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Exploring other worlds and moving humans onto the Moon and Mars may seem foolish in light of the significant challenges we face as a species. On the surface, it might seem superfluous to bring humans to the Moon and start living on Mars, while hunger, disease, and poverty affect billions of people worldwide. This feeds a dangerous trend, however — an anti-scientific backlash against space exploration. Some memes traveling the interwebs call for ending the exploration of other worlds, in order to “fix Earth,” or “plant trees....

Why we need to start looking at Europe as one tech ecosystem Pitch to international investors Cities across Europe have the potential to work as growth facilitators and incubators that help connect local talent with access to continental resources and most importantly, more customers and content. One great example has been the relationship between Amsterdam and Porto, which are both part of theStartup City Alliance Europealso known as the SCALE network....

Some weeks ago, a nine-year-old macaque monkey calledPagersuccessfully played a game of Pong with its mind. While it may sound like science fiction, the demonstration by Elon Musk’s neurotechnology companyNeuralinkis an example of a brain-machine interface in action (and has beendone before). A coin-sized disc called a “Link” was implanted by a precision surgical robot into Pager’s brain, connecting thousands of micro threads from the chip to neurons responsible for controlling motion....

Blue hydrogen is often touted as a low-carbon fuel for generating electricity and storing energy, powering cars, trucks, trains, and heating buildings. But according toa new reportby Cornell and Stanford University researchers in the US, it may be no better for the climate – and potentially a fair bit worse – than continuing to use fossil natural gas, whichcurrently keeps 85%of UK homes warm. In the US, abouthalf of all homesuse natural gas for space and water heating....

(Update 26/05/2021 5.45 PM IST): In a statement, the Indian government said that “it respects rights to privacy of users and has no intention to violate it when WhatsApp is required to disclose the origin of the first message.” It added that several governments across the world have made demands to access encrypted data, and the Indian government’s demands are “significantly much less.” WhatsApp has sued the Indian government in Delhi high court over itsnew intermediary rules....