Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The coronavirus pandemic has left most of the world’s major cities, including London, New York and others, empty. As humans hunker down, with shelter-in-place measures around the world enacted, wild animals have started to take over. Several pictures taken by photographers around […]
Amazon lawyer, at Jeff Bezos-attended meeting, portrays fired worker as ‘not smart or articulate’
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. An Amazon exec tried to denigrate a former employee at its Staten Island fulfillment center after the worker was fired, according to a report. At a meeting that was attended by CEO Jeff Bezos and other top executives at the […]
Flush with lid down: COVID-19 can be transmitted via ‘aerosolized feces,’ study warns
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here Scientists are still learning a great deal about COVID-19 and how it spreads, but they have learned it can be transmitted via “aerosolized feces,” according to a new study. The research, published by Association for Professionals in Infection Control […]
NASA’s Perseverance rover carrying ‘special’ hidden message to Mars
NASA’s new Mars rover, aptly named Perseverance in these trying times, has a “special message” hidden on it, the space agency has revealed. Nearly 11 million names are etched on silicon chips that are being held on an aluminum plate on the rover. On the plate, there is a message stating “Explore As One,” written in Morse […]
Coronavirus pandemic forces Amazon to boost safety measures, amid anger from politicians, workers
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Amazon said it is taking increased safety measures, including checking temperatures of its associates, as the company is under fire from politicians and its own workers for allegedly lax working conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations Dave […]
Coronavirus pandemic could negatively impact pets’ mental health, vet says
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The coronavirus pandemic isn’t just affecting the mental health of humans — it could negatively impact pets as well, according to one expert. Veterinarian Dr. Chad Dodd said pets could begin to take on their owners’ anxiety as the shutdown […]
Video games could help fight coronavirus spread, WHO says
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The coronavirus pandemic has upended every facet of daily life and people are looking to keep themselves entertained in ways other than watching “The Office” for the eighth time. Enter video games. The video game industry, in conjunction with the […]
NASA finds ‘cosmic homicide’ in deep space
Astronomers have discovered an “intermediate-mass” black hole that they believe is the “best evidence” of a “cosmic homicide.” The research, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, shows the black hole is significantly smaller than supermassive black holes that are at the core of large galaxies but still larger than other black holes. It is believed […]
Coronavirus pandemic forces HHS to allow Apple FaceTime, Zoom, other apps for telehealth services
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. With the coronavirus pandemic upending everyday life, the Dept. of Health and Human Services has made the extraordinary announcement to allow video chat apps such as Apple’s FaceTime and Zoom for medical consultations. “During the COVID-19 national emergency, which also constitutes a […]
Viral images show completely empty London because of coronavirus pandemic
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Pictures of a completely empty London have gone viral as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the globe. The pictures, taken by a commuting worker, show a variety of notable attractions in the city completely empty, including the London Eye, Chinatown, […]
