Wikipedia notes that “Today, the Moon has no active volcanoes even though a significant amount of magma may persist under the lunar surface.” But this week the New York Times reports that “The rocks beneath an ancient volcano on the moon’s far side remain surprisingly warm, scientists have revealed using Read more…
The tech-backed and directed nonprofit Code.org is back with a new call for America’s Governors, announcing its “10th policy recommendation for all states.” Their recommendation? “To require all students to take computer science to earn a high school diploma.” Arguing that “artificial intelligence has increased the urgency to ensure our Read more…
Newly raised concerns about lead-covered telephone cables installed across the US many decades ago are putting pressure on companies like AT&T and Verizon to identify the locations of all the cables and account for any health problems potentially caused by the toxic metal. US Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) wrote a Read more…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) disagrees with the World Health Organization’s recent assessment that aspartame possibly causes cancer in humans. “Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply. FDA scientists do not have safety concerns when aspartame is used under the approved Read more…
According to federal officials at a U.S. House hearing Thursday, the monumental federal buildings in Washington are largely empty, with some agencies using 25% or less of their headquarters’ building capacity on average. The government owns some 511 million of square feet of office space, and capacity problems open the Read more…
Our universe could be twice as old as current estimates, according to a new study that challenges the dominant cosmological model and sheds new light on the so-called “impossible early galaxy problem.” “Our newly-devised model stretches the galaxy formation time by a several billion years, making the universe 26.7 billion Read more…
LG Electronics is planning to use ads streamed to its televisions and subscriptions services for its appliances to help boost revenue from $51 billion to $78 billion over the next six and a half years. “LG will innovate with a platform-based service business model that continuously generates profits, such as Read more…