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Image copyright ZSL Image caption The Cuban greater funnel-eared bat (Natalus primus) has only one known home in the world One of the world’s rarest bats is now confined to a single cave in Western Cuba with less than 750 remaining, according to a population survey. Scientists are highlighting the plight of the animal, saying …

Anne Berkal walked into the free training class at Westerville City Hall and explained to the instructor why she was there: Last year, she came upon a man overdosing on heroin in the parking lot of a Powell gas station and was powerless to help him. She was determined such a scene would never unfold …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Seized elephant ivory tusks, pangolin scales and shark fins Conservationists say a key wildlife summit could be the “last chance saloon” for saving sharks and rays pushed to extinction by the shark fin trade. About 100 million sharks are estimated to be killed each year for their fins and …

When many people hear of a food delivery service, they think of the regular fast food. This isn’t the case as there are many food delivery services that deliver fresh, organic, healthy food. Benefits of a healthy food delivery service Healthy food: This is an obvious benefit. Since the food delivery service will be supplying …

More than two dozen rescue workers are battling to save two cavers trapped in a cavern in the Tatra mountains in Poland after a narrow tunnel flooded with water. A representative of the rescue service said on Sunday it had not yet been possible to establish contact with the two cavers and that concern was …

To think that central banks could save the bull market is tempting. After all, the promise of rate cuts and other stimulus measures have helped stocks before. And investors clearly need more than a tariff delay to relieve recent doom and gloom. The problem is, central bank policy isn’t what’s holding back the global economy, and …

Image copyright Google Image caption While young people have been demonstrating against climate change, big financial players are putting on pressure from a different direction While young people throng the streets demanding action on man-made climate change, an older, more sober group of activists is fighting a green campaign: big investors. The men and women …

Miguel Román is the sort of person whose family barbecues are interrupted by calls from Army personnel asking where they should bring generators when a hurricane strikes. He is also the director of the Universities Space Research Association’s new Earth from Space Institute, which is designed to use space technology to help people during every …

New energy efficient technology installed at Powell River Recreation Complex will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and offset energy costs in the facility. The recreation complex is the city’s single largest source of GHG and utility costs. In July 2019, the city installed new insulated ceilings in Hap Parker Arena and the rink next …

At a car dealership a couple of months ago, Miles Harrison’s 8-year-old daughter climbed into the back seat of a parked sports utility vehicle that a salesman was showing to the family. What happened next startled Harrison: As his daughter was exploring the back, the salesman got out of the car and shut the driver’s …