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The 7 best food items to decrease your risk of heart disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and of all the deaths that occur each year, more than 50% of them could have been prevented. We all know to avoid smoking, but the other four main causes—obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes—can each be eliminated Read More...
African countries pledge to restore the continent's natural forests
A staggering 15% of global carbon emissions results from the loss of tropical forests. That's why it's such good news to hear that more than a dozen African governments pledged at the United Nations climate talks to restore the continent's natural forests, up to 100 million hectares of Read More...
No more drilling at the dentist, how does that sound?
A new study by Australian researchers challenges current dentistry practices, up to the point where they say drilling is old-fashioned. Instead, they say, tooth decay happens so slowly that it can be stopped and reversed before a filling is necessary. According to the researchers, it takes an Read More...
Newly discovered genes might be the key to longer lifespan
It's been quite the obsession of humankind. Throughout history we've been searching high and low for the key to stopping aging processes. Will we ever find the key to eternal youth? It's a grand concept, almost impossible to grasp. But for scientists from ETH Zurich in Switzerland and the Jena Read More...
A five-step process to avoid overthinking
You’re supposed to think long and hard about the decisions you make, but we often tend to