Chicago Airports Have Installed Drop Boxes For Passengers To Get Rid Of Weed

Illinois’ new era of legal weed means travelers passing through Chicago airports don’t need to worry about TSA if they’re holding. But if you don’t feel like taking your pot on the plane, well, that’s cool, too.

Local officials announced this week that so-called “cannabis amnesty boxes” have been installed at O’Hare International Airport and … Read the rest

The 2010s: A Decade Of Protests Around The World

2019 has become known as a year of protest. But this year does not exist in isolation: Protests have been emblematic of the entire past decade.

The 2010s began with the Arab Spring and Occupy protests, and are ending with a swell of anti-government demonstrations in India, Iraq, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Latin America, parts of … Read the rest

TOP 10 Robotic Stories of 2019

Every day, artificial intelligence – and robotics at large – become more and more clever and capable. there is still a fascination for devices capable of enhancing the use of our bodies and humanoid bots (just meet little sophia), but the evolution of AI now means everyday objects are becoming equally as smart. with robotics … Read the rest

NASA Soil Data Joins the Air Force

Getting stuck on a muddy road is a hassle for anyone, but for the U.S. Army it could be far more serious – a matter of life and death in some parts of the world. That’s one of the reasons the U.S. Air Force HQ 557th Weather Wing is now using data about soil … Read the rest

Drought-Stressed Forest Fueled Amazon Fires

A new satellite-based map … Read the rest