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NASA launching RiTS 'robot hotel' to International Space Station
Sometimes robots need a place to stay in space, too. NASA is attaching a “robot hotel”…
The year the world woke up to the climate emergency
Schoolchildren skipping class to strike, protests bringing city centres to a standstill: armed with dire warnings…
New high-performance triboelectric materials fabricated from by-products of petroleum refining process
Triboelectric generation is an energy harvesting technique that generates electricity through induction of triboelectric effects using…
Research finds short-term radon test kits are not effective in measuring radon gas exposure
As awareness increases about the health danger of radon gas, more people are making the decision…
Typhoon Kammuri death toll rises to four in Philippines
At least four people are known to have died after a powerful typhoon ripped through the…
Deadly swine flu outbreak breaks out in Poland near Germany
Poland’s agriculture minister says 21 wild boars have died as a result of an outbreak of…
Toxic corporate workplace culture could be linked to Australia's spiral into depression
Here’s a sobering statistic for the ‘lucky country’: 36 million prescriptions for antidepressant medication were issued…
More pollution, less rain
Emissions from Asian slums could be a contributory factor in changing weather patterns, according to work…
Giant tortoises found to be trainable and to have long memories
A trio of researchers with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, the Hebrew University and…