By Courtesy of RIKEN In Japan, researchers have unveiled a strange electronic insect, capable of moving around in any natural environment, with the help of an integrated remote control module and solar battery. The idea is to be able to entrust these t…
How reducing city speed limits has cut road deaths and injuries in Edinburgh
By Getty Images Scotland’s capital city boasts a 40% reduction in collisions since the introduction of a new 20 mph speed limit (equivalent to just over 30km/h). A study shows that this measure has also reduced the number of road deaths by almost a qua…
How did a cutting board spread with butter become the must-try viral recipe?
By justine_snacks / TikTok While the skyrocketing price of butter is generating headlines, butter is also making the rounds of social networks in a massive way through a recipe that requires using the dairy product in large quantities. And paradoxicall…
Australia lists small wallaby among new endangered species
By Kreyn Photography / Getty Images Australia listed a small wallaby and the grey snake among 15 new threatened species on Tuesday as it launched a zero-extinction plan for its unique wildlife. Australia listed a small wallaby and the grey snake among …
These new features aim to improve the results of your Google search
By Delmaine Donson / Getty Images Google has unveiled new features designed to make the results displayed after a search even more relevant. The new additions include a section dedicated to forums and automatic translation of certain article titles. Go…
Could Tesla’s Cybertruck become the first amphibious electric car?
By Courtesy of Tesla In a series of tweets, Elon Musk suggests that the Tesla Cybertruck, the US carmaker’s first electric pickup, will be able to travel short distances on water. This would make it the first amphibious electric production car. In a se…
First 5G handheld gaming device now in the pipeline
By Courtesy of Verizon US telecom giant Verizon has announced a partnership with the computer hardware manufacturer Razer to develop and release the first-ever 5G-compatible portable gaming console. The idea is to be able to play Android games via a sp…
Canada’s Hudson Bay a summer refuge for thousands of belugas
By Olivier MORIN / AFP Half a dozen beluga whales dive and reemerge around tourist paddle boards in Canada’s Hudson Bay, a handful of about 55,000 of the creatures that migrate from the Arctic to the bay’s more temperate waters each summer. Half a doze…
Climate change at ‘point of no return’: primatologist Goodall
By Fabrice COFFRINI / AF Earth’s climate is changing so quickly that humanity is running out of chances to fix it, primatologist Jane Goodall has warned in an interview. Earth’s climate is changing so quickly that humanity is running out of chances to …
Pie from the sky: drone delivery lands in America
By Andy JACOBSOHN / AFP The little aircraft appeared out of the blue sky above a Texas home, deposited its payload of a mid-morning snack in the yard and zoomed off, as deliveries by drone start becoming a reality in America. The little aircraft appear…