Capturing a direct image of a star with multiple planets is extremely rare, and had never been done with a star like our own.
Startups building tech-based platforms to help make investments continue to be in high demand, building on an expanding market of investors getting more confident to rely on technology to undercut bro
The statue of Hans Egede in Greenland's capital Nuuk was vandalized last month. Now the citizens are voting on whether to remove it. /Reuters Fierce debate around the contemporary suitability
As we speak, there are professional networks for women executives, mothers, owners of small and medium-sized businesses, and many more.Medley, a new membership-based community that launches today, is
The map confirms that different parts of the universe, which is largely flat, seem to be expanding at different speeds.
The coronavirus pandemic and related government lockdowns have led to a surge in online gaming — particularly on social platforms where people can connect with real-life friends in a virtual ven
Perched on a flowering shrub on a windy Andean mountainside, the tiny Ecuadorian Hillstar hummingbird chirps songs of seduction that only another bird of its kind can hear.As the male sings, he infla
The leading U.S. expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Thursday expressed concerns about the racial disparities that have opened up during the COVID-19 pandemic.During a live chat w
A bestseller, by Mary L. Trump. /AFP A new book on U.S. President Donald Trump written by his niece sold nearly a million copies on the first day it hit the shelves in bookstores across the Un
Podcasts are becoming big business — in part because of how well they can attract and keep audience at a time when so many other media formats are finding it hard to pin down that elusive metric
Google’s latest experiment is a video shopping platform designed to introduce consumers to new products in under 90 seconds. The company today is launching Shoploop, a project from Google’
File photo shows the Tiktok app icon (upper right corner) on a smartphone screen. (Xinhua/Shi Zhongyu) The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Philippines is now on TikTok, rec
by Xinhua writers Lyu Qiuping, Wang Di Had Shen Xiaoying not run away from a remote village in southwest China's Sichuan Province more than 30 years ago, she would have married one of her cousins --
Three skin conditions are each identified by researchers as potentially the sole indicator of the illness.
We’re digging into Q2 2020 venture capital results this week.Today we are exploring U.S.-specific results after taking a broader perspective yesterday. As with every quarter, our goal is to unde
Lujiazui area in Shanghai, China. /XinhuaEditor's Note: Ken Moak, who taught economic theory, public policy and globalization at university level for 33 years, co-autho
As the number of young adults infected with the coronavirus surges throughout the United States, a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Franci
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