Click to Skip AdClosing in...Back in 2017, Walmart launched a pilot project that made some of its old-school brick-and-mortar retail stores seem like futuristic testbeds. The chain began trialing robots that could scan shelves to make sure items display the correct price and that they’re in stock, a test that started out in 50 stores.This year, those robots will have rolled out to 350 Walmart stores, making robots an increasingly familiar presence in the store’s aisles as shoppers hunt for the retail giant’s signature low-price deals.What’s more, Walmart — which also happens to be the...…Click to Skip AdClosing in...Back in 2017, Walmart launched a pilot project that made some of its old-school brick-and-mortar retail stores seem like futuristic testbeds. The chain began trialing robots that could scan shelves to make sure items display the correct price and that they’re in stock, a test that started out in 50 stores.This year, those robots will have rolled out to 350 Walmart stores, making robots an increasingly familiar presence in the store’s aisles as shoppers hunt for the retail giant’s signature low-price deals.What’s more, Walmart — which also happens to be the...WW…

Click to Skip AdClosing in...Earth, as far as any of us know, is the only planet that has all the right ingredients for life. When astronomers gaze out past our solar system in search of it’s impossible to know exactly what is happening on its surface. Still, by measuring everything that can be measured from afar, we can get a pretty good idea of just how habitable or hostile any given planet might be.have stumbled upon a planet that checks a lot of the boxes we’d consider crucial in the search for extraterrestrial life. It’s called Kepler-1649c and in terms of size, it could basically be...…Click to Skip AdClosing in...Earth, as far as any of us know, is the only planet that has all the right ingredients for life. When astronomers gaze out past our solar system in search of it’s impossible to know exactly what is happening on its surface. Still, by measuring everything that can be measured from afar, we can get a pretty good idea of just how habitable or hostile any given planet might be.have stumbled upon a planet that checks a lot of the boxes we’d consider crucial in the search for extraterrestrial life. It’s called Kepler-1649c and in terms of size, it could basically be...WW…

Click to Skip AdClosing in...The astronomy community was buzzing in late 2017 after an object believed to have originated from outside our solar system was spotted and back out into interstellar space. Observations of the object sparked a debate among scientists who couldn’t decide whether it was a comet, an asteroid, or something else, but one thing was certain: Oumuamua, as the object was named, was not from our neck of the cosmic woods.Now, in that began in amateur astronomy circles, another potential interstellar visitor has been identified, and scientists are getting a very good look...…Click to Skip AdClosing in...The astronomy community was buzzing in late 2017 after an object believed to have originated from outside our solar system was spotted and back out into interstellar space. Observations of the object sparked a debate among scientists who couldn’t decide whether it was a comet, an asteroid, or something else, but one thing was certain: Oumuamua, as the object was named, was not from our neck of the cosmic woods.Now, in that began in amateur astronomy circles, another potential interstellar visitor has been identified, and scientists are getting a very good look...WW…

Click to Skip AdClosing in...The novel coronavirus seemed like it might be a variation of the flu in the early days of the Wuhan epidemic. The more the virus spread and the more we learned about the pathogen, it became more apparent that . Not only does it spread a lot easier and faster, but it can cause a variety of serious complications that don’t appear in influenza cases. The new virus also kills a lot more people than the regular flu, even though some politicians claimed the two infectious diseases had similar mortality rates.Seven months later, the coronavirus has killed nearly...…Click to Skip AdClosing in...The novel coronavirus seemed like it might be a variation of the flu in the early days of the Wuhan epidemic. The more the virus spread and the more we learned about the pathogen, it became more apparent that . Not only does it spread a lot easier and faster, but it can cause a variety of serious complications that don’t appear in influenza cases. The new virus also kills a lot more people than the regular flu, even though some politicians claimed the two infectious diseases had similar mortality rates.Seven months later, the coronavirus has killed nearly...WW…

Click to Skip AdClosing in...The world has been battling the novel coronavirus for more than seven months, and we’ve had plenty of time to learn that COVID-19 is nothing like the flu, even though some people still dismiss it as such. It’s highly infectious, and its . It can’t be treated as effectively as the flu, and the drugs we take to treat flu symptoms aren’t enough to treat COVID-19. The complications are also far worse than the flu, and many people who have survived the infections .That’s because the virus doesn’t just hurt the lungs . SARS-CoV-2 can impact several other organs,...…Click to Skip AdClosing in...The world has been battling the novel coronavirus for more than seven months, and we’ve had plenty of time to learn that COVID-19 is nothing like the flu, even though some people still dismiss it as such. It’s highly infectious, and its . It can’t be treated as effectively as the flu, and the drugs we take to treat flu symptoms aren’t enough to treat COVID-19. The complications are also far worse than the flu, and many people who have survived the infections .That’s because the virus doesn’t just hurt the lungs . SARS-CoV-2 can impact several other organs,...WW…

