News recently broke that the Russian government had approved a COVID-19 vaccine, appearing to give it bragging rights over the USA and other countries developing vaccines. They’ve even announced that members of President Putin’s family have been inoculated with the new vaccine. However, this Sputnik V vaccine is, like its namesake space probe, more a
When a wildfire is close, the best thing you can do is gather your family, pets, and go-bag and get out. But how long does that take? And how do you know when it’s time to go? With much of California still burning after last week’s lightning storms, CalFire’s fire tracker says over 1 million
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, fewer people have been diagnosed with cancer. Good news? Nope. The lack of cancer diagnoses just means that many cancers are going undiagnosed. Those cancers are still there. They just haven’t yet been discovered. Now, they’ll pop up at a more advanced stage. They’ll start to cause noticeable problems and
Welcome to the newly revamped Key Developments, now twice weekly and with non-COVID news. Right now, it’s still mostly COVID news, but we’ll be slowly morphing it into something broader as we go. The world has over 22.8 million COVID-19 cases. We’ve added about 1.8 million cases since last week, as we did the week
There’s a new app in town, and it might be able to help you accurately evaluate your risk of contracting COVID-19 without violating your privacy. It’s called Hunala, and it was designed by Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis, a physician and professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale. The idea behind Hunala is to leverage Dr.
Welcome to the newly revamped Key Developments, now twice weekly and with non-COVID news. Right now, it’s still mostly COVID-related news, but we’re slowly morphing these posts into something broader as we go. There are over 22.2 million global cases of COVID-19. Cases have grown globally by over 1.8 million since last week, which is
If you or someone you know is about to leave home — whether for college, school, work, or any other reason — it might be time to pack a “quarantine go-bag.” In fact, if you live with other people at all, it makes good sense to have a quarantine bag packed for yourself and your
Welcome to the newly revamped Key Developments, now twice weekly and with non-COVID news. Right now, it’s actually still just COVID news, but we’ll be slowly morphing it into something broader as we go. The world has over 21 million cases. The world has added about 1.8 million cases since last week and this case
Last week on the internet, I came across an interesting use for my extra stores of pinto beans: pinto bean fudge. At first, I was a bit grossed out. Fudge with beans? But then I slowly grew intrigued. Beans by themselves are rather bland and starchy, so maybe the earthy flavor of pinto beans could
A lot of people have the idea that in an emergency, they can break out a can of emergency seeds, toss them on the ground, and quickly produce enough food to feed their entire family. Unfortunately, it doesn’t actually work that way. While gardening is great for self-sufficiency and preparedness, I’d like to share some
Welcome to the newly revamped Key Developments, now twice weekly and with non-COVID news. Right now, it’s actually still just COVID news, but we’ll be slowly morphing it into something broader as we go. There are over 20.4 million global cases. Cases have grown globally by 1.7 million since last week, which is up from
For a few weeks now, we’ve had our eye on the Three Gorges Dam, a true feat of human engineering, and the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. The Three Gorges Dam generates 2% of China’s electricity, and that’s remarkable, but it’s not why we’ve been watching the dam. China has experienced a lot of
The events of 2020 have brought a lot of new preppers into the fold, and many who’ve read our ongoing coverage of America’s food supply problems have contacted us to ask how they can get started by buying a handful of grocery preps with every paycheck. A free ebook, The LDS Preparedness Manual offers a
Welcome to the newly revamped Key Developments, now twice weekly and with non-COVID news. Right now, it’s actually still just COVID news, but we’ll be slowly morphing it into something broader as we go. The world has over 19.2 million cases. The world is adding more than a quarter million cases per day. There have
Because of the numerous supply chain problems with everything from food to consumer goods, many of us have been carefully planning our purchases ahead of time in a multistep process that involves budgeting, prioritization, checking inventories for in-stock notices, and using upgraded shipping options to avoid USPS delays. Well, now we can add cars to
