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Penguins call out as they hunt under water but we’re not sure why

Penguins are the first seabirds we have recorded making sounds under water – they may be calling out for help when they hunt or making noise to disorient their prey




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Newly discovered species found deep in the ocean contains microplastic

A shrimp-like creature found 6 kilometres down in the Pacific Ocean’s deepest trench has been named Eurythenes plasticus after the microplastics found in its gut




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Europe’s cave bears may have died out because of their large sinuses

Plant-eating cave bears vanished when ice spread across Europe – maybe because their large sinuses prevented them chewing meat to adapt to the new conditions




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Orangutans and other great apes under threat from covid-19 pandemic

Many great ape species are already in a precarious situation because of their dwindling numbers. Now they may also be at risk from the coronavirus pandemic




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Bats can learn to copy sounds and it may teach us about human speech

Pale spear-nosed bats can learn to alter their calls to mimic different sounds – a rare skill that could help us understand the biology of human speech and language




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Dingoes are both pest and icon. Now there's a new reason to love them

Dingoes have been persecuted in Australia for centuries for killing livestock, but protecting them could benefit the environment and aid recovery from the devastating fires




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Massive Spinosaurus dinosaur swam through water propelled by its tail

A well-preserved fossilised tail from Spinosaurus suggests this massive dinosaur may have been able to propel itself and hunt for prey in the water




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Your Money: Why you might be afraid to spend your stimulus check

If you got your stimulus payment this week from the IRS and it is still in your account, are you afraid to spend it?




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U.S. stock funds see third inflow in a row, high-yield corporate bond funds see record: Lipper

Investors sent record inflows to high-yield corporate bonds and broke a six-week losing streak for investment-grade debt in the week that ended Wednesday as market volatility from the coronavirus...




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U.S. stock funds shed $10.8 million in week: Lipper

U.S.-based stock funds posted $10.8 billion in outflows in the week ended ON Wednesday, according to Lipper.




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Australian senior returns to the ocean after beaches reopen

It may have been a long wait to get back into the water, but for 77-year-old Sydneysider Carol Raleigh, her return to ocean swimming was the "antidote" to get through the coronavirus pandemic.




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U.S. graduates turn regalia into PPE; Wear the cap, donate the gown

Gowns 4 Good, a charity started by frontline physician assistant Nathaniel Moore, is asking graduates to donate their gowns to more than 77,000 frontline responders on Gowns4Good.net.




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Swiss violin concert performed for elderly during lockdown

The care home's residents are all over 65 years old and have hardly left their apartments for weeks. To cheer them up, the administration decided to organize various concerts.




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Walk in the forest for two penguins on lockdown

Two Humboldt penguins, Nacho and Goat, went on a field trip in the forest accompanied by their keepers at Oregon Zoo on Friday (May 1) in Portland, United States.




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No right to praise healthcare workers and then ignore them: Pelosi takes aim at Trump

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday made an indirect dig at President Donald Trump's Navy Blue Angels flyover this weekend, saying that political leaders have 'no right to praise them and then ignore their needs.'




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Schumer: Reopening states without more tests is 'dangerous'

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday said it was 'dangerous' for the Trump administration to pressure states and businesses to 'reopen without a plan for a dramatic increase in testing'.




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'Full-flower supermoon' rises on world starting to emerge from lockdowns

The last "supermoon" of 2020 rose in the night sky on Thursday over a world beginning to re-emerge after weeks of coronavirus-related lockdowns.




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'Never give up': Queen praises Britons on Victory in Europe Day

Britain's Queen Elizabeth honored those who died in World War Two on Friday, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, and used the occasion to say she was proud of how people had responded to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Biodiversity in crisis: Earth’s giant construction projects mapped out

The planet’s largest areas of undisturbed wilderness in Siberia and tropical rainforests are under threat from huge waves of development. Here’s what it looks like




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Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet

Across the world, new roads, railways, dams and power lines are encroaching on previously virgin territory – with untold consequences for Earth’s wildlife




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Supercharged geothermal energy could power the planet

The next generation of geothermal plants will unlock more of Earth's bountiful, underground energy and could allow the technology to finally fulfil its promise




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Quakes prompt UK fracking operations to pause several times

A rash of recent earthquakes in Lancashire, UK has prompted fracking operations to halt temporarily on six separate occasions




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Shallow Mexican seabed traps tsunamis so they strike land repeatedly

A tsunami kept pinging back and forth for three days after being triggered by the 8 September 2017 Mexico earthquake, posing even more risk to human life




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Dan Holdsworth captures a vanishing landscape in a point-cloud

Armed with drones, helicopters and military-grade software, a British photographer has developed a new way to remember glaciers




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Brexit, 10,000 BC: The untold story of how Britain first left Europe

Megafloods, broken backstops and retreating ice sheets combine in a geological epic: the dramatic story of Britain's protracted original exit from Europe




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Landslides have increased by 6000 per cent on an Arctic island

The landscape of Banks Island in the far north of Canada is being reshaped by global warming-triggered land slumps, and the situation is set to get much worse




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Climate change means nearly all glaciers in the Alps may disappear

A study of what will happen to glaciers in the Alps under various climate scenarios suggests they will almost completely disappear if we keep pumping out carbon dioxide




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Surprising ways the changing Earth shaped human evolution and society

From the development of our remarkable brains to the geographic divides in the way we vote, our shape-shifting planet has guided the path of humanity




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Cannabis plant evolved super high (on the Tibetan Plateau)

An analysis of pollen suggests cannabis evolved on the Tibetan Plateau, not far from a cave that was frequented by our ancient Denisovan cousins




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The Amazon rainforest depends on fires in Africa for a vital nutrient

We thought the Amazon got the essential nutrient phosphorus from Saharan dust. Now it appears it mainly comes from forest fires and people burning wood




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Super-deep diamonds contain traces of a pristine chunk of early Earth

Diamonds that formed twice as deep as normal contain evidence of a pristine hunk of original Earth rock hiding deep underground




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We've totted up all Earth's carbon - and 99 per cent is underground

An epic project has worked out how much carbon there is on Earth. The answer is 1.85 billion billion tonnes – and most of it is underground




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Spectacular ice eggs have washed onto a beach in Finland

A combination of cold weather and just the right amount of wave motion has caused strange frozen spheres to cover a Finnish beach




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What to expect from the cutting edge of science and tech in 2020

From anti-ageing drugs to self-driving cars and long-lost human ancestors, New Scientist experts reveal what the biggest science stories will be in 2020




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Half a million people at risk from volcano eruption in the Philippines

Taal volcano, situated on an island in a lake, began erupting dramatically on Sunday, prompting an evacuation order for 450,000 people in the surrounding area




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Lush island landscape in Polish lake captured from above

To find subjects to photograph, Kacper Kowalski takes to the air in a paramotor or gyrocopter, barely steering to allow the wind to dictate the direction




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Rock peeling off continents may have triggered biggest mass extinction

The Permian extinction, which wiped out almost all complex life, may have been caused by the undersides of continents slipping off into Earth’s interior




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FDA commissioner in self-quarantine after exposure to person with COVID-19

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn is in self-quarantine for a couple of weeks after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, an FDA spokesman told Reuters late on Friday.




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No 'V'-shape return from devastating U.S. job loss, Fed policymakers say

As many parts of the world's biggest economy begin to reopen after weeks of stay-at-home orders that slowed the spread of the coronavirus but gutted jobs, Americans should not expect a quick return to growth, U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Friday.




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'Europe needs a break': EU plots to restart travel and tourism despite COVID

EU states should guarantee vouchers for travel cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic and start lifting internal border restrictions in a bid to salvage some of the summer tourism season, the bloc's executive will say next week.




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NCAA president: Sports won't return until campuses reopen

College sports will not resume until all students are back on campus, NCAA president Mark Emmert said Friday.




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U.S. women's soccer team file to appeal equal pay ruling

The U.S. women's soccer team have filed to appeal a district court decision handed down last week that dismissed their claims for equal pay, a spokesperson for the team said on Friday.




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Union opposes reopening U.S. meat plants as more workers die

The largest union representing U.S. meatpacking workers said on Friday it opposed the reopening of plants as the Trump administration had failed to guarantee workers' safety.




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How to Listen: Exploring the HARMAN Experience Store with HARMAN’s Jamie Feuss

Located in the heart of New York City, the HARMAN Experience Store offers visitors a glimpse into the musical world of HARMAN and transforms how customers interact with audio products. As a state-of-the-art audio showroom, the Experience Store offers a...




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Introducing the Citation Series: Beautifully Designed, Smart, Configurable Home Audio Speaker Systems from Harman Kardon

CES 2019, LAS VEGAS – JANUARY 7, 2019 – Today’s discerning audio consumer is seeking sophisticated design and innovative technology that seamlessly blends with their daily lives. When it comes to a multi-room speaker system that means: ease of use, form...




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When Design Shapes Brand Identity: Q&A with Huemen’s Dario Distefano

Just like our individual identity makes us unique, brand identity helps a business set itself apart from its competitors in the market. An organization’s brand design shapes a company and its products. We recently caught up with one of our savvy lead...




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Delivering Beyond Expectations, HARMAN is disrupting the market with Audio and Voice technologies across the globe.

Companies across the globe are focused on delivering voice-enabled products to their customers. However, voice technology is a nascent, complicated one that few companies can develop internally, without any collaboration. Enter, HARMAN Embedded Audio. A...




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The fifth season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship speeds toward a dazzling finale and Harman Kardon is along for the ride

The fifth season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship has kicked off in style in December 2018 with the SAUDIA Ad Diriyah E-Prix. Since then, the Championship’s 22 participating Gen2 electric cars and drivers have been crisscrossing the planet in 13...




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HARMAN Teams Up with Leading OEMs to Bring Exceptional In-Car Audio Experiences to IAA 2019

HARMAN is gearing up to present its best-in-class audio technologies and solutions for many of the world’s foremost automotive OEMs at IAA 2019 from September 12-22 in Frankfurt/Main. Now in its 68th edition, IAA is the world’s largest motor show as well...




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Harman Kardon enters new partnership with Volkswagen, bringing pure listening pleasure to the VW experience

GARCHING / WOLFSBURG – October 28, 2019 – HARMAN International Industries, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets, is building on its longstanding partnership with Volkswagen Group to bring the sublime sound and sophisticated design of Harman Kardon branded audio solutions into VW vehicles worldwide.