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Topic 1
How TikTok’s Technology Makes the Service Popular
A recent American law requires TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the company’s U.S. operations within nine months or face a nationwide ban.
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Topic 2
Huge 3D Printer Aims to Cut Building Time, Labor Costs
American researchers have developed a new model of what they say is the largest 3D printer in the world.
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Topic 3
Study: Climate Change Could Cost $38 Trillion by 2050
A new study from a German research group says climate change will reduce everyone’s income by about 19 percent over the next 25 years.
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Topic 4
Researchers Study Coffee’s Beginnings
The coffee you had this morning could have its beginnings some 600,000 years ago.
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Topic 5
Report: Company Plans Major Human Testing of Brain-computer Device
A U.S.-based developer of a brain-computer implant is reportedly preparing to carry out major testing of its device on humans.
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Topic 6
US Plans to Limit American-made AI Models in China
The Biden administration plans to put limits on American-made artificial intelligence (AI) models, the Reuters news agency reports.
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Topic 7
Scientists Explore How to Grow Crops on Mars
For future humans to survive long periods on Mars, growing food on the planet is a must.
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Topic 8
Corals May Have Been First Glow-in-the-Dark Animals
A new study suggests ancient corals found deep in the ocean were the first animals to glow in the dark.
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Topic 9
Report: US Military Falling Behind in Sea Drone Development
U.S. efforts to expand the use of sea drones to defend against possible military threats are reportedly falling behind because of other American defense goals.
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Topic 10
Scientists Concerned about Bird Flu Among Cows
The United States plans new rules for the movement of dairy cows between states because of concerns about a bird flu outbreak.
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Topic 11
What to Do If Your Personal Data Has Been Exposed
As more of our lives move online, the risk of our personal data being stolen or misused is increasing.
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Topic 12
Study Aims to Find Out Why Some People Are Left-handed
What do Lady Gaga, Barack Obama, and Bill Gates have in common – aside from their fame? They are all left-handed.
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Topic 13
Report: 2023 a Big Year for Wind Energy Projects
A new report suggests that the world had its biggest year for new wind power projects in 2023.
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Topic 14
Chilean Company Uses AI to Reproduce Turtle Soup
Chilean food company NotCo has been working on a popular meal for people in Latin America and Asia: turtle soup.
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Topic 15
Orangutan Appears to Use Plant to Treat Wound
Researchers say a wild orangutan in Indonesia appeared to use a medicinal plant to treat a wound it had suffered.
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Topic 16
New Research Shows How Early Humans Lived Before Agriculture
A recent study shows that people who lived in caves in North Africa had already started to add a lot of plants to their diet about 15,000 years ago.
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Topic 17
What Causes Severe Rainfall in Kenya?
Heavy rains and severe flooding have been hitting Kenya since March.
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Topic 18
NASA Details Plans for Railway System on the Moon
The American space agency NASA is providing details about a railway system it plans to build on the surface of the moon.
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Topic 19
AI Tries Hand at Blending Coffee in Finland
Human experts spend years roasting and tasting coffee from many places to learn about the beans.
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Topic 20
Two Win World Food Prize for Securing Agricultural Seeds
About 20 years ago, Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin wanted to prevent hunger and protect the world’s food supply.
