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Amazon Unveils Proteus, Its First Fully Automated Mobile Robot
Amazon has announced Proteus, a robot that is the company's first fully autonomous mobile robot. Amazon is billing it is a safety move. June 22, 2022
Titanokorys Gainesi: Fossil of Large Half-Billion Year Old Creature Discovered in Canada
Paleontologists from the Royal Ontario Museum uncovered the fossil of a large ancient creature that lived 500 million years ago in the Canadian Rockies. September 8, 2021
Bat Flies Likely Use Bacteria to Find Bats to Bite
A new study has found that bat flies likely use bacteria to locate bats to feed on. The study was published in Molecular Ecology. August 3, 2021
Monkeypox Case Reported in Dallas, Texas
A monkeypox case has been reported in Dallas, Texas. The person recently traveled to the U.S. from Nigeria and has been hospitalize. July 16, 2021
Ten Children on Ventilators in Mississippi as Delta Covid Variant Surges
Ten children are on ventilators in Mississippi as the Delta covid-19 is surging in the United States. The Delta strain can be harder on younger people than the initial strain. July 13, 2021
EVA Robot Has Soft and Expressive Face
Researchers at the Creative Machines Lab at Columbia Engineering have developed EVA, an autonomous robot that matches expressions of nearby humans. May 29, 2021
Dr. Osterholm Warns of New Covid-19 Surge in U.S.
Dr. Michael Osterholm is warning of a new surge in Covid-19 cases. These cases are being driven by the new Covid-19 variants. April 7, 2021
Cherry Grown in Experimental Garden is World's Heaviest Cherry
A cherry grown in an experimental garden by __ has been confirmed as the heaviest cherry in the world. March 23, 2021
Goats Solve Problems Better Than Sheep Say Scientists
Scientists have determined that goats are better problem than sheep. March 20, 2021
Tiny Crustacean Snaps Giant Claw Shut 10,000 Times Faster Than Blink of a Human Eye
A tiny amphipod, Dulichiella cf. appendiculata, can snap its giant claw shut 10,000 times faster than the blink of a human eye. February 8, 2021
California Activates Mass Fatality Program for Covid-19
The state of California has sixty refrigerated trucks on standby to deal with an expected rise in Covid-19 deaths in the state. December 16, 2020
U.S. Continues Breaking Covid-19 Records
The Covid-19 coronavirus is spreading out-of-control in nearly every U.S. state. Records are being broken daily and the daily death tolls is also starting to climb again. November 15, 2020
Texas Governor Requests Use of Military Hospital for El Paso Covid-19 Surge
El Paso County is Texas is battling a massive Covid-19 surge and the Texas Governor has requested the use of a military hospital to deal with overflow. October 24, 2020
U.S. Breaks Daily Covid-19 Record With Over 80,000 Cases
The U.S. continues to head in the wrong direction on the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic with a new daily case record. October 23, 2020
First Asian Giant Hornet Nest Located in U.S.
WSDA entomologists have located the first Asian hornet nest in the United States in Blaine, Washington. October 23, 2020
Cat Geoglyph Discovered in Peru
A 37 meter long geoglyph of a cat has been discovered in Peru. The huge drawing is well over a thousand years old. October 18, 2020
Kansas City Hospitals Turning Away Patients as Covid-19 Cases Surge
Multiple Kansas City hospitals are turning away patients and ambulances because of a massive surge in Covid-19 cases. October 17, 2020
UK Faces Tighter Restrictions as Covid-19 Cases Skyrocket
The UK is facing tighter restrictions as Covid-19 cases skyrocket at levels much higher than this spring. October 17, 2020
President Donald Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19
President Donald Trump has tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus. October 2, 2020
Global Death Toll from Covid-19 Pandemic Passes One Million Mark
The global death toll from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has eclipsed the one million mark. September 29, 2020