New Study Evaluates Preparedness Against Future Disease Outbreaks

POLICY 11.24.2020 11:00 AM

A new study examines the capacity of health care systems to accommodate patients - among the factors that determine public health in the face of infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19.

5 Easy Steps To Conducting Budget Reviews

11.21.2020 18:18 PM

Reviewing your budget every now and then is essential because it helps you assess where you stand at the moment and make decisions to perform better financially. A personal budget review tells you how well you're doing. Are you meeting your goals, have you lost direction, are there any unforeseen events that ate into your expenditure, are there future expenditures you need to take note of?

Elderly Colorado Couple Slapped $400 for Luring and Feeding Bears

11.06.2020 04:00 AM

An elderly couple in Colorado received a citation and a total of $400 fine after reportedly luring and feeding bears.

Petronas Unveils Target for Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

11.05.2020 10:00 AM

Petronas is the latest in the global oil market to adopt a more environmentally-friendly goal. Petronas, the Malaysian state-run oil and gas company, has declared its target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050 - the latest in the global oil market to adopt a more environmentally-friendly goal.

Eight Things You Should Know When Getting Your First Car

11.04.2020 12:17 PM

You never forget your first car. Whether it's a beat-up hand-me-down or a brand-new sedan, first cars hold a lot of memory.

MIT Sloan Professor Analyzes How Markets Can Be Structured

11.02.2020 19:00 PM

Financial markets are complex structures, even after attempts to rationalize them. An MIT Sloan professor offers an insight into how its quirks and behaviors work.

South Korea to Work Towards Carbon Neutrality by 2050

10.29.2020 19:00 PM

South Korea is the latest country to declare its carbon neutrality target by the year 2050, according to President Moon Jae In.

Physicists Who Worked on Space-Time Distortions Wins PM Prize for Science

10.29.2020 11:00 AM

The Prime Minister's Prize for Science goes to a physicist team that worked in the first direct observation of gravitational waves in 2015.

What Makes The Upcoming Hunter's Blue Moon Rare

10.26.2020 19:00 PM

There are blue moons, an uncommon additional full moon in a month, and there is the hunter's blue moon - an even rarer occurrence.

WhatsApp to Charge Businesses For Some Services

10.26.2020 10:30 AM

Perhaps the best things in life are free, but not WhatsApp, not anymore. The popular messaging platform has announced changes in its services, including paid services for businesses.

A New Study Finds Europe Losing More Than $190 Billion To Air Pollution Every Year

10.21.2020 19:00 PM

A group of environmental think-tanks reports that air pollution costs Europeans more than 160 billion euros, or more than $190 billion, every year from short-term and long-term health effects.

Telegram Bot Steals Pictures of Women and Creates "Deepfake" Versions

10.21.2020 06:00 AM

Based on artificial intelligence (AI), a bot has been running on the encrypted messaging platform Telegram - creating more than 100,000 "deepfake" images using photographs of real women, without their consent.

A Global Study Shows That Millennials Have the Lowest Faith in Democracy

10.20.2020 21:00 PM

Younger people have shown lower faith in a democracy compared to any other age group - with millennials all over the world more disillusioned than their predecessors at the same stage in life.

Virus Kills White-Tailed Deer, Hunters Offered Refunds

10.20.2020 09:00 AM

As white-tailed deers die off due to a virus. The North Dakota Game and Fish has offered licensed hunters the option for a refund.

China Bans Online Services That "Induce Addiction" in Children

10.19.2020 19:00 PM

China has revamped its laws to better protect its youth in cyberspace by banning online services that "induce addiction."