Scientists are zapping clouds with electricity to make rain
With a harsh, desert climate and an average rainfall of just four inches (10 cm) a year, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) needs more freshwater. In...
Daily Archive: May 27, 2021
Depression drove her close to suicide. Now, Olympian Raven Saunders wants to ‘destigmatize mental health’
It was January 26, 2018 when Raven Saunders hit rock bottom.
What We Know About the San Jose Shooting
The authorities in Santa Clara County, Calif., said that nine people were dead, including the gunman, and others were injured at a shooting at a transportation...
What Makes the Art of Bonsai So Expensive?: $1 Million for a Bonsai Tree, and $32,000 for Bonsai Scissors
During the past year’s stretches of time at home, quite a few of us have attempted to introduce more plant life into our surroundings. By some...
Seeking a pill to cure Covid: drugmakers eye alternative to vaccines
Prevention is better than cure—but when it comes to Covid, what happens when people can’t get the vaccine, don’t want it, or they’re immune suppressed and...
Chile rolls out mobility pass for the vaccinated
People in Chile who have been vaccinated and are fully immunized against the coronavirus could from Wednesday obtain a pass to move about more freely, a...
US cruise line gets approval to set sail in June
Celebrity Edge will be the first major cruise ship to sail from the United States in over a year as Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease in...
Spain races to vaccinate farm workers against virus ‘time bomb’
Outside an old blue and white school in northeastern Spain dozens of farm workers wait their turn to be vaccinated against the coronavirus by a team...
Taiwan struggles with testing backlog amid largest outbreak
Facing Taiwan’s largest outbreak of the pandemic and looking for rapid virus test kits, the mayor of the island’s capital did what anyone might do: He...
Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin
President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility the trail might lead...
