Amazon's total greenhouse gas emissions increased 15% in 2019, even as the commerce giant continues emissions-reduction efforts, including with a new $2 billion investment fund announced Tuesday. The company noted … Click to Continue »
Seven years before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Arthur Kreitenberg, a Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon, came up with an invention in his basement to quickly disinfect an airplane cabin using ultraviolet … Click to Continue »
An elderly couple have shared a hug after 102 days apart during the coronavirus pandemic – thanks to plastic sheeting.
The Arctic is feverish and on fire — at least parts of it are. And that's got scientists worried about what it means for the rest of the world. The … Click to Continue »
China appears to have tamed a new outbreak of the coronavirus in Beijing, once again demonstrating health officials' ability to quickly mobilise vast resources by testing nearly 2.5 million people in 11 days.
A leading activist's remarks that all “statues, murals, and stained glass windows of white Jesus, and his European mother” represent “gross white supremacy” shows that radical, racialised politics has no limit to its targets. The problematic statues row has now taken a turn from political iconoclasm to literal iconoclasm with depictions of “white Jesus” next...
Asian shares were mixed Wednesday following another rally on Wall Street, tempered by fears over surging coronavirus cases in various parts of the world. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was little … Click to Continue »
