Politics can influence so many areas of life – even things you might not expect, like weights and measures. In the United Kingdom, the British government has said that traditional imperial weights and measures may be making a comeback to… Read More
The first private “amateur astronaut” team to launch into space and orbit Earth has successfully completed its trip. The Inspiration4 mission is the first chartered space flight that launched humans into space, but with no professional astronauts. It was run… Read More
Dogs have always been a human’s best friend: they are loyal, playful, can whiff out explosives, and help find missing people. But researchers now say these loyal canines can tell whether humans have the same good intentions for them. In… Read More
The United Nations announced that the world has said goodbye to leaded gasoline – or petrol, as it’s called in many other parts of the world. Almost 20 years ago, the U.N.’s Environment Programme (UNEP) started a campaign to expel… Read More
Over the last decade, young people have increased their use of technology. To keep kids entertained, parents hand them a phone, iPad, computer, or tablet with games, eBooks, or videos. This generation of kids growing up with handy technology is… Read More
The colorful San Francisco garter snake is one of America’s endangered species – but it has found a sanctuary in an unlikely place. One of the nation’s busiest airports has taken on the mantle of protecting these snakes, despite 55… Read More
Just like humans, apes use manners in social situations and signal to one another niceties like “hello” and “goodbye.” Ape social manners had not been seriously studied and recorded until now. A new scientific study has found that, like humans,… Read More
Computers, in some shape or form, have been around probably longer than one might guess, although the earliest ancient versions differed greatly from what we have today. The first known type of computer dates all the way back to 1100… Read More
The 1960s were an eventful time in American history. The country was in the middle of the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The presidential debate aired on television for the first time, and President John F. Kennedy was… Read More
Leonardo Fibonacci (1170-1240) may have been the most talented Western mathematician of the Middle Ages. He was born and raised in the Italian city-state Pisa. As a boy, he traveled the Mediterranean region with his father and brought back new… Read More
Trained canines may be the next big thing in COVID testing. PCR tests, which is short for “polymerase chain reaction” tests, were used to detect COVID-19, but they were known to be ineffective. The New York Times reported they could… Read More
The earth is a dangerous place to live. From time to time, our planet is hit by meteors, causing catastrophes. Therefore, scientists are working on creating safe storage on the moon for life. Think of it as a kind of… Read More
