Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems

TikTok is hardly a model social media platform, but it’s also far from an outlier when it comes to threats to Americans.

Sarah Florini, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies, Arizona State University • conversation
today ~7 min

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

Tau neutrinos are notoriously difficult to spot in detectors like IceCube. But researchers have managed to isolate 7 candidates.

Doug Cowen, Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State • conversation
today ~8 min


The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
today ~9 min

Large retailers don’t have smokestacks, but they generate a lot of pollution − and states are starting to regulate it

For decades, big-box retailers have evaded federal regulation of the pollution their operations generate. But a new air emission rule in Southern California could become a model for state controls.

Johnathan Williams, Assistant Professor of History, University of Northern Iowa • conversation
today ~11 min

Two MIT teams selected for NSF sustainable materials grants

Chosen from 16 finalist teams, the MIT-led projects will investigate quantum topological materials and sustainable microchip production.

David L. Chandler | Elizabeth A. Thomson | MIT News | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
today ~11 min

Study highlights increased risk of second cancers among breast cancer survivors

Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate

Cambridge University News • cambridge
today ~6 min

What to Do If Your Personal Data Has Been Exposed

VOA Learning English • voa
yesterday ~6 min

Study: Climate Change Could Cost $38 Trillion by 2050

VOA Learning English • voa
yesterday ~6 min


US to Require Sale or Ban of TikTok

VOA Learning English • voa
yesterday ~5 min

GPS ‘Spoofing’ in Conflict Areas Puts Other Aircraft at Risk

VOA Learning English • voa
yesterday ~6 min

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