Australian Ducks Show They Can Mimic Human Speech by Picking up Swearing: ‘You Bloody Fool!’ The first documented instance of ducks being able to mimic sounds has researchers reviewing the evolution of vocal language learning in birds. The musk duck is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. […]
Pandemic unemployment benefits just expired. What will families do now? The federal pandemic unemployment benefits program ends Monday, leaving millions to wonder how they’ll make ends meet for their families. An estimated 7.5 million people will be affected, according to calculations by the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank. […]
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. The […]
Move could affect tens of thousands of foreign tutors overseas A leading private education agency in China announced over the weekend the suspension of courses administered by foreign-based tutors, as the company moves to comply with new regulations for the private tutoring sector, which could affect tens of thousands of […]
The Delta variant is challenging China’s costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings to Chinese leaders that a less disruptive approach is needed to try to keep the coronavirus out of the country. As the highly contagious variant pushes leaders in the U.S., Australia and elsewhere to renew restrictions, Chinese […]