What would happen if all insects died out?It's almost impossible to predict (预测),but the results would be terrible.We need insects to pollinate (授粉) crops.They also break down dead plants and animals and turn them (5) into new useful things.We need them (6)...
But today, humans are putting these all at risk. Rising ocean temperatures and pollution stress the coral, which can kill entire coral ecosystems within just a few months. Half of the US Caribbean coral died in one massive bleaching event back in 2005. If we do nothing to cool the oceans,...
If you’re trying to get the law changed, it can seem like a monumental task: where on earth do you start? One organisation that knows the answer is Access Info Europe: they have a long record of tirelessly working for better rights to information across the continent, and have system...
As reward for this spectacular improvement, his colleagues threw him into an insane asylum where he quickly died (see bit.ly/SO3jd4).Perhaps faster technological change in medicine had to wait until kids who grew up with the Internet had finished medical school. That’s starting to happen ...
but breakthrough cases can still happen. Check with the place you’re staying to find out what protocols they have in place if you do catch it, and make sure you have travel insurance. My experience was a good one as the resort where I stayed had dedicated rooms and policies in place ...
Many argue that World War II, not the New Deal, ended the Depression. Still, others contend that if FDR had spent as much on the New Deal as he did during the War, it would have ended the Depression.In the nine years between the launch of the New Deal and the attack on Pearl Harb...
medical injury. “It’s probably the first thing you should do,” says Haskell, who was drawn to patient advocacy after her 15-year-old son, Lewis, died in the hospital following routine surgery. If the doctor isn’t available, she adds, “demand that they contact the...
The primary issue with Enron was the lack of transparency surrounding the use of SPVs. The company would transfer its own stock to the SPV in exchange for cash or a note receivable. The SPV would then use the stock to hedge an asset against Enron's balance sheet. Once the company's st...
Executive Airport in Virginia jolted suddenly. The corporate jet was forced to divert to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and the woman, 55-year-old Dana Hyde, died at a nearby hospital of what the state medical examiner said were blunt-force injuries to her head ...
Term life insurance also might not make as much sense for folks who can afford permanent life insurance and have dependents who would be financially burdened if they were to pass away. In that case, it might be harder to get affordable permanent policies 20 years later when the term policy ...