CoronavirusMay 15Amazon could be the origin of the next global pandemic, scientist warnsThe next global pandemic could originate in the Amazon rainforest, according to one environmental expert.
Proud AmericanJuly 5, 2018Nonprofit teaches farming to veterans, helps to reintegrate them into civilian lifeAn average of 20 veterans commit suicide each day—a statistic that weighs on the mind of Rich Murphy.
Digging HistorySeptember 18, 2019Rare 10-million-year-old fossil unearths new view of human evolutionA 10-million-year-old fossilized ape has given scientists new insights into human evolution.
ClimateJuly 3Heat waves have become more frequent and intense in most of the world since 1950s: studyHeat waves are increasing in intensity and frequency in most parts of the world since the 1950s, a new study has found.
CoronavirusJuly 3Even in the worst COVID-19 cases, the body launches immune cells to fight back: studyEven the sickest COVID-19 patients produce T cells to battle the virus, a new study reveals.
Big Tech BacklashJuly 2Black workers hit Facebook with class action complaint alleging discrimination and biasA group of black workers filed a class action charge against Facebook, alleging that the company discriminates against African-American workers in hiring, promotions, evaluations and pay.
TECHJuly 2Humans generated record-breaking amount of electronic waste in 2019Humans generated a staggering amount of electronic waste in 2019 -- 53.6 million metric tons, which is a 21 percent increase from 2014.
Big Tech BacklashJuly 2MIT pulls massive AI dataset over racist, misogynistic contentMIT permanently took down its 80 Million Tiny Images dataset—a popular image database used to train machine learning systems to identify people and objects in an environment—because it used a range of racist, misogynistic, and other offensive terms to label photos.
Forefront of InnovationJuly 2High-tech glove can translate sign language with 99 percent accuracyBioengineers at UCLA have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time with a smartphone app.
CoronavirusJuly 1New York City may test sewage for coronavirus: reportNew York City may test the vast amount of sewage its residents produce for coronavirus in an effort to better understand the pandemic.