Click to Skip AdClosing in...It’s too early to call it a miracle cure, but if the conclusions from a recent Phase 1 trial for a new drug called EXO-C24 are backed up in subsequent trials, we might have the first true breakthrough therapy for COVID-19. That’s in addition to coronavirus vaccines, of course, which will help prevent severe COVID-19 cases and deaths, and even reduce the spread of the illness. But while vaccines can give the immune system a heads-up to the threat it might have to deal with — the real virus — they have a few limitations. First of all, they don’t work on infected...…Click to Skip AdClosing in...It’s too early to call it a miracle cure, but if the conclusions from a recent Phase 1 trial for a new drug called EXO-C24 are backed up in subsequent trials, we might have the first true breakthrough therapy for COVID-19. That’s in addition to coronavirus vaccines, of course, which will help prevent severe COVID-19 cases and deaths, and even reduce the spread of the illness. But while vaccines can give the immune system a heads-up to the threat it might have to deal with — the real virus — they have a few limitations. First of all, they don’t work on infected...WW…

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Click to Skip AdClosing in...The novel coronavirus is ravaging the US, as several states are dealing with record outbreaks that seem to have no end in sight. have been infected so far, and the death toll will likely pass 157,000 this weekend. The summer heat didn’t do anything to stop the virus from spreading, and the pathogen is highly infectious. The lack of effective medicines that might prevent COVID-19, potential complications, and deaths makes it even more difficult to contain transmission. That’s especially because some people have given up on respecting the few guidelines that can...…Click to Skip AdClosing in...The novel coronavirus is ravaging the US, as several states are dealing with record outbreaks that seem to have no end in sight. have been infected so far, and the death toll will likely pass 157,000 this weekend. The summer heat didn’t do anything to stop the virus from spreading, and the pathogen is highly infectious. The lack of effective medicines that might prevent COVID-19, potential complications, and deaths makes it even more difficult to contain transmission. That’s especially because some people have given up on respecting the few guidelines that can...WW…

Click to Skip AdClosing in...There are a seemingly countless number of different ant species on Earth today. They range from mundane and unthreatening to incredibly aggressive and even potentially deadly. Nearly 100 million years ago, ants roamed the Earth just like they do today, and researchers just found a specimen of one species that reveals how appropriate its nickname “Hell Ant” really is.In , called amber, a hell ant is seen locked in a battle with another ancient insect. Already known to science, the hell ant’s head is particularly unusual. Rather than a pair of jaws situated...…Click to Skip AdClosing in...There are a seemingly countless number of different ant species on Earth today. They range from mundane and unthreatening to incredibly aggressive and even potentially deadly. Nearly 100 million years ago, ants roamed the Earth just like they do today, and researchers just found a specimen of one species that reveals how appropriate its nickname “Hell Ant” really is.In , called amber, a hell ant is seen locked in a battle with another ancient insect. Already known to science, the hell ant’s head is particularly unusual. Rather than a pair of jaws situated...WW…

Click to Skip AdClosing in...I still can’t get over how impressed I was with Netflix’s new series Locke & Key that was just released last month. My expectations really weren’t that high after watching the trailer, since the various clips they used made it look like a CW show. Sure, CW shows are popular, but that brand of YA content with soap opera acting and bargain-basement visual effects really isn’t my cup of tea. I decided to give it a shot though, and Locke & Key was in a totally different league. If you haven’t already seen it, you’ll be hooked instantly.Also, be sure to check...…Click to Skip AdClosing in...I still can’t get over how impressed I was with Netflix’s new series Locke & Key that was just released last month. My expectations really weren’t that high after watching the trailer, since the various clips they used made it look like a CW show. Sure, CW shows are popular, but that brand of YA content with soap opera acting and bargain-basement visual effects really isn’t my cup of tea. I decided to give it a shot though, and Locke & Key was in a totally different league. If you haven’t already seen it, you’ll be hooked instantly.Also, be sure to check...WW…