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NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars to search for extraterrestrial life
In an incredible interplanetary feat, NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully landed on Mars on Thursday. The touchdown, which took place on the red planet’s Jezero crater, marks the beginning of the agency’s most ambitious effort to directly investigate whether there was once life on our Read More...
Scientists use AI and smartphones to detect skin cancer highly accurately
The idea of using smartphones to detect potential skin cancers has been around for more than a decade, but until now, the technology hasn’t been advanced enough to challenge the accuracy of a trained dermatologist. Recently, however, researchers at MIT and Harvard developed deep learning Read More...
Photo gallery: Europe’s most active volcano is in spectacular form
While fireworks may look nice, they don’t even compare to the natural extravagance of a volcanic eruption. Recently, the people of Sicily have been treated to an incredible show from Europe’s most active volcano: Mount Etna. The volcano has been spewing massive lava fountains and oozing Read More...
5 ways to build rapport with students in online classes
With vaccinations underway, many school districts are optimistically looking towards a return to in-person classes, but until then, it’s important for schools and teachers to continue to work to improve the quality and level of engagement of online courses. One key way to do this is to build a Read More...
Failed your New Year’s resolution? Here’s how to bounce back
Setting a New Year’s resolution is easy, but the hard part is maintaining the motivation to actually achieve that resolution. If you found yourself falling short of your New Year’s goals, no worries. We have 6 tips to help you get up and bounce back from this so-called “failure.” Reframe Read More...
February 19, 2021
Today we're highlighting an initiative that combines vertical farming with affordable housing as well as why purpose-driven companies appeal to consumers. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 19, 2021
Today we're highlighting an initiative that combines vertical farming with affordable housing as well as why purpose-driven companies appeal to consumers. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 19, 2021
Today we're highlighting an initiative that combines vertical farming with affordable housing as well as why purpose-driven companies appeal to consumers. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
February 19, 2021
Today we're highlighting an initiative that combines vertical farming with affordable housing as well as why purpose-driven companies appeal to consumers. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Volunteers in Texas have saved thousands of sea turtles from the cold
As you may have heard, a winter vortex has brought uncharacteristic bone-chilling temperatures to the state of Texas over the past few days. And while humans are certainly feeling the chill, countless sea turtles are facing a frigid death as a result of the drop in temperature. That’s because sea Read More...