Internet's root servers are essentially massive directories: they match an internet address with a physical location and route a user's request accordingly. They also keep track of registered website
Japan's environment ministry is drafting a law that would require owners of "potentially dangerous animals, such as crocodiles and pythons,' to have microchips implanted in their pets. The cylindrical chips, about a centimetre-long, would carry information that would enable the authorities to trace the owners if the pets go missing.
