Startup to Send Tourists to Space Posted April 18, 2020 Axiom Space, a spaceflight service startup, will make it possible for tourists to travel to space. The startup has partnered with rocket and spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX to s…
Student Gives Bonus Points to Classmate with Lowest Score Posted April 17, 2020 A high school student chose to give his exam bonus points to a failing classmate. Winston Lee, a history teacher at Letcher County Central High School, shared the student’s act…
Startup Creates Bathroom-Cleaning Robot Posted April 16, 2020 Somatic, a tech startup, has developed a robot that is meant for bathroom cleaning. The New York-based company showcased the new robot at a tech event in March. The innovation …
Former US Marine Takes Back World Record Posted April 15, 2020 George Hood, a 62-year-old former US Marine, has set the Guinness World Record for holding the longest plank. Planking is an exercise in which an individual holds a position si…
British Retailer Launches New Program Posted April 14, 2020 British retail chain Marks and Spencer (M&S) has rolled out a food refill scheme. The scheme, which was tested at an M&S store in Sout…
Heading Technique to be Banned in Youth Football Posted April 13, 2020 Football associations in the United Kingdom released new guidelines that ban heading, or using the head, in youth football. What prompted the associations to c…
Scientists Discover First Animal That Can Survive without Oxygen Posted April 12, 2020 Scientists discovered the first multicellular animal that does not need oxygen to live. Studies have shown that multicellular animals on Earth perform mitochondrial respiration…
US Restaurant Offers Monthly Subscription of Unlimited Coffee and Tea Posted April 11, 2020 American bakeshop and restaurant chain Panera Bread becomes the first brand to offer subscription-based unlimited coffee and tea in the United States. For $9 a month, members o…
Learning Difficulties Caused by Poor Connectivity in Brain Regions, Study Says Posted April 10, 2020 A new study by University of Cambridge scientists found that learning difficulties in children are caused by poor connectivity in brain regions. Data shows that around 14 to 30…
Scientists Develop App for Detecting Disease in Newborns Posted April 9, 2020 Scientists from the United Kingdom have developed a smartphone app that can determine if a newborn baby has jaundice [JAWN-dis]