The ‘urban forests’ of New York revealed: New study finds the city has five MILLION trees in ‘forested natural areas’ Researchers carrying out a huge survey of New York City’s trees Teams spent two years collecting data in 53 designated forested natural areas By Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com Published: 23:00 BST, 6 December 2018 | … Read more
‘Ghost fleet’ ship graveyard with hundreds of sunken vessels is MOVING: Storms, floods and erosion are causing wrecks to drift for miles The wooden skeletons of 185 wooden ships were sunk or left to decompose The wrecks are in an area of the Potomac River, called Mallows Bay, in Maryland Environmentalists have come to value … Read more
Online training course launches to teach medics how to operate vital life saving ventilators in just 30 minutes so they can join the coronavirus frontline The tool includes a series of videos and interactive guides for using a ventilator It will allow retired doctors and nurses to regain lost skills to work with patients Doctors … Read more
Amazon is reportedly nudging consumers to buy fewer non-essential items on the platform as it struggles to keep up with a surge in orders during the coronavirus outbreak. The e-commerce giant is quietly dialing back tactics that encourage impulse spending or upselling of other products. The firm is said to have removed recommendation widgets, canceled promotions … Read more
Google reveals it blocks more than 18 MILLION coronavirus scam emails every day as criminals try and steal money and personal information from unsuspecting users during lockdown Google saw 18 million daily scam emails related to COVID-19 last week This includes malware and phishing emails intended to defraud users Google reports a further 240 million COVID-related … Read more
Hong Kong dodged a major coronavirus outbreak — without resorting to a complete lockdown — by using a combination of targeted isolation and social distancing. As of March 31, the region had only 715 confirmed cases of COVID-19 — including 94 asymptomatic cases — and four deaths among the population of 7.5 million. Experts from from … Read more
Experiments conducted by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) show the coronavirus can be ‘quickly’ destroyed by sunlight. Yahoo News obtained a briefing that suggests the virus cannot survive in high temperatures and humidity on surfaces or in a droplet of saliva – giving the public hope that the end could be just around … Read more
Samsung launches new ‘upcycling’ initiative that will let customers convert bulky television boxes into household furniture, like coffee tables and kitty castles Samsung will ship its flatscreen TVs in boxes that can be converted into furniture Customers can make coffee tables, kitty castles, nightstands, and more Initially, the feature will be limited to boxes for … Read more
ACLU warns contact tracing apps designed to monitor spread of COVID-19 could have ‘significant’ privacy risks if they do not have proper safeguards The ACLU says contact tracing apps will have to be made with privacy in mind It said that apps could have significant privacy risks if not designed properly Among other things the … Read more
Computer users donating spare processing power in the search for a coronavirus vaccine accidentally create the world’s fastest supercomputer more powerful the then next 500 machines combined Folding@Home is an app people install on their computers to donate resources It allows thousands of machines to work together to solve complicated issues It allows them to … Read more