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North Atlantic right whales in crisis – and the people risking lives to save them
Image copyright Getty Images Once hunted to near extinction, North Atlantic right whales are now facing new human threats that could end the species. Here are the people risking their lives to save them. For whale rescuer Mackie Greene, there’s no feeling in the world like seeing fishing ropes slip free from a trapped whale. …
Fortnite season X brings emotes to Save the World
Fortnite’s first-but-less-glamorous mode Save the World will now share the locker full of emotes that players have been using in its more visible Battle Royale incarnation. This becomes effective with the launch of season X, a community coordinator told the game’s subreddit. That means the emoticons, sprays, toys and, of course, dances available to a …
The Fed’s real message: Save the economy from Trump
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell continues to be the subject of criticism from President Donald Trump. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo finance The central bank is expected to cut rates this week in part to offset President Donald Trump’s trade war. By BEN WHITE and VICTORIA GUIDA 07/30/2019 05:05 AM EDT In the case of Donald Trump …
SDSU Researchers Use New Genetic Technology To Save Sharks
Credit: Associated Press Above: The fin of a great white shark is seen swimming a past research boat in the waters off Gansbaai, South Africa, Aug. 11, 2016. San Diego State University Research labs have developed a new genetic screening method aimed at streamlining shark conservation efforts. “The ‘genome skimming’ method enables fast and accurate …
How new technology used by 911 dispatchers helps pinpoint cellphone locations and save lives
Prince William County recently started using Rapid SOS, a new technology that helps dispatchers pinpoint the location of a 911 call coming from a cellphone. On April 6, it saved a man’s life. At a time when cellphones are turning land lines into relics of the past, 911 technology is finally catching up to modern …
Nato chief calls on Russia to save INF missile treaty
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the BBC time is running out to save the key missile treaty Time is running out to save a key missile treaty with Russia, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has told the BBC. Mr Stoltenberg pledged a “measured, defensive” response if Russia did not …
Jacksonville area parents use new technologies to help save children from hot car deaths
0 Jacksonville area parents use new technologies to help save children from hot car deaths JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Technology and apps are helping parents avoid the tragedy of accidentally leaving their children in a hot car. So far, 18 children in the U.S. have died from being left in a hot car in 2019. Three of …
The Deeper Dig: Can technology save Lake Carmi?
The 80-point aeration system launched on Lake Carmi last week is the culmination of a year of planning — and decades of frustration. Residents and campers around Vermont’s fourth-largest lake have faced toxic cyanobacteria blooms in late summer for as long as many can recall. Caused by phosphorus runoff from nearby farms, roads and septic …
Sally Pipes: How much does your health care cost? Trump wants you to know and save money
President Trump recently signed an executive order that aims to force hospitals, doctors, and insurers to be more transparent about their prices. Currently, those prices are negotiated and set in secret. Consumers have no idea what their care will cost and so are unable to shop around for the best deal. But if health care …
‘Save your money’: no evidence brain health supplements work, say experts | Science
Dietary supplements such as vitamins do nothing to boost brain health and are simply a waste of money for healthy people, experts have said. According to figures from the US, sales of so-called “memory supplements” doubled between 2006 and 2015, reaching a value of $643m, while more than a quarter of adults over the age …
