GVSU professor, student help discover one-million-year-old monkey fossil
(Grand Valley State University) An international team of scientists, including a Grand Valley State University professor and alumni, recently discovered a species of monkey fossil in the Dominican Republic the team has dated to be more than one million years old. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 4, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Tropical Storm Erika Weakens
(HAVANA) — Tropical Storm Erika dissipated early Saturday, even as its remnants began drenching parts of eastern Cuba. But it left devastation in its path, killing at least 20 people and leaving nearly 50 missing on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, authorities said.
In Haiti, one person died in a mudslide just north of Port-au-Prince, and at least four others were killed in a traffic accident that apparently occurred in the rain.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm had degenerated into a trough of low pressure by early Saturday after mountains and an unfavorable environment in Hi...
Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories - August 29, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Jacob Davidson Tags: Uncategorized weather Source Type: news
Cuba Suffers Through The Worst Drought Of ‘The Last Century’
With the year-long drought in Cuba forecast to worsen in the coming months, some residents are harboring what may seem like an unusual hope. “It is hard to believe, but many of us are hoping for a hurricane,” Nuris Lopez, a hairdresser in Granma province, told Reuters earlier this month. “I might lose my roof, but at least I could clean my house.” Lopez is one of more than 1 million people in Cuba who are currently relying on trucked-in water to survive. Reuters says one in 10 residents in the Caribbean country have been depending on government tank trucks to make do during a record hot summer....
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 26, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
If I can give blood, so can you.
Originally written by Vivi Engen, American Red Cross Intern, Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can find the original story here.
Help prevent a seasonal blood supply shortage: A seasonal blood donation decline is common during the summer. Currently, the Red Cross has an urgent need for type AB blood to help replenish the plasma supply. Blood donors with types O negative, B negative and A negative and platelet donors are also especially needed to maintain sufficient supplies. For information about blood donation, or to schedule an appointment, download the Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-...
Source: Red Cross Chat - August 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Beth Pullias Tags: Blood blood donor blood donor app Source Type: news
Discovery of a salamander in amber sheds light on evolution of Caribbean islands
A salamander found preserved in amber from the Dominican Republic is the first-ever fossil of its kind, and also shows that salamanders once lived in the Caribbean region, where they now are all extinct. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 17, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
