Minimalist Phones Posted September 17, 2021 Smartphones are getting bigger, more expensive and packed with more high-tech features. But if you want a simpler digital lifestyle, they might be too much. You could try a fea…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: Bakelite Posted September 9, 2021 Plastic has been with us for so long that we forget how much it has changed the world, mostly for the better. But the first completely artificial…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: The airplane Posted August 20, 2021 On a windy December day in 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright became the first people to fly a powered airplane. Their four flights in a field near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, were t…
Tech World: High-tech toasters Posted August 5, 2021 When we think of the world of gadgets, we normally think of tech devices or new kinds of tools. But kitchen appliances are also getting in on the act
News Mash-up: American Utilities Posted July 23, 2021 Disrupted water supplies for millions in Texas Over 7.9 million people in Texas still had issues with their water supply as of Feb. 22, authorities said, afte…
Facebook’s Trump ban Posted July 21, 2021 In 2020 and earlier, Donald Trump was the king of social media, using it to spread lies and attack enemies. For years, companies like Facebook and Twitter let him do it. But after…
Are lab meats our future? Part 2 Posted July 18, 2021 Continued from Part 1… For the good of the planet and our health, it would definitely help to eat less meat. But many people I know say they would rather eat vegetabl…
Are lab meats our future? Part 1 Posted July 17, 2021 Last November, Singapore made headlines as the first country to approve the sale of lab-grown chicken meat. The lab-cultured chicken was developed by Californi…
25 Greatest Inventions of the 20th Century: Air conditioners Posted July 13, 2021 In Japan’s summer, you might hear people say “It’s not the heat that gets you, it’s the humidity.” People might say something like that about the air conditioner.…
Portugal opens 516-meter pedestrian suspension bridge, the world’s longest Posted July 1, 2021 Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge when it opened on April 29 near his tiny hometown of Arouca in northern Portug…