved in the develop...

Since Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd on May 25, ongoing demonstrations have taken place in all 50 states. And while thousands of people have participated, many others--who would have otherwise joined the...

While NASA and SpaceX were busy supporting the historic Demo-2 mission last weekend, the Chinese were making space strides of their own.

(Tokyo Metropolitan University) Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new way of calculating simple holograms for heads-up displays (HUDs) and near-eye displays (NEDs). The method...

Two coronavirus drug research papers that were published recently have been withdrawn by some of the co-authors of the studies, as the validity of the dataset used in the observational trials could not be independently v...

The videos paid tribute to George Floyd and slammed "radical leftwing groups" for the unrest seen across the US.

SpaceX launched a Starlink mission earlier this week that set a new record for reusable spacecraft. The Falcon 9 booster that was used in the launch had already been to space four times, and this week's launch was the fi...

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced Friday that he would resign from his board seat and urged the company to replace him with a candidate who is black. Shortly thereafter, in a th

Where do they come from, those beguiling singularities that flummox astrophysicists--and the rest of us. Sure, we understand the processes behind stellar mass black holes, and how they form from the gravitational collaps...

Dr. Anthony Fauci's latest vaccine comments revealed that vaccine candidates will enter production before the research is done. The infectious disease expert explained that vaccine makers are willing to risk financial in...

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The Chinese space agency is building a brand new space station, and they’re going about it in a suitably impressive way: an ambitious schedule of 11 planned launches crammed into only two years. When it’s done, the 6...

In a blog post released Thursday, Yelp co-founder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman announced that the app will launch a searchable attribute so businesses can identify themselves as black-owned, making it easier for customers t...

There's a light at the end of the tunnel for the first mole to burrow into the surface of Mars, scientists hope.

Schools hope tracking beacons can identify where students congregate, who should be isolated.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 was the photography champ of its day. Seven years on, how does it compare to today's top shooter?

Plus: An iOS zero day, surveillance planes, and more of the week's top security news.

The fall detection feature on the Apple Watch helped assist a man who needed medical care after fainting and going unconscious. The Apple Watch called 911 and informed emergency personnel as to the man's location. The Ap...

In a lengthy open letter Friday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg defended his decision to not touch a Donald Trump post with racist overtones — before ending with the statement "Black lives matter."  Zuckerberg didn'...

They were shared during a Q&A that allowed people to post anonymously.

Mark Zuckerberg shared a seven-part plan following widespread criticism from employees over his handling of Donald Trump's Facebook posts last week. The update comes after a week of increasingly vocal dissent from within...