Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
04/05/2022
Rhode Island Senators Consider Two Paths To Decriminalizing Prostitution
One bill would repeal a range of laws against sex work, while the other would change them from criminal to civil offenses.
03/31/2022
Medical drones to transport blood being rushed to Ukraine
Each drone can carry 35 pounds of supplies in a temperature-controlled payload box.
04/07/2022
How Liberia’s frontline health workers are protecting us all
Remote regions of sub-Saharan Africa are among the world's hotspots for new diseases. But Liberia is using an innovative approach to identify outbreaks before they become a problem.
04/05/2022
Space Tourism Isn’t Just Joyriding
Having rich guys like Jeff Bezos in orbit can make space travel routine and help all of us dream big.
04/06/2022
Boston to replace school buses with electric ones by 2030
Boston plans to replace its entire fleet of more than 700 school buses with electric vehicles by 2030, starting with 20 buses that will be taking kids to school some time during the next school year, Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday.
04/04/2022
World’s largest bee, thought to be extinct, found in Indonesia
In 1859, while exploring the remote island of Bacan in the North Moluccas, Indonesia, the renowned naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace made an astounding discovery: the Megachile pluto — the world’s largest bee.
04/07/2022
A Gentler, Better Way to Change Minds
Stop wielding your values as a weapon and start offering them as a gift.
03/11/2022
Germany Should Look to Africa for Gas, Not Russia
To stop financing Moscow’s brutal wars, Berlin should help African countries develop their energy sectors.
04/06/2022
This startup designed an electric cargo ship to cross the ocean
Until recently, most experts would have argued that battery-electric ships weren’t feasible for traveling across oceans.
04/07/2022
Worker-to-Worker Organizing May Finally Have Its Moment
For years, many worker advocates have said there’s a simple, straightforward answer for reversing organized labor’s decline: worker-to-worker organizing.
03/31/2022
Squid-inspired packaging keeps contents not too hot, not too cold, but just right
The inventive, heat-regulating material is cheap and recyclable, and provides an energy-efficient and sustainable solution for food and beverage containers.
04/07/2022