Amazon’s Profit Drops after Launching Faster Shipping Service Posted December 6, 2019 Online retail giant Amazon reported a decline in profit in the third quarter of 2019 following the launch of its one-day shipping service. In an effort to outmaneuver
Antarctic Ozone Hole Getting Smaller, Scientists Find Posted December 5, 2019 Scientists discovered that the ozone hole over Antarctica shrank to its smallest size since it was discovered in 1982. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm…
Indonesia Blocks Illegally Imported Mobile Phones Posted December 4, 2019 Indonesian authorities will now block illegally imported mobile phones bought from the black market. Three Indonesian ministers signed a new rule that will cause illegally impo…
Extinct Tasmanian Tigers Spotted in Australia Posted December 3, 2019 Sightings of the supposedly extinct Tasmanian tiger had been reported several times in the last three years, according to an Australian government agency. The …
20-Year-Old Student Saves Environment by Not Buying New Clothes Posted December 2, 2019 Ella Kim-Marriott, a 20-year-old student from Vancouver, Canada, challenged herself to do without new clothes in an effort to protect the environment. Ella, an…
Italian Town Bans Google Maps Because of Wrong Directions Posted December 1, 2019 A small town in Sardinia / sɑrˈdɪn i ə /, Italy, banned the use of Google Maps after people got lost while following the app’s misleading dire…
United Kingdom to Send Lunar Rover to Moon in 2021 Posted November 30, 2019 The United Kingdom will send its first lunar rover, a spider-like robot, to the Moon in 2021. London-based startup Spacebit developed an unnamed lunar rover to explore the Moon…
Blue Light Exposure Quickens Aging and Increases Chances of Eye and Brain Damage Posted November 29, 2019 A recent study has revealed that blue light has harmful effects on longevity and on the eyes and brain. Researchers from the Oregon State University ca…
Report: UK Schools with Many Underprivileged Students Lack Libraries Posted November 28, 2019 Roughly one in eight schools in the United Kingdom do not have a library, according to a recent report. A survey was conducted by the Great School Libraries, a…
Retail Store Employees Complain of Receiving Less Overall Pay Posted November 27, 2019 Target employees are complaining of receiving lower wages despite the company’s recent move to raise hourly pay. In 2017, the retailer promised to raise its minimum wage from $…