Towers Kill 6.8 Million Birds a Year, Study Estimates
Posted on May 4, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
Collisions with communication towers kill about 6.8 million birds — nearly all of them migratory — each year in Canada and the United States, a new study has calculated.
Researchers based their calculation on previous studies of bird victims found around 38 towers, extrapolating the findings to all towers 197 feet (60 meters) or higher in the two countries.
The worst offenders are tall towers, some so high they reach into altitudes at which migratory birds travel, and those with steady-burning red lights.
[Read More]US baby formula shortage: What to know
Posted on May 4, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing "everything in [its] power" to increase the nation's supply of baby formula, which has severely dwindled in recent months after some formula was recalled due to contamination with deadly bacteria, the agency announced(opens in new tab) Tuesday (May 10).
The baby formula shortage not only impacts the health of infants, but also that of older kids and adults with severe food allergies, The Washington Post reported(opens in new tab).
[Read More]Astronaut snaps spectacular shot of crescent moon glowing over stunning sunset
Posted on May 3, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
(opens in new tab)An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has captured a stunning photo of a crescent moon above Earth as the last light of the setting sun shines through the different layers of the atmosphere.
The photo was taken Dec. 6, 2021, by an unnamed member of the Expedition 66 crew — a group of seven astronauts from NASA, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Russia's State Space Corporation, Roscosmos.
[Read More]Chromosome Change Points to Autism, Schizophrenia, Study Says
Posted on May 3, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
People who possess a specific change in one of their chromosomes are nearly 14 times more likely to develop an autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia than those without this change, according to a new study.
The change, which is called a deletion, happens when a section of chromosome 17 is missing. The deletion is found only in people who have an autism spectrum disorder, a developmental delay or schizophrenia , said study researcher David H.
[Read More]Feeling Thirsty? How Drinking Water Satisfies the Brain
Posted on May 3, 2023
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| Arica Deslauriers
When a person is thirsty, a drink of water can be very satisfying, but after the thirst has been quenched, drinking more can be unpleasant. New research reveals the root of these experiences in the brain.
Researchers scanned the brains of people as they drank water. Brain areas involved in emotional decision-making lit up in the scanner when people drank in response to feeling thirsty, whereas regions involved in controlling movement kicked in when people forced themselves to keep drinking after quenching their thirst.
[Read More]Flamingo Spotted in Texas, 13 Years After Escaping Kansas Zoo
Posted on May 3, 2023
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| Mittie Cheatwood
It's incredibly rare to catch a glimpse of an African flamingo on the Texas coast, but if you do, it's definitely Flamingo No. 492. The conspicuous pink bird has been on the run from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, since escaping 13 years ago. Sightings of No. 492 have been rare, but the fugitive flamingo was spotted last month in Lavaca Bay, Texas, about halfway between Houston and Corpus Christi, The New York Times reported.
[Read More]Half of Americans Use Vibrators, Study Claims
Posted on May 3, 2023
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| Mittie Cheatwood
About half of American adults indicate using a vibrator, according to a new survey that sheds light on acts that take place beneath the covers and behind closed doors.
The survey was funded, however, by Church and Dwight Co. Inc., maker of Trojan brand sexual health products. It finds it's not just women taking advantage of the battery-operated tickle toy. Forty-five percent of men said they'd employed a vibrator, with most heterosexual men doing so during foreplay or intercourse with a female partner.
[Read More]Hawaii
Posted on May 3, 2023
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| Arica Deslauriers
Why Thousands of Hawaiians (Including Jason Momoa) Are Protesting a Giant Telescope on Mauna Kea
By Rafi Letzter published 6 August 19
Native Hawaiians argue that the Thirty Meter Telescope, set for construction on the sacred site, was planned without care for their concerns.
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Heaters Recalled by Lennox and ADP
Posted on May 3, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Lennox Industries Inc., of Richardson, Texas also known as Advanced Distributor Products (ADP) LLC, of Grenada, Miss., announced a voluntary recall of about 440 Lennox Garage heaters and about 400 ADP FOA series unit heaters today.
Hazard: Some heaters were manufactured without a required flame rollout switch, which is a back-up device that shuts down the heater in the event of a heater failure.
[Read More]Hormones Explain Why Girls Like Dolls & Boys Like Trucks
Posted on May 3, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
When offered the choice of playing with either a doll or a toy truck, girls will typically pick the doll and boys will opt for the truck. This isn't just because society encourages girls to be nurturing and boys to be active, as people once thought. In experiments, male adolescent monkeys also prefer to play with wheeled vehicles while the females prefer dolls — and their societies say nothing on the matter.
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