Amazon Saw 19% Increase in Its Carbon Footprint During The Pandemic, Explains Why It's Not That Bad

Medicine & Technology Jul 01, 2021

At a time when everyone stayed home due to the coronavirus pandemic, retail giant Amazon worked overtime to meet the sudden spike in delivery needs - resulting in a 19 percent increase in its carbon footprint.

The Janus Particle: How These Two-Faced ‘Nanoswimmers’ Could Improve Drug Delivery, Waste Recovery

Jun 30, 2021

A new form of nanorobots, fast and self-propelled nanoswimmers, could soon help in a wide variety of applications, from drug delivery to industrial waste recovery.

Is It Really Possible to Create Universal Coronavirus Vaccines? Here's What Experts Say

Jun 30, 2021

One of the factors that make the global coronavirus pandemic a protracted public health concern is the emergence of COVID-19 mutations - and a one-stop-shop vaccine sounds like a perfectly good idea.

The SKA Observatory: World's Largest Radio Telescope, Will Soon Start Construction

Jun 30, 2021

The member states have finally greenlit the construction of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory, set to be the world's largest radio telescope, starting next month.

Robot-Assisted Surgeries Not Feasible, Humans Still Safer and More Reliable

Jun 29, 2021

Robot-assisted surgeries still require additional time and costs to deploy, not to mention that they're not necessarily safer or more successful than their human counterparts, a new study reveals.

How These Images of Everyday Items Help New Machine in Finding COVID-19?

Jun 29, 2021

Efforts to advance technology in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to some rather interesting breakthroughs - such as a machine learning algorithm that was trained to detect the presence of the disease by learning from everyday items.

Glaring Conservation Challenges: Elephant Herd Travels More Than 300 Miles, Baffles Scientists

Jun 28, 2021

A recent "March of the Elephants" across the southern part of China has captured the world's attention - but more importantly, highlights glaring problems on conservation and habitat loss for these endangered animals.

Have Problems With Your Kids Who Don't Eat More Vegetables? Science Helps

Jun 28, 2021

Among the age-old challenges of parenting and child-rearing is getting the young ones to eat their vegetables - and a new study offers a simple trick to get kids to eat more.

Males in a Population: Towards Healthy Genetics, Less Mutations

Jun 28, 2021

Among animal populations, it has been observed that only a few males are needed to keep the numbers healthy and fertilize all the females. However, a new study shows that they are also important for keeping the gene pool healthy and keeping bad mutations away.

Pentagon Addresses Difficulties in Confirming 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena' Encounters Citing 144 Incidents

Jun 27, 2021

A highly anticipated UAP report from the Pentagon doesn't talk about much about life beyond here on Earth - it tackles human behavior and the current cultural climate making investigations difficult.

LEGO Succeeds in Creating Recycled PET Plastic Bricks, But Will Take "Some Time" Before Hitting Shelves

Jun 27, 2021

Taking a major step towards its target of sustainable production by 2030, The LEGO Group has recently released its prototype brick made entirely from recycled plastic.

Rare Tea-Tree Fingers Slowly Losing Grip on Its Remote Australian Habitat

Jun 27, 2021

Tea-tree fingers, a species of fungus that suspiciously looks like burnt fingers, continue to struggle with their dwindling population in a small, remote Australian island.

NASA on Hubble Space Telescope Restoration: Possible Read/Write Problem but Equipment "In Good Health"

Jun 26, 2021

NASA continues to diagnose the issue with the payload computer onboard the Hubble Space Telescope - with its recent tests last June 23 and 24 revealing that the telescope and its science instruments are still in "good health" and in a "safe configuration."

AI Systems Could Soon Predict the Failure of Electronic Devices; How Is it Possible?

Jun 25, 2021

By pouring through datasets of complex computer simulations, an artificial intelligence (AI) system was trained to predict how electronic devices, such as transistors and microchips, will fail.

Pseudo-Hallucinations? Take This Simple Test and See If You Generate Mental Images Better Than Others

Jun 25, 2021

People have been taking a full-screen online test and are reporting different experiences - from nothing at all to complex patterns like castles and fractals.