Coffee: Does a Body Good?
Posted on June 12, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
That morning cup of coffee may do more than just perk you up. A new study shows that coffee is the primary source of antioxidants for Americans.
This finding may come as a surprise to some since scientists and nutrition experts usually tout fruits and vegetables as the best source of antioxidants - chemicals that prevent cellular damage. But, this study shows for the first time that Americans get most of their antioxidants from their daily fix of java.
[Read More]Coolest Eco-Friendly Technologies at CES 2015
Posted on June 12, 2023
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| Mittie Cheatwood
LAS VEGAS — Companies from around the globe are debuting technologies here at CES that aim to remedy today's most pressing environmental problems.
Some of the biggest names in tech announced that they're embracing more eco-friendly designs for their products. For instance, Samsung introduced a computer monitor made of 30 percent recycled plastic that runs on less energy when it's not in use than conventional monitors. Electronics company LG announced a whole line of "
[Read More]High-Tech Effort Underway to Protect Magna Carta
Posted on June 12, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
The Magna Carta helped form the foundation for modern English and U.S. law. Now one of two copies known to exist outside England is headed for a special new case to preserve it.
The very first Magna Carta dates to 1215, when English barons forced King John to write down the traditional rights and liberties of the country's free persons. A copy of the Magna Carta signed by King Edward I in 1297 currently resides within a helium-filled casement at the National Archives Building in Washington.
[Read More]How Urine Could Help Astronauts Grow Food in Space
Posted on June 12, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
If you want to be one of the first human beings to visit Mars, you better have a strong stomach. Scientists in Germany are testing ways in which urine and sweat could help astronauts grow food on the Red Planet.
Most food for missions to the International Space Station are brought as cargo from Earth. However, longer-duration space missions, such as those to Mars, will need a self-sustaining food supply, scientists have said.
[Read More]Incredible Time-Lapse Video Shows Giant Greenland Lake Disappearing Within Hours
Posted on June 12, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
The Greenland Ice Sheet may be even more unstable than scientists previously thought, according to new research that reveals how lakes on the surface of Greenland's glaciers drain toward the bottom of the ice sheet within hours.
An impressive new time-lapse video shows one of these vanishing acts on Store Glacier in western Greenland. In July 2018, the lake lost two-thirds of its volume in a mere 5 hours, gushing out the equivalent of 2,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.
[Read More]Live Bee Sting 'Acupuncture' Triggers Lethal Allergic Reaction
Posted on June 12, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
An "acupuncture" session using stings from living bees triggered a lethal allergic reaction in a 55-year-old woman at a clinic in Spain.
During the treatment, the woman was deliberately stung by live bees to treat her muscle contractions and stress, according to a recent case report. The blending of bees and acupuncture is a type of "apitherapy" — a term that describes an increasingly popular practice of treating various medical conditions with substances derived from honeybees.
[Read More]New Crib Rules: 5 Back Saving Tips for Parents
Posted on June 12, 2023
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| Arica Deslauriers
Drop-slide cribs with a detaching side rail can no longer be sold, according to new rules announced today by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. That means parents will have to routinely bend over the side rail to lift little Johnny or Suzie into and out of bed.
While there's good reason for the new rule — drop-slide cribs present a suffocation and strangulation hazard — the change may take a toll on parents' backs.
[Read More]Oddball sexaquark particles could be immortal, if they exist at all
Posted on June 12, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
After decades of poking around in the math behind the glue holding the innards of all matter together, physicists have found a strange hypothetical particle, one that has never appeared in any experiment. Called a sexaquark, the oddball is made up of a funky arrangement of six quarks of various flavors.
Besides being a cool-sounding character, the sexaquark could eventually explain the ever-maddening mystery of dark matter. And physicists have found that if the sexaquark has a particular mass, the particle could live forever.
[Read More]Physicists Can Finally Peek at Schrödinger's Cat Without Killing It Forever
Posted on June 12, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
There may be a way of sneaking a peak at Schrödinger's cat — the famous feline-based thought experiment that describes the mysterious behavior of subatomic particles — without permanently killing the (hypothetical) animal.
The unlucky, imaginary cat is simultaneously alive and dead inside a box, or exists in a superposition of "dead" and "alive" states, just as subatomic particles exist in a superposition of many states at once. But looking inside the box changes the state of the cat, which then becomes either alive or dead.
[Read More]Skin Medication Can Be Lethal for Pets, FDA Warns
Posted on June 12, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
A cream used to treat skin cancer and abnormal skin lesions can be lethal for pets, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned today.
The agency said the medication, called fluorouracil, can make pets sick, and even kill them in some cases.
"People using this medication should use care when applying and storing the medication if they are also in a household with pets, as even very small amounts could be dangerous to these animals,"
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