Judge restores grizzly bears' protections as endangered species
A federal judge has restored Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears living around Yellowstone National Read More...
Is this finally the beginning of the end for the password?
Passwords are under attack in a war on multiple fronts. Just today, Microsoft announced the rollout of password-free login using its Microsoft Authenticator app while the digital security company Yubikey announced a new version of its USB security keys that forgo the need for passwords Read More...
This is what a great book does to your brain
Books can make us smarter, more informed, even more intellectually humble. But one of the most powerful benefits of regular reading is greater Read More...
This small state in India is sparking a nationwide organic farming revolution
After Sikkim, a small state in India’s northeast, declared itself a fully organic state in 2016, the Prime Minister of India has been pushing chemical-free agriculture across the country. Organic practices have boosted Sikkim’s farming to new heights. The only question: can the rest of India Read More...
Making roads using solar panels may not be such a good idea after all
Placing solar panels beneath roads has become a popular idea over the last few years, with countries like China, France, and the US all developing so-called solar roads. But is it actually as good of an idea it sounds? The results say the costs of installing solar roads outweigh the Read More...
Microsoft is offering up its AI technology to humanitarian groups
Microsoft has launched a third humanitarian program under the company’s AI for Good Initiative. Over the next five years, the program will put $40 million towards initiatives focused on four priorities—disaster response, needs of children, refugees, and displaced people and human rights. The Read More...
Science funders are pressuring publishers to make research papers free to read
Universities spend millions every year on academic journal subscriptions for their students and faculty. And while these costs may be manageable for some, they are prohibitive for many less wealth scholars and institutions around the world. That’s why a group of European science funders is going Read More...
These are the three things interviewers are trying to figure out about you
In this day and age, it’s more than likely that you will have to go through the interview process to get a job. Typically you get ready for an interview by preparing answers to questions that you suspect will be related to the job that you applied for. But if you really want to do good on an Read More...
How to design bike lanes fit for the 21st century
City streets and pavements in the United States have been engineered for decades to keep vehicle occupants and pedestrians safe. If streets include trees at all, they might be planted in small pavement pits, where, if constrained and with little water, they live only three to 10 years on Read More...
Inside Oslo’s plan to go carbon neutral by 2030
On bike lanes in downtown Oslo, a logistics company is making deliveries in a vehicle that looks a little like a miniature freight train–an electric cargo bike with two boxes on the back that can carry more than 600 pounds of packages. For the delivery company, DB Schenker, the bikes are a way to Read More...