Science & Technology

– Manuscript – For the first time, scientists have grown plants in moon soil collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts. The scientists had no idea if anything would grow in the moon dirt. They wanted to see if it could be used to grow food by the next generation of moon explorers. The results surprised them. Robert Ferl of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and … [Read more...] about Scientists Grow Plants in Dirt from Moon

– Manuscript – News reporters are increasingly using technology tools to cover stories in new ways. One kind of news gathering is known as “open-source” reporting. This is when reporters use publicly available materials to help them tell stories. These can include satellite images, video from mobile phones or security cameras and social media information. The field of … [Read more...] about How Technology Is Changing Investigative Reporting

– Manuscript – Researchers say they have discovered a chemical found in sea corals that could be effective in treating cancer. Scientists had been searching for the compound for more than 25 years after early studies in the 1990s suggested it could slow cancer cell growth. A researcher finally discovered the substance in a common kind of soft coral off the coast of the … [Read more...] about Scientists Discover Compound in Corals Shown to Fight Cancer

– Manuscript – A new study suggests that pollution of all kinds kills about 9 million people worldwide each year. Air pollution from industrial processes and the expansion of cities accounted for about 75 percent of the deaths, researchers found. Air pollution also drove a 7 percent increase in all pollution-related deaths from 2015 to 2019. The study was a cooperative … [Read more...] about Study: Worldwide Pollution Kills 9 Million People a Year

– Manuscript – Google has launched a new tool designed to help people prepare for job interviews. The system, called Interview Warmup, is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) methods. The tool creates interview test questions related to several major technology fields. These include information technology (IT) and support, project management, data analytics and online … [Read more...] about Free Google AI Tool Aims to Improve Job Interview Skills