Science & Technology

– Manuscript – The number of tools used to caption words has been expanding in recent years. The tools are especially helpful for people with hearing loss who may not be able to use traditional hearing aids. Captioning services used to be limited mostly to television shows. But in recent years, developers have created apps for phones and other electronic devices. These … [Read more...] about Captioning Tool Expansion Helps People with Hearing Loss

– Manuscript – Ancient bones unearthed in China are helping scientists better understand the development, or evolution, of modern pandas. Pandas are a kind of animal called bears that live in forests in the mountains of Southwestern China. Pandas’ main food is a plant called bamboo. Currently, experts estimate the wild population of pandas is under 2,000. Researchers … [Read more...] about Early Version of Giant Panda’s ‘False Thumb’ Found in China

– Manuscript – A Chinese spacecraft has taken images covering all of Mars after circling the planet more than 1,300 times since early last year, state media reported this week. China's Tianwen-1, a spacecraft without people on it, reached the Red Planet in February 2021. It was the country's first mission there. A robotic rover has since been sent to the surface, while an … [Read more...] about Chinese Spacecraft Takes Images of Mars

– Manuscript – The circle of life was on live display with the help of some little children and young turtles in the American state of New Jersey. A group of kindergartners returned 17 young turtles to the wild in the coastal wetlands of a town called Stone Harbor. The turtles had been found as eggs in the bodies of their mothers, all killed by cars travelling through … [Read more...] about Children Release Orphaned Turtles into the Wild

– Manuscript – An international team of scientists is using artificial intelligence, or AI, to study the underwater sounds made by coral to learn more about the sea creatures. Coral are very small animals that create huge rock-like structures, called reefs, in warm seawater. The team of scientists listened to underwater sound recordings taken off islands in central … [Read more...] about Scientists Listen to Coral to Learn About Its Health