The coronavirus outbreak in mainland China is spiraling out of the country’s ability to control it and spreading across the world as health experts warn that it may be impossible to fully control what could be turning into a global epidemic. Experts in infectious diseases told Scientific American‘s health vertical STAT on Monday that despite the efforts of […]
SEWARD, Alaska—Alaska Maritime Training Center hosted the third annual Marathon Petroleum Dock Team Management event. The Alaska Maritime Training Center at the Alaska Vocational Technical Center (AVTEC) in Seward, Alaska, is a division of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Attendees participated in demonstrations and work sessions involving navigation techniques related to safety […]
People worldwide poured into the streets Friday for a youth-led climate strike that aimed to pressure global governments to step up their efforts to tackle the planetary emergency at a key United Nations summit scheduled to start Monday. “Striking is not a choice we relish; we do it because we see no other options.” —Youth […]
First African evidence to support hypothesis of an asteroid impact that contributed to the extinction of large animals 12 800 years ago. Image: Map showing simular platuinum spikes throughout the globe. Credit: Francis Thackeray | Wit University A team of scientists from South Africa has discovered evidence partially supporting a hypothesis that Earth was struck […]