Teenager develops promising treatment for cancer

A 16-year-old Canadian peaks the interest of scientists around the world because he has developed an effective and less expensive technology to fight cancer. Sajeev Kohli’s daily life is nothing like that... Read more »

Instagram to stop alerting users of Story screenshots

Be careful if you tend to share annoying moments on Instagram: the social network will not send you any more warnings if your friends take screenshots of your stories. Before today, you... Read more »

Why is the volcano in Guatemala so deadly compared to that of Hawaii?

Despite the continuing eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano for more than a month, the recent eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala has been far more deadly, with the number of victims... Read more »

Apple wants to help you limit your screen time

The annual Apple Designers Conference (WWDC) is currently in full swing in San Jose, California, and the electronics giant has taken the opportunity to announce several new releases in the coming months.... Read more »

Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5 billion

Microsoft announced Monday morning it bought the software development company GitHub for some $7.5 billion in shares. The latter was valued at 2 billion in 2015. GitHub is a meeting place where... Read more »

Pluto is covered with icy methane dunes

The most distant dwarf planet in the solar system, Pluto, is covered with dunes of methane ice, a surprising discovery for this ultra-light planet, where it is about -230 degrees. The atmospheric... Read more »

Less nutritious rice because of climate change

Although CO2 is essential for photosynthesis, too high a concentration caused by climate change could alter the growth of rice plants and reduce nutrients in one of the most important cereals for... Read more »

Fortnite publisher sued for plagiarism by PUBG Corporation

The studio behind the video game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has sued for copyright infringement against Epic Games, publisher of its rival Fortnite: Battle Royale (Fortnite:BR ). The lawsuit, allegedly filed in January... Read more »

WHO no longer recommends taxing sweetened beverages

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Noncommunicable Disease Committee is moving away from the two-year-old call by the UN agency to tax sweetened beverages in a new report on diseases such as cancer,... Read more »

Genetically targeted cancer treatments are more effective, study finds

Innovative tumor-based therapies based on their genetic identity card, not their general category, significantly improve survival time over traditional treatments, according to the largest study ever published. Not all breast, liver or... Read more »