Day: 25 July 2020

New Technology Helps Protect Bats from Wind Turbines

Stuart Mitchell

Editor’s note: This story and photos were captured before the pandemic. Duke Energy crews are following stringent measures – including wearing masks and social distancing – to work safely while they perform essential work to keep the lights on. You can learn more about how we’re working safely during the pandemic here.   This is a piece from Duke Energy but as a big fan of bats I wanted to share it. The Rio Grande Valley has more bats than many parts of the country and an unexpected number were passing…

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National Lottery searches for Lockdown Legends For 2020 National Lottery Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The National Lottery is searching for the nation’s lockdown legends in communities across the UK as part of the 2020 National Lottery Awards. New figures reveal more than £1.2 billion of National Lottery funding has been invested in good causes across the UK in 2018/19 alone. Maurice “Morrie” Young, one of the divers who discovered the wreck of the Mary Rose. Photographed at the Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth with his National Lottery Local Hero Award 2019. A total of just under 25,000 National Lottery grants were awarded in the UK…

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The Brain Tumour Charity and Meningioma UK will merge to accelerate a cure for brain tumours

Stuart Mitchell

The Brain Tumour Charity and Meningioma UK are to merge in a drive to improve services and outcomes for everyone affected by a brain tumour Accelerated by the impact of COVID-19 which has seen demand for support services soar, the planned merger is the latest move towards consolidation in a sector historically populated with small charities, many of them founder-led. The Brain Tumour Charity – created in 2013 and now the largest charity in the field, with an annual income of around £12m – was itself born out of a…

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Halifax survey reveals 3 million planning to work from home to save the planet

Stuart Mitchell

3 million UK workers plan to hold a self-imposed ‘green lockdown’ after Covid restrictions have finally lifted by continuing to work from home to help save the planet. The sudden change in lifestyle due to the coronavirus lockdown has been an environmental wake-up call for much of the UK, as new research from Halifax reveals four in 10 (41%) adults said it had made them more aware of climate change. It highlights just how deeply the pandemic has impacted people’s outlook, with the majority (58%) not expecting things to ever…

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Tampax Partners With Amy Schumer To Turn Your Question Marks Into Periods

Stuart Mitchell

Health education entered schools in the 1920s. 100 years later, we’ve made little progress. Sadly, 41% of women are not 100% confident they know how to correctly insert a tampon, according to recent research conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of Tampax1. One reason for this confusion is that in the US, only 29 states are required to teach sex and reproductive health education and of those, only 22 states require the content to be medically accurate2. Tampax, the leading tampon brand, is working to change that by joining…

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