This ingenious little platform on a Pinacate beetle contains a panoramic camera. Mark Stone / University of Washington We have a new innovation in the scientific search to create high-tech animal backpacks. Fruit flies, pigeons and bees They have had their moments. Now is the time for the beetles that …
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China’s economy grows again in Q2, more support needed to drive recovery
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy is likely to return to modest growth in the second quarter after a record contraction, as the closure measures ended and politicians increased stimulus to combat the shock of the coronavirus crisis. Workers in facial masks, after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), work at …
Read More »Hundreds protest in Moscow against reforms that can keep Putin in power
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Dozens of people were arrested Wednesday in a protest in Moscow against constitutional reforms that give President Vladimir Putin the option of remaining in power for another 16 years, witnesses and a monitoring group said. Law enforcement officers detain a participant in a protest against amendments to …
Read More »Fighting with Latinos, Trump exaggerates Goya’s food fight
“@GoyaFoods is doing GREAT. The Radical Left smear machine shot out, people buy like crazy! Trump previously stated on Twitter. For the President, it is the latest cultural wedge issue to take advantage of in an effort to persuade Hispanic voters that the left is too radical, from redefining Spanish …
Read More »Beaches close to vehicular access for more than two weeks
By Dan parker The | in July 15, 2020 (This story contains updates). Beginning tomorrow, Thursday, July 16, the beaches of Port Aransas will be closed to vehicular access until August 1, a period that spans more than two weeks, according to city and county officials. The vehicle ban will …
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