July 16, 2020 - Five Shouts Out

How flies flip around on take-off from an upside- down position

EditorJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Flies are able to right themselves very quickly when taking off from an upside-down position. Scientists from the CNRS and from The Institute of Movement Science (ISM) at Aix-Marseille Université...

Animals

For chimpanzees, salt and pepper hair not a marker of old age

EditorJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Silver strands and graying hair is a sign of aging in humans, but things aren't so simple for our closest ape relatives -- the chimpanzee. A new study published today...

Culture

‘Top Gun’ helmet and ‘Alien’ spaceship in Hollywood props auction

FiveJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Items up for auction at the Prop Store Auction in late August are on display at the Prop Store in Valencia, California on July 15, 2020 include the helmet worn...

USA

Homeless Man Dies After Being Coaxed Into Deadly Stunt On Facebook Live

EditorJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Keonte Jones Mugshot. A Las Vegas man has been arrested after provoking a homeless man into doing a stunt that caused his death. According to NBC Las Vegas, Keonte Jones,...

USA

WATCH: Gun Pulled in Florida Walmart Mask Dispute

EditorJuly 16, 2020

A man who police say pulled a gun on a Florida Walmart shopper and threatened to kill him has been apprehended. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office posted on Twitter...

Covid-19

Saving lives and the economy using technology amid COVID-19 pandemic

FiveJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

[caption id="attachment_83449" align="aligncenter" width="1360"] Illustration of COVID-19 contact-tracing app (Shutterstock/Redkey USB)[/caption] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of millions of people have lost their jobs globally over the past few months....

Day: July 16, 2020

How flies flip around on take-off from an upside- down position

For chimpanzees, salt and pepper hair not a marker of old age

‘Top Gun’ helmet and ‘Alien’ spaceship in Hollywood props auction

Homeless Man Dies After Being Coaxed Into Deadly Stunt On Facebook Live

WATCH: Gun Pulled in Florida Walmart Mask Dispute

Saving lives and the economy using technology amid COVID-19 pandemic

Citizen science is booming during the pandemic

2020 ties for the hottest year on record

30 Service Workers Share The Trashiest Tips They’ve Ever Gotten