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Back to SearchMexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines
Schools in Mexico have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or face heavy fines, officials said, as authorities confront w…
1 year, 6 months ago
A talking dodo leads a new AI experiment at a zoology museum
The last confirmed sighting of a dodo was in the 17th century. But at the Cambridge Museum of Zoology, it is speaking again. These are the skeletal r…
1 year, 6 months ago
Lowriding is more than just cars, it’s about family, culture, and pride for US Latinos
A movement of cultural expression with origins in Mexican American and Chicano communities, lowriding is a way for a person to show their pride, fami…
1 year, 6 months ago
Wimbledon tennis tournament replaces line judges with technology in break with tradition
Wimbledon is replacing line judges with electronic line-calling, the latest step into the modern age by the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament. The…
1 year, 6 months ago
Don’t expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says
Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology and genetic research—not to mention…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Aboriginal women helping to keep traditional bush medicine alive in Australia
A group of young Aboriginal women is helping to keep traditional bush medicine alive in Australia. They hope their Bush Balm remedy will also be a re…
1 year, 6 months ago
California Senate passes bill aimed at preventing gas price spikes
The California state Senate passed a measure on October 11 to prevent gas prices from spiking in a state where it is notoriously expensive to fill up…
1 year, 6 months ago
A Southern California school plants a ‘Moon Tree’ grown with seeds flown in space
To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in California that is out of this world. The so-ca…
1 year, 6 months ago
Australian opal miners fear for industry as land converted to national park
Opal miners in Queensland, Australia are concerned about the future of their industry as the land they source the gemstones from is being converted i…
1 year, 7 months ago
The robotic arms that have learned to copy an artist’s brush strokes
As AI continues to evolve, the line between human and machine is blurring in the art world. One artist has taught a robot to copy her brush strokes s…
1 year, 7 months ago