Passengers wear face masks on a subway train in Hong Kong on July 15. Anthony Wa Hong Kong faces a “third wave” of coronavirus infections, which experts say is related to the reduction of social distancing measures, and potentially a mutation that could make it more infectious. For weeks, Hong …
Read More »‘Magic School Bus’ author Joanna Cole dies at 75
NEW YORK (AP) – Author Joanna Cole, whose “Magic School Bus” books transported millions of young people on extraordinary and educational adventures, died at age 75. Scholastic announced that Cole, a Sioux City, Iowa resident, died Sunday. The cause was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. “Joanna Cole had the perfect touch to …
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These researchers have created a small camera backpack for beetles.
A team of researchers at the University of Washington have created something they call “a GoPro for beetles.” It is actually a small backpack with a camera controlled by a smartphone that can travel aboard an insect, giving us a panoramic view of the world. The camera, which is detailed …
Read More »Explained: What is Hope, the UAE’s first mission to Mars?
By: Desktop explained | New Delhi | Updated: July 16, 2020 7:01:36 am The Emirates Mars Mission called “Hope” was announced in 2015 with the goal of creating humanity’s first integrated model of the Red Planet atmosphere. The launch of the first United Arab Emirates (UAE) mission to Mars has …
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