“It was considered one of the CIA’s worst failures in decades: Over a two-year period starting in late 2010, Chinese authorities systematically dismantled the agency’s network of agents across the country, executing dozens of suspected U.S. spies.” | learn more
Couldn’t miss this fact – especially as I was stung for the first time in about 25 years. “While scientists have been sounding alarm bells over the decline of bees globally, Amsterdam may have worked out how to save them.” | learn […]
This article is Canada-focused, but I would guess that the content applies to the US as well. “Ontario is the only province from which detailed financials are available. In 2016, blue-box collection cost municipalities a total of $347 million, and […]
“We chart the progress of Aldi and Lidl, the largest German grocery chains that are conquering America.” | learn more
New research from the University of Chicago identifies one reason that elephants can grow so large and live for so long with cancer incidence rates way lower than humans. | learn more
Interesting to note that we can now detect via brain scans that which no other test could confirm. What happens next? “Artificial intelligence can now decode the brain signature for fibromyalgia—providing a definitive, objective sign that the illness really does […]
New research shows that ants intuitively understand the proverb ‘too many cooks in the kitchen.’ | learn more
“With new pressures from the rise of e-commerce, growth in IoT, and consumer demands for environmental sustainability, the CPG packaging industry is facing major challenges.” | learn more
Axios highlights the growth of warehouse jobs in e-commerce across the country. | learn more
How interesting! The painting’s ownership has been fractionalized and tokenized, allowing partial interest to be bought via smart contract. The contract was powered by the blockchain platform Maecenas. “Approximately US$1.7 million was raised in the cryptocurrency auction for a 31.5% […]