‘Limit the use of bamboo scaffold if necessary’
The construction industry should look into limiting the use of bamboo scaffolding if the situation calls for it, according to Siu Sin-man from the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims. A scaffolding collapse at a Kai Tak construction site last month injured 11 workers…India among 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events during 30 years between 1992 and 2022
Climate Risk Index 2025 listed countries based on economic and human effects on them from these violent events…
RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day
Hours after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that the Department of Health and Human Services would not undergo a staff purge, it did.The Trump administration laid off half of its Epidemic Intelligence Service, otherwise known as the “Disease Detectives.” The lay off affected 1,260 staff, reported NBC News’s Lewis Kamb.Top-ranking officials with the CDC…
Climate change outpaces tree migration, human intervention may be needed: Study
A new Colorado State University study of the interior U.S. West has found that tree ranges are generally contracting in response to climate change but not expanding into cooler, wetter climates—suggesting that forests are not regenerating fast enough to keep pace with climate change, wildfire, insects and disease…
Meta wants its AI to power robots that can do your chores
Meta (META) is reportedly making a major investment in humanoid robots that can be powered by its artificial intelligence.Read more…
Meta is reportedly working on humanoid robots that help with chores
If you look at your Roomba with disgust, thinking about what a far cry it is from the Jetsons’ Rosey the Robot, help is on the way. Bloomberg reported on Friday that Meta plans to leverage its advances in AI and augmented reality to build a platform for futuristic humanoid robots that can help with…
Planetary Evolution May be the Reason for Human Life, and Life Elsewhere
A new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the universe…
San Angelo, TX Author Publishes Third Spiritual Book
A Man Finds Purpose, Meaning, and a Connection to Humanity and God…The scent of the mummy. Research discovers ancient Egyptian remains smell nice
Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse. It turns out well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. Researchers at University College London and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia used both chemical analysis and a panel of human sniffers to evaluate the odors…