On June 23, residents of the four countries that
make up the United Kingdom (UK)— England,
Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales — went to the
polls to determine if the country should leave the
European Union (EU). Most experts believed that
Britons would make the “sensible” decision and vote
against what has popularly been dubbed “Brexit.” ...
Though the detrimental impact of plastic waste on
the environment is well-known, consumption of
drinks bottled in polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
—the most commonly used polymer — continues to
rise at alarming levels. According to experts, over
22,000 plastic bottles are discarded every second,
and the numbers are only growing. While a fractio...
On Monday, May 30, Americans will celebrate
Memorial Day. The Federal holiday that is observed
annually on the last Monday of the month is highly
anticipated by all, for various reasons. To students, it
signifies the end of the school year and the start of a
long lazy summer break. For adults, the holiday is a
reminder to firm up vacation plans and host barbe...
In 2014, marine biologist and National Geographic
Emerging Explorer David Gruber was on a nighttime
dive to observe biofluorescent corals when he
noticed a bright green eel darting across. This was
the first time biofluorescence had been witnessed in
a vertebrate. Curious to see if there were more such
creatures just waiting to be discovered, Gruber an...
When a 91,000-acre piece of vacant land came up
for sale in Southwest Florida about ten years ago, it
attracted builders from across the country. After all,
the chance to develop an area almost five times the
size of Manhattan does not come frequently. But to
everyone’s surprise, the owners did not auction the
property that lies just 20 minutes from Fort Myers ...
Are we the only intelligent beings in the Universe or
are there several other perhaps even smarter
civilizations just waiting to be discovered? That is
the million dollar question scientists have been
trying to answer for over 50 years. Now Russian
billionaire Yuri Milner wants to solve the mystery
once and for all, by reaching for the stars . . . Liter...
On Sunday, May 1 shortly after 4 pm, a crew from
the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Department
reported a wildfire in the vicinity of Fort McMurray in
Alberta, Canada. Though the fire, which was labeled
MWF-009 because it was the ninth such blaze
encountered this season was similar to the previous
ones, it concerned firefighters more for two reasons.
Schools across the world are trying to come up with
innovative solutions to keep students active and
alert. Some are replacing conventional classroom
chairs with exercise balls or standing desks. At Ward
Elementary School in Winston, North Carolina
students have adopted an innovative program that
entails riding stationary bikes while reading.
On Wednesday, April 20, Treasury Secretary Jacob J.
Lew announced that Harriet Tubman will replace
Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United
States, on the $20 bill. The former slave and
abolitionist is the first African-American, and the first
woman in over a century, to be featured on the face
of U.S. currency. The last female represented on U....
