Lycodon irwini is the latest species named after The Crocodile Hunter. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Conservationists have discovered a previously unknown species of snake, slithering around one of Earth's most unique environments. In naming their new reptile, researchers decided to honor one of popular culture's most unique and beloved wildlife educators: the late, great Steve Irwin . The snake was discovered in the Nicobar Islands.

Elon Musk is fighting many battles right now: Against a Brazilian Supreme Court judge, the Australian Prime Minister, Don Lemon, OpenAI, and a nonprofit watchdog, to name a few. But Musk says that he's now spending the majority of his work time on one of his oldest ventures: Tesla. And Tesla badly needs help. The carmaker released its quarterly earnings report yesterday and revealed that its profits fell 55% and revenue fell 9%--figures even worse than many analysts had anticipated. The company announced its intentions to lay off more than 10% of its staff, or about 14,000 people, including major cuts in California and Texas.

Sexual harassment is a pressing issue that won't go away. A survey published in January 2018 found that 81 percent of women and 43 percent of men experienced sexual harassment. Statistics from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission report that an estimated 75 percent of sexual harassment cases are not reported. That fact is due to a variety of factors. Some victims fear retaliation for speaking up or think the people they talk to won't believe them. Also, people in low-wage jobs who experience sexual harassment may feel it's useless to notify superiors about what happened because they lack bargaining power.

Instead of worrying so much about robots taking away jobs, maybe we should worry more about wages being too low for robots to even get a chance. Seasonal labor for harvesting agricultural products, particularly fruits and vegetables, is dependent on human labor from a diminishing universe of willing workers. Robots that can supplement or replace human workers in the harvesting process are being developed and tested in startups and academia, but almost all are not yet ready for prime time. In a NY Times article written by Neil Irwin entitled Rethinking Low Productivity, productivity growth has been on a downward path since the Financial Crisis. Irwin, who writes about economic trends, asks whether the downward trend is the cause of low growth, or the result, a troubling question in the dynamics of the agriculture industry.