Jeff Donlan
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Yellowstone Grizzly Bears No Longer Endangered
Some argue removing grizzlies from the endangered species list will put the bears at risk → Read More
Protesters Arrested Following Republican Health Care Bill
Police forcibly removed protesters from outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office. The activists, many of whom had disabilities, were protesting Senate Republicans’ health care bill, which includes deep cuts to Medicaid. “The senate version of Trumpcare is even meaner than the house bill,” said New York Senator Chuck Schumer. “It cuts health care for those who need it most, just to… → Read More
Saudi Arabia’s New Millennial Prince
King Salman named his 31-year-old son as heir to the throne → Read More
Tourists Take Selfies At Site Of Grenfell Tower Tragedy
Signs have been placed in the area urging people to refrain from taking photos of the building, where dozens of bodies remain → Read More
Why Is Dennis Rodman In North Korea Again?
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday and is offering no details about why he is there. Rodman has visited North Korea at least four times, and appears to have a very friendly relationship with Kim Jong Un. He is one of the only Americans to have ever met with the authoritarian leader. The trip is being funded by ‘Potcoin’, a cryptocurrency for the legal weed industry. → Read More
Blooming Solar Panel Follows The Sun’s Movement
The Smartflower is capable of generating 40% more energy than traditional solar panels → Read More
VR Is Helping Veterans Cope With Battlefield Trauma
This exposure therapy is being used at over 60 sites → Read More
Peggy Whitson Breaks Spacewalk Record
The NASA astronaut has spent 53 hours and 22 minutes on eight spacewalks, the most by any woman → Read More
The Internet Controls This Art Exhibit
Avatars is a collection of 16 objects that online visitors can control → Read More
Robots Are Delivering Domino’s Pizzas In Europe
The autonomous bots began testing delivery services in the U.S. in January → Read More
Paleontologists Unearth World’s Largest Dinosaur Footprint
The track was found in Australia's Jurassic Park, home of 21 different types of dinosaur prints → Read More
The Microscopic View Of Plant Roots Growing Is Mesmerizing
A special camera will help scientists determine how to grow plants in space. The camera uses lasers and fluorescent lights to track the movements of plant roots that are invisible to the naked eye. Over several days, scientists watched the root tips grow and split in microscopic 3D detail. The research may help scientists understand how gravity affects plant growth. → Read More
U.S. Deploys Anti-Missile System To South Korea
The U.S. begins deploying THAAD a day after North Korea’s ballistic missile test → Read More
Girls In Cameroon Turn Chicken Droppings Into Renewable Energy
The Green Girls Project is teaching young women in Cameroon how to create renewable energy from waste → Read More
Save The Beaches, Drink Some Beers
Sand mining is ruining beaches, so a a brewery is crushing their bottles into sand as a replacement → Read More
Amazon Employs A Shocking Number Of Robot Employees
Amazon Employs A Shocking Number Of Robot Employees Jan 04, 2017 at 3:46 PM ET Amazon’s warehouses are now swarming with 45,000 robots. That’s a 300 percent increase from 2014, when the company had just 15,000. In 2012, Amazon bought Boston-based robotics company Kiva Systems in 2012 for $775 million. They created the orange bots that zoom around the warehouse floors. Amazon also uses automation… → Read More