Over 400 years after the Pilgrims set sail for America in the Mayflower, an autonomous robotic vessel of the same name completed a momentous journey of its own. The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS400) departed from Plymouth, England, for Washington, D.C. on April 27 and made landfall at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on June 5 after independently […]
Japan, a longtime leader in global technology, has engineered an innovative system that harnesses the power of ocean currents to produce a consistent, renewable source of green energy. According to Bloomberg, the giant subsea turbine, made by IHI Corp., has been in the works for over a decade. Recently, the heavy equipment manufacturer based out
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A rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise has made its public debut at a Swiss zoo. This unique baby reptile hatched on May 1 in an incubator at the Tropiquarium, a zoo in Servion, Switzerland, Reuters reports. The young animal, which debuted earlier this month, also has a sibling that hatched a few days later, on
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Time spent in nature has long been lauded as a tonic for the mind and soul. And a recent study published by Environment International suggests that living within 300 meters (roughly 984 feet) of public urban green spaces, like parks and wooded areas, is better for your body, too. According to the research, being in
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Explorers have identified the remains of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, known as the ”Sammy B” — the deepest shipwreck ever discovered. The ship, which had broken into two pieces, was located on a slope over 22,600 feet, or four miles, deep in the waters off the island of Samar, Philippines. The U.S. Navy destroyer escort
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Florida knows hurricanes. The Sunshine State has been hit by some of the strongest to ever make landfall in the United States, and it’s home to the International Hurricane Research Center and the Extreme Events Institute, both located at Florida International University (FIU). There, researchers are mimicking tropical cyclones using the Wall of Wind (WOW),
Exercise’s impact on mental health is well-documented, and a new study suggests making fitness a team effort bolsters the benefits for children and teens. The research, published in the journal PLOS One, found children who participated in team sports were 10% less anxious/depressed and 19% less withdrawn/depressed than those who did not participate in any
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It seems unlikely that a humble grilled cheese could be worth over a quarter of a million dollars, but one sandwich that Irene Demas cooked up in the 1970s really was — though in quite a roundabout way. This epic fable of food, art, and fate began in Canada at an Ontario restaurant called The
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Collette Divitto isn’t allowing a disability to hold her back from accomplishing her dreams. The entrepreneur, who was born in 1990 with Down syndrome, is the CEO and founder of Collettey’s Cookies — a successful cookie company that’s on a mission to create jobs for people with disabilities. “I was not only determined to show
Drones are widely used to record beautiful landscapes from up above, capturing bird’s-eye views of land, seas, and skies for humans to explore. Looking to the future, they could also revolutionize how medical personnel respond to emergencies around the world — and in turn, how many lives are saved as a result. On December 9,
