Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics Posted March 15, 2023 The dodo bird isn’t coming back anytime soon. Nor is the woolly mammoth. But a company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors, while ot…
Twitter’s plan to charge for crucial tool prompts outcry Posted March 14, 2023 In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to c…
Where’s the snow? Climate change affects ski racing season Posted March 13, 2023 Besides some minor dustings, it hasn’t snowed significantly in the French resorts hosting the skiing world championships since mid-January. And there is no sno…
Skinny robot documents forces eroding Doomsday Glacier Posted March 12, 2023 Scientists got their first up-close look at what’s eating away part of Antarctica’s Thwaites ice shelf, nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its massive melt and sea rise pot…
Hyundai, Kia update security after TikTok challenge thefts Posted March 11, 2023 Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge that authorities believe has led to at least 14 repor…
Environmentalists say new airport threatens Albanian lagoons Posted March 10, 2023 A new, multimillion-euro international airport near Albania’s coastal city of Vlora will mean hundreds of jobs for area residents. But environmentalists warn it could cause
Fowl-free: McDonald’s debuts plant-based McNuggets Posted March 9, 2023 McDonald’s McNuggets are going fowl-free. The Chicago-based fast-food giant introduced plant-based McNuggets on Feb. 22. Germany was the first market to get th…
Trudeau says Canadian health care isn’t living up to promise Posted March 8, 2023 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada’s health care system isn’t living up to its promise, and he plans to add billions more in funding. Trud…
Kentucky Bourbon Trail attendance reaches record heights Posted March 7, 2023 Bourbon tourism reached new heights last year in Kentucky, where visitors flocked to large and small distilleries as the whiskey-making attractions shook off any …
Renault, Nissan reboot auto alliance for post-Ghosn era Posted March 6, 2023 Automakers Renault and Nissan formalized their reboot of a relationship that had grown rocky, culminating in the spectacular fall of top executive Carlos Ghosn, w…