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Curiosity as an answer for income inequality

Jul 20 2017

Curiosity as an answer for income inequalityThe closer that economists look at the rise in income inequality, the more they find one cause may be the rise of another inequality: The least productive firms are falling further behind the most productive firms.

Abraham Lincoln mystery solved by enhanced tech

Jul 20 2017

Abraham Lincoln mystery solved by enhanced tech

California farm region plagued by dirty air looks to Trump

Jul 20 2017

California farm region plagued by dirty air looks to TrumpFRESNO, Calif.

Almost 100,000 people were watching a fake Facebook Live of a tornado GIF

Jul 20 2017

Almost 100,000 people were watching a fake Facebook Live of a tornado GIFFacebook Live was conceived to put viewers in the middle of a scene.

This model could be why humans speak so many languages

Jul 20 2017

This model could be why humans speak so many languagesEach time, I noticed that the language of the conversation would change from an indigenous language to something they knew I

We still have no idea why humans speak over 7,000 languages

Jul 20 2017

We still have no idea why humans speak over 7,000 languagesThe thatched roof held back the sun’s rays, but it could not keep the tropical heat at bay.

The House of Lords is going to carry out a public inquiry into artificial intelligence

Jul 20 2017

The House of Lords is going to carry out a public inquiry into artificial intelligenceThe House of Lords has launched a public inquiry into advan

MH370 search reveals hidden undersea world

Jul 20 2017

MH370 search reveals hidden undersea worldThe painstaking search for missing flight MH370 has uncovered a previously unknown undersea world of volcanoes, deep valleys and soaring ridges, accordi

Indian Poultry Farms Are Breeding Drug-Resistant Superbugs

Jul 20 2017

Indian Poultry Farms Are Breeding Drug-Resistant SuperbugsIndian pou

Fire racing near Yosemite park destroys dozens of structures

Jul 20 2017

Fire racing near Yosemite park destroys dozens of structuresMARIPOSA, Calif.

Boy finds 1.2 million-year-old fossil while playing outside

Jul 20 2017

Boy finds 1.2 million-year-old fossil while playing outsideIn November 2016, Jude Sparks, now 10, was on an outing with his family near their New Mexico home w

How the Trump administration boosts internet security

Jul 20 2017

How the Trump administration boosts internet security

Correction: John Glenn story

Jul 19 2017

Correction: John Glenn storyCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a story July 18 about plans to honor the late astronaut John Glenn, The Associated Press reported erroneously when Glenn became the oldest person to tra

You Might Be Able to Outrun a T. Rex

Jul 19 2017

You Might Be Able to Outrun a T. RexNew research suggests the fearsome predator couldn't run much faster than an average human.


First Humans in Australia Arrived Thousands of Years Earlier Than We Thought

Jul 19 2017

First Humans in Australia Arrived Thousands of Years Earlier Than We ThoughtThe first humans arrived in Australia up to 15,000 years earlier than previousl