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LONDON – Poop does not lie. That’s why scientists are searching the sewers underneath the world’s cities and towns for information they hope will help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Sewers are information treasures, containing genetic material from COVID-19 dumped by those with the virus in their stool, even …

Twitter is removing the terms “master”, “slave” and “blacklist” from its code after two engineers pushed for the use of a more inclusive programming language. The largest bank in the United States, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), is taking similar steps, according to media reports. “Words matter,” said Michael Montano, head of …

The researchers found that AI learns to pick up unexpected clues to differentiate original images from their reflections. Credit: Cornell University Things are different on the other side of the mirror. The text is backwards. Clocks run counterclockwise. Cars are driving on the wrong side of the road. Right hands …

NAIROBI, Kenya – In life, Hachalu Hundessa’s protest songs woke up and united Ethiopians who yearned for freedom and justice. He is doing the same thing in death, with thousands of people gathered on Thursday to bury him in Ambo, the city 60 miles west of the Ethiopian capital of …

Scientists are still not completely sure how the Moon formed, although many hypotheses have been discussed. Now, new findings about metal deposits in lunar craters could mean that we need to rethink those hypotheses again. In summary, the findings suggest that there are more metals like iron and titanium in …