Immerse yourself in an entire digital amusement park in Saudi Arabia Posted April 10, 2024 The House of Hype—a digitalized amusement park—is offering an immersive experience for visitors in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Guests can navigate the park like a vi…
How plastic-eating worms could be solution to Southeast Asia’s waste problem Posted April 9, 2024 Scientists at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) think mass-producing ‘superworm’ guts may be a nature-based solution to Southeast Asia’s plastic …
The Body Shop ceases US operations, with plans to close dozens of stores in the UK and Canada Posted April 8, 2024 The Body Shop has ceased its U.S. operations and is closing dozens of locations in Canada amid deepening financial struggles for the British beauty and cosmetics chain. The Bod…
Pencils down: SATs are going all digital, and students have mixed reviews of the new format Posted April 7, 2024 As SAT season kicked off, students across the U.S. for the first time took it with computers and tablets—and not the pencils they’ve used since the college admissions test was int…
Autonomous robot takeaway delivery arrives in Tokyo Posted April 6, 2024 Uber Eats is launching a new autonomous robot delivery service on the streets of Tokyo. If you live or work in the busy Nihonbashi district, you can order food on your smartphone …
‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68 Posted April 5, 2024 Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling “Dragon Ball” and other popular anime who influenced Japanese comics, has died, Bird Studio said on March 8. He wa…
Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health Posted April 4, 2024 Kate, Princess of Wales, apologized on March 11 for “confusion” caused by her altering of a family photo released by the palace—an image of Kate and her children that was intended…
Jupiter’s moon Europa may have less oxygen than expected, a finding that might put a damper on life Posted April 3, 2024 New research based on data collected by NASA’s Juno spacecraft suggests there's less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa than thought. Even with little or no oxygen…
More than one hundred new species found in deep-sea coral reefs and sponge gardens Posted April 2, 2024 An international group of scientists has discovered more than 100 new species living on seamounts off the coast of Chile. From deep-sea corals to glass sponges…
Airlines could face more fines for mishandling wheelchairs under a Biden administration proposal Posted April 1, 2024 The Biden administration is proposing to make it easier for the government to fine airlines for damaging or misplacing wheelchairs by making it an automatic