Jun 24 2011

Batphone App Will Record Ultrasonic Bat Sounds

Tag: Apps,Bats,Environment,Smart Phones,Volunteer — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:37 pm
Volunteers using the app can upload the recordings to a website to keep track of bat populations.

May 27 2010

Cell Phone Survey to Aid Haitians

Tag: Cell Phones,Disaster Recovery,Volunteer — Clark Boyd @ 3:33 pm
A team of volunteer statisticians asks for help in funding a cell phone survey in Haiti. The goal: to determine the ongoing economic impact of the quake on Haitians.

May 11 2010

Nearly 18,000 Still ‘Missing’ on China Quake Anniversary

Tag: Animals,Building,Death and Dying,Disasters and Accidents,Earthquakes,Government,Mental Health,Moving,Pain,Shakes and Smoothies,Surviving An Attack,The Future,Toad,Video,Volunteer — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:30 pm
Nearly two years have past, and families throughout China still don't know what happened to their loved ones.

Apr 14 2010

Couple Makes Clean Water for the World

Tag: Good Will,Take Action,Volunteer,Water,Water Conservation — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 2:55 pm
A trip to El Salvador inspires a husband and wife to build low-cost water purification units in their garage.