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Omicron upends return to US schools and workplaces

Jan 4, 2022

(Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)COVID-19 tests are administered to children, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at L.B. “We are going to keep our schools open and ensure that...

Charging electric vehicles with photovoltaics at home

Jan 4, 2022

Electromobility is also seeing strong growth – with currently 70,000 pure electric vehicles on Swiss roads, plus 200,000 hybrids. The scientists wanted to know the extent to which electric car...

New research to drive advances in neonatal health, architecture, technology, schools and desalination

Jan 4, 2022

04 January 2022UniSA has been awarded $2.5 million for ARC Discovery projects to start in 2022. The projects are among seven successful UniSA Discovery Grants announced in late December by...

Hitting the beach this summer? Here are some of our top animal picks to look out for

Jan 4, 2022

Photo: John Turnbull/Flickr, Author providedYou’re much less likely to see another common crab, the sand bubbler. Australia has several octopus species, from the gloomy octopus (Octopus tetricus) on the east...

US flightmare worsens on New Year's Day hitting season-high of over 2,400 flight cancellations

Jan 3, 2022

In an effort to combat the travel disruptions, airlines say they are taking steps to reduce cancellations. United has offered to pay pilots three times or more of their usual...

Thousands gather to oppose Dutch virus measures despite ban

Jan 3, 2022

Police clash with demonstrators as thousands of people defied a ban Sunday to gather and protest the Dutch government's coronavirus lockdown measures, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. The...

How micromobility affects the climate

Jan 3, 2022

“In the way they are currently used, shared e-scooters and e-bikes do the climate more harm than good,” says Reck. In this way, Reck and his colleagues developed the first...

FAA warns it could cancel flights too as Omicron hits its 14,000 air traffic controllers

Jan 2, 2022

The FAA doesn't actually schedule flights - but its vital role in organizing air traffic across the US means that airlines would be forced to ax flights if there aren't...

New year brings more canceled flights for air travelers

Jan 2, 2022

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, air travelers wear masks at Love Field in Dallas, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. The new year is bringing more of the same old misery...

Selective separation could help alleviate critical metals shortage

Jan 2, 2022

As they report in the journal Nature, their processing techniques allow the metals to remain in solid form and be separated without dissolving the material. This avoids traditional but costly...