Researchers have developed a jelly-like material that can withstand the equivalent of an elephant standing on it, and completely recover to its original shape, even though it’s 80% water.

This report below analyzes and aggregates broadband access, fiber access, provider competition and low-priced options for the United States at the county level. Here you can find searchable county data.

South Korea today said it will launch a task force to consider a ban on eating dog meat after the country's President called for an end to the centuries-old practice. Meat from canines constitutes a major part of South Korean cuisine with about one million dogs believed to be eaten annually, but consumption has declined in recent years as more people embrace them as pets and younger people find the delicacy less appealing.

Just two months after its maiden flight, Rolls-Royce's "Spirit of Innovation" has hit a record top speed of 387.4 MPH..

The Ukrainian president said the country’s richest man, his rival, was being drawn into the plot.

Italy's antitrust authority has fined U.S. tech giants Amazon.com and Apple Inc a total of more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for alleged anti-competitive cooperation in the sale of Apple and Beats products.

As much as some deny the existence of global warming, the Dead Sea, like Lake Tuz in Turkey, begs to differ.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is known for his spontaneous mass communication, from rants on Twitter to “everybody” e-mails he sends to all employees at his electric vehicle company.

Single-use plastic plates and cutlery and polystyrene.

A self-assembling gel that stimulates nerve regeneration has shown promise as a treatment for paralysis in mice.

Major developers have accused Apple of secretly buying ads for their apps. While that might sound like an odd complaint, they say that the company’s motive is greed, and the effect is to cost them money. Apple is said to be costing them millions of dollars...

“The world as designed by men has destroyed many things,” Cop26 delegates have been told, as leaders and campaigners warned that the climate crisis could not be ended without the empowerment of women. Women and girls around the world suffer disproportionately from the impacts of climate breakdown, as they are on average poorer, less educated and more dependent on subsistence farming. A UN report found 80% of those displaced by the climate emergency are women.

Sharks, seahorses, eels and seals have been found living in the River Thames, a study has found. The State of the Thames Report, led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), highlights changes since the river was declared "biologically dead" in 1957. The river has seen an increase in its range of birds, marine mammals and natural habitats since the 1990s.

When you want to convince another person to do something, voice a suggestion at work, or have a strong opinion you’d like to express, there are many factors to consider: What is the best way to phrase your request or persuasive case? What influence tactics should you use? Should you do it over email, or pick up the phone?

From Mars to the metaverse, tech moguls are forging a new kind of capitalism: an extreme, extraterrestrial version.

Nintendo has released its financial results for the six-month period ended September 30, 2021, noting a moderate decline in console sales. For the half, operating profit was down by 24.5%, dropping to ¥219.9 billion ($1.9 billion) from 291.4 billion ($2.5 billion) during the same period in 2020. Ordinary profit was also down by 20.6% to ¥236.2 billion ($2 billion) from ¥297.4 billion ($2.6 billion).

A golden, thick-billed bird thought to have died more than 1.5 years ago was seen alive on the slopes of a Maui volcano. The discovery is giving researchers hope for the critically endangered species. The Kiwikiu, or Maui parrotbill, is recognized as an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and is endemic to the island.

More than a dozen children gather under a canopy in Makoko, the floating slum in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial center. Aged 8 to 18, they are focused on the chess boards before them, calculating moves that will allow them to win the game.

An innocent viewer of the new Apple TV+ series “Foundation”—a lavish production complete with clone emperors, a haunted starship, and a killer android who tears off her own face—might be surprised to learn that the novels it’s based on inspired Paul Krugman to become an economist. Isaac Asimov’s classic saga revolves around the dismal science of “psychohistory,” a hybrid of math and psychology that can predict the future.