The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has topped 100 as Hong Kong begins to close its borders with China in a bid to stop the spread of the infectious disease. China’s National Health Commission updated the official figures for the outbreak on Tuesday, revealing […]
Almost a third of the Earth will need to be protected by 2030 and pollution cut by half to save our remaining wildlife, as we enter the planet’s sixth era of mass extinction, according to a United Nations agency. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity released […]
Residents in large areas of Victoria have again been advised to leave their homes before a day of “extreme” fire conditions throughout south-eastern Australia that could see the merging of at least two major fires. At least 5% of Victoria has already burned. Authorities sent a […]
The signs at Glacier National Park warning that its signature glaciers would be gone by 2020 are being changed. The signs in the Montana park were added more than a decade ago to reflect climate change forecasts at the time by the US Geological […]
Syracuse University professor Jeff Rubin’s Introduction to Information Technologies class has multiple Bluetooth beacons hidden around the lecture hall that connects with an app on students’ smartphones to boost their “attendance points.” Rubin uses the Spotter app which according to their site is used at “over 30 schools.” It may seem […]
Australia’s bushfire crisis has claimed at least two more lives, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, as dozens of fires tore through several towns on the east coast and forced thousands of people to take shelter on beaches. Two people – a father and son – died […]
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