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Watch Out: Rapid Weather Changes Boost Flu Risk

Apr 30, 2020 06:30AM

Rapid weather swings as a result of climate change raise the risk of flu virus infections and epidemics, reports a study.

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Passing Gas: Seaweed Lowers Cows’ Methane Emissions

Apr 30, 2020 06:30AM

If Australia can grow enough of the puffy, pink Asparagopsis taxiformis seaweed for every cow in the country, they could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent.

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Charging Ahead: New Batteries From Fruit Waste

Apr 30, 2020 06:30AM

Biowaste from durian fruit and jackfruit scraps is a possible candidate to create next generation, high-performance, yet low-cost supercapacitors for energy storage devices.

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Buzz Off: Bee Swarms Form Giant Brains

Apr 30, 2020 06:30AM

New research suggests that individual members of a bee swarm behave like neurons in a human brain.

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Life Perseveres: New Bird Species Found on Remote Island

Apr 30, 2020 06:30AM

Five new songbird species and five new subspecies have been found on a single small island near Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Jolly Good: King of Bhutan Requests Selfless Gift

Apr 30, 2020 06:30AM

For his 40th birthday, the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, asked his people to either plant a tree, adopt a stray animal or clean up their neighborhood in his honor.

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Financial Fix: Great Britain Coal Use Falls With Carbon Tax

Apr 30, 2020 06:30AM

A tax on carbon dioxide emissions in Great Britain has led to the proportion of electricity generated from coal falling from 40 percent to 3 percent over six years.

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Wild Things: Wildness a Big Factor in Urban Parks

Apr 30, 2020 06:30AM

A study finds that wildness in urban areas is profoundly important for human well-being, impacting both physical and mental health.

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Take Echinacea to Reduce Anxiety

Mar 31, 2020 06:30AM

Echinacea angustifolia root extract may be helpful for situation-induced anxiety, indicates a new study.

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Consume Grape Seed Extract to Improve Cholesterol and Lower Inflammation

Mar 31, 2020 06:30AM

Grape seed extract significantly improves both total and LDL cholesterol levels and triglyceride levels, and lowers markers of inflammation.

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Breathe Cleaner Air to Help Bone Health

Mar 31, 2020 06:30AM ● By Rachael Oppy

Air pollution has long been linked to lung cancer, stroke and respiratory disease, and now research has found that it can lead to osteoporosis, as well.

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Try Pine Bark to Improve Erectile Function and Cholesterol

Mar 31, 2020 06:30AM

Erectile dysfunction, an early diabetic indicator, responds to treatment with pine bark extract, researchers report.

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Eat Better to Cut Healthcare Costs

Mar 31, 2020 06:30AM

Poor diets and eating habits account for almost 20 percent of heart disease, stroke and diabetes costs in the U.S.

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Coal Costs: Closing Plants Saves Lives and Crops

Mar 31, 2020 06:30AM

Between 2005 and 2016, the shutdown of coal-fired plants in the U.S. saved an estimated 26,610 lives and the equivalent of around 570 million bushels of corn, soybeans and wheat.

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Plastics Adios: Mexicans Return to Old Ways After Ban

Mar 31, 2020 06:30AM

A new law bans popular plastic bags in the Mexican capital, as well as handing out plastic straws, spoons, coffee capsules and other single-use items by 2021.

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