This sloth robot could help (very slowly) save our planet
Look up, because the Atlanta Botanical Garden is getting a cute friend. For the next few months, visitors will find a new sloth lingering in the trees — a new...
Watch SpaceX launch 57 more Starlink satellites with its fourth launch in under a month – TechCrunch
SpaceX is launching yet another Starlink mission – its fourth in a month – on Thursday afternoon at 4:18 PM EDT (1:18 PM PDT). The launch will carry 57 of...
The new record for the longest known lightning bolt is insane
On Halloween in 2018, a colossal lightning flash streaked across the Brazilian sky. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite captured the "megaflash," and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...
IBM’s new open-source ‘COVID notebooks’ arrive chocked full of data for deep analysis
IBM today launched ‘COVID notebooks,’ an open-source data solution designed to help overwhelmed developers, researchers, and policy-makers. When the big-wigs put their heads together to work on pandemic solutions, they need...
NASA seeks crowdsourced help designing a better Moon toilet – TechCrunch
NASA is getting ready for its Artemis program, which seeks to return Americans to the Moon and help establish a permanent presence for humans on the lunar surface, with a...
NASA, ESA and JAXA team up on Earth observation dashboard for monitoring the impact of COVID-19 – TechCrunch
NASA is working with two other of its largest global space agency partners, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on a combined effort to...
Extreme fires erupt in the Arctic Circle
For the second straight year, an unusually large number of intense fires have ignited in the Arctic Circle, the polar region atop Earth. It's now been anomalously warm in Siberia...
Oceans on alien worlds are more common than you think, study reveals
Some like it hot Another quality to look for when searching for worlds with liquid water (and potentially life) is heat — needed to melt ice and drive chemical reactions. This...
Google’s 46-camera ‘light field videos’ let you change perspective and peek around corners – TechCrunch
Google is showing off one of the most impressive efforts yet turning traditional photography and video into something more immersive: 3D video that lets the viewer change their perspective and...
Let’s talk about history, science, and queer people
Welcome to TNW Pride 2020! All throughout June we’ll highlight articles that focus on representation for LGBTQPIA+ people in the STEM communities. According to a survey last year, 54 percent...