• NOAA discovers a new, beautifully weird sea creature

    NOAA discovers a new, beautifully weird sea creature

    Exceptionally high-quality videos allow scientists to formally introduce a remarkable new comb jelly.
  • New data reveals Earth closer to a black hole and 16,000 mph faster

    New data reveals Earth closer to a black hole and 16,000 mph faster

    A new study shows our planet is much closer to the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center than previously estimated.
  • Here's how technology has evolved over the past two decades

    Here's how technology has evolved over the past two decades

    Some companies, like Amazon, quickly recovered their value – but many others were left in ruins. In the two decades since this crash, technology has advanced in many ways.
  • The magic of mushrooms: A mycological trip

    The magic of mushrooms: A mycological trip

    In the summer, I went camping with my friends. On the first day after our arrival, I woke up early to take a walk and pick some chanterelles for breakfast. As bad luck would have it, however, I left my glasses in the tent, and without them, I struggle to tell mushrooms apart.
  • Google rivals ask EU regulators to stop shady search practices

    Google rivals ask EU regulators to stop shady search practices

    The backlash against Google is growing on both sides of the Atlantic. A group of 165 companies and industry bodies are calling on the European Union’s antitrust enforcers to crack down on the
  • EU accuses Amazon of using merchants’ data to boost its own business

    EU accuses Amazon of using merchants’ data to boost its own business

    European Union officials charged Amazon with antitrust violations Tuesday for allegedly harvesting data from outside merchants to boost its own retail business. The European Commission said it has
  • Brexit: negotiations will continue in Brussels

    Brexit: negotiations will continue in Brussels

    After a period of tension and breakdown in talks, London and the European Union resumed talks on Thursday. These resumed Thursday and will continue until Wednesday, before being moved to Brussels. However, negotiators believe they are far from an agreement.
  • MAC: A smokescreen to hide the carbon footprint of trade treaties?

    MAC: A smokescreen to hide the carbon footprint of trade treaties?

    The border adjustment mechanism proposed by the European Commission, MAC, is intended to reduce imported CO2 emissions. An attractive initiative on paper but the implementation of which is a real headache because it conflicts with the trade negotiations conducted by the same Commission.
  • Tesla plans to expand electric supercharger network in Europe

    Tesla plans to expand electric supercharger network in Europe

    Tesla is rolling out a network of supercharger stations in Europe ahead of the construction of its Berlin electric-car factory. The electric automaker this week demonstrated its high-speed chargers on a Berlin research campus, saying that it was looking at expanding its charging network to reassure potential buyers who have concerns about access to power …
  • Facebook may have to stop sending European user data to US

    Facebook may have to stop sending European user data to US

    Facebook may be forced to stop sending data about its European users to the US, in the first major fallout from a recent court ruling that found some trans-Atlantic data transfers don’t protect users from American government snooping. The social network said Wednesday that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has started an inquiry into how Facebook …