Taxi fleets in Thailand are giving new meaning to the term “rooftop garden,” as they utilize the roofs of cabs idled by the coronavirus crisis to serve as small vegetable plots. Workers from two taxi cooperatives assembled the miniature gardens this week using black plastic garbage bags stretched across bamboo […]
Researchers Toilet-Trained Cows in Hopes of Reducing Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions Researchers in Germany have potty trained cows, all in the name of science Cows are smart. “Why shouldn’t they be able to learn how to use a toilet?” Turns out cows can be potty trained as easily as toddlers. […]
China’s Zhejiang and Shanghai brace for Typhoon Chanthu East China’s Zhejiang Province and Shanghai have issued alerts for Typhoon Chanthu, which is expected to make landfall on Zhejiang’s coastal areas Monday (Sept 13). The Zhejiang provincial meteorological observatory issued a warning on Sunday saying that the 14th typhoon of the […]
Amazon’s more than 750,000 U.S. employees will soon be eligible to get a free college education with classes, books and additional fees covered. The e-commerce giant announced Thursday that it is expanding its education and skills training benefits to all hourly employees starting in January. Employees are eligible after 90 […]
China’s education ministry said on Wednesday that private tutors will be barred from offering courses online via avenues such as instant messaging services or livestreaming platforms, or in unregistered venues such as residential buildings and hotels, hotels and coffee shops, ramping up its effort to stamp out all for-profit tutoring. […]