Articles by Jean-Pierre Chigne
Smoking Can Increase The Risk Of Going Deaf By 60 Percent
Smoking has many negative health effects that range from cancer to death, now there's another that smokers have to look out for. Smoking can lead to people becoming deaf.
YouTube Adding Wikipedia Links Alongside Conspiracy Theory Videos To Fight Misinformation
YouTube will be adding fact-based links in conspiracy theory videos to dispel false information presented to users. This is YouTube's latest move in a fight against misinformation.
Mysterious Signal In The Center Of The Milky Way Comes From Old Stars, Not Dark Matter
Researchers have been able to locate the source of a mysterious signal at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. They've concluded that this signal comes from very old stars.
Snapchat Apologizes For 'Making Light' Of Domestic Abuse In Ad Featuring Rihanna And Chris Brown
Snapchat released an ad that makes light of the domestic abuse Rihanna suffered from Chris Brown. The company behind the app had to apologize for releasing the would-you-rather ad.
A Company Is Giving People Chance To Upload Brain As Backup, But First They Have To Die
Nectome, a new startup is launching with the idea of giving people a chance to backup their mind. Problems with the process arise when it's revealed that people have to die before it can be accomplished.
Self-Flying Taxis Are Being Tested In New Zealand, Taking One Step Closer To Reality Title
Autonomous taxis are going to be tested in New Zealand as part of a new agreement with the government. Former Google chief executive and current Alphabet chief executive Larry Page is funding the company responsible.
What America Looked Like Before The EPA Cleaned It Up: 15 Shocking Photos
Believe it or not, the EPA has just been around since 1970 before that pollution was rampant in much of the U.S. When it was created, it was tasked with cleaning up the environment to help with human health.
Supervolcano Eruptions May Not Be As Devastating As Previously Thought
Humans did something surprising during one of Earth's latest supervolcanic eruption, which may cast doubts into some effects of this type of event. It may even show that supervolcanic eruptions aren't the end as previously thought.
Three-Fingered Mummies Found To Be Not Human, According To Tests
Three-fingered mummies unearthed in Peru are not what they appear to be, although they may already be dismissed. Tests run on the mummies show that they’re not human.
Earth Will Not Be Hit By A 'Massive Geomagnetic Storm' On March 18 Despite Sensationalist Reports
A small rise in geomagnetic activity caused news outlets to misreport the arrival of a massive geomagnetic storm on March 18. Current space weather updates show these reports are incorrect.
15 New Exoplanets Are Discovered Including One 'Super Earth' That Could Be Habitable
About 15 new exoplanets were discovered by Japanese researchers including three super-Earths. Out of those three super-Earths, one could be able to host alien life.
New York Stops Sending Its Poo To Alabama After Residents Complain
To avoid polluting the waterways around the city, New York City was sending some of its sewage to be treated in Alabama. Residents in Alabama didn't like that they were the recipients of the city's sewer treasures.
Google Working On Giving Users The Ability To Export Chrome Passwords
Google will soon give users the ability to export passwords stored in its internet browser, Google Chrome. All passwords will be exported into one text profile.
Faceless Toad Discovered In A Forest In Connecticut
A new species of toad has been discovered in a forest in Connecticut. The frog was still alive but it didn't have any eyes, nose, or jaw that could be seen.
Bones Discovered Are Claimed To Be The Remains Of Amelia Earhart With 99 Percent Certainty
Remains that were previously said to be that of a male are now said to be the remains of Amelia Earhart. The remains were originally found in 1940.
Science Says It's Okay To Marry Your Cousin But Not For Your Kids To Marry Theirs
A new study shows that it is okay for people to marry their first cousins, their children probably shouldn't follow suit. Marrying cousins used to be more popular but has fallen out of favor.
Apps That Were So Bad, They Were Banned
Apps can be useful tools for smartphones. However, some developers don't always think this through. Some apps are downright useless and end up getting banned from app stores. Here are some of them.
A 26-Year-Old Woman Goes $10,000 Into Debt Trying To Become Instagram Influencer
Becoming an Instagram influencer may seem like a dream job but for this woman, it was anything but that. She is now $10,000 in debt because of what she was trying to do.
More Than 700 Canadian Doctors Protest Pay Raises Saying They're Getting Paid Too Much
Doctors in Quebec are protesting their own pay raises negotiated by their unions. They argue that other healthcare professionals are struggling and that the money should be used elsewhere it is needed.
Baby In China Locks iPhone For 47 Years After Pressing Wrong Passcode Repeatedly
A toddler in China locked an iPhone for 47 years after pressing the wrong passcode repeatedly. The mother is up for a long waiting game.
Bumble Bans Images Of Guns From Dating Profiles, But With Some Exceptions
Online dating app Bumble banned guns from its profiles. Now only those in uniform will be able to display firearms. Those just posing with guns for recreational purposes will not be able to post the images.
China's Tiangong-1 Space Station Could Crash Down To Earth As Early As March 24
China lost control of a space station last year. Now people know when the space station will crash to Earth. Tiangong-1 will come crashing down to Earth before April 19.
Donald Trump Meeting With Video Game Executives To Discuss Gun Violence
Donald Trump is now using video games to distract from the gun legislation by meeting with video game executives. Trump previously suggested a link between gun violence and video games.
Humans Attacked Robot Cars In Two Of Six Crashes Reported This Year
Robots are taking over society slowly. Humans are trying to resist the change. In two of six crashes involving robot cars, humans attacked the vehicles.
Nintendo Changes Mario's Occupation Back To Being A Plumber
Nintendo took away Mario's job title near the end of 2017. A new update to his Japanese bio seems to restore his occupation back to a plumber.
Selfies Are Making More People Head To The Plastic Surgeon For Nose Jobs
A new study found that selfies can make noses 30 percent larger than they actually are. This is sending many people to the plastic surgeons in search of correcting their "large" noses.
Facebook Gets As Big As It's Going To Get In The US
A new research showed that Facebook's U.S. audience has hit a wall. The social media website's user base in the United States can't get bigger anymore.
Turbulence Rocks Flight, Makes Almost Everyone On The Airplane Throw Up
Rough weather conditions caused a flight to hit a bumpy ride and the results weren't pretty. The pilot reported that everyone on the plane threw up due to the turbulence.
Teacher In Ghana Shows Students How To Use Microsoft Word On Blackboard, Microsoft Steps In To Help
A teacher in Ghana was using a blackboard to teach students a key part of their curriculum — learning to use Microsoft Word. Photos of him teaching his students went viral.
Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey Is Asking For Help To Fix The Platform's Troll Problem
Chief executive Jack Dorsey is now asking the public for help with Twitter troll problem. He's accepting proposals from anyone who thinks that they can help make Twitter better.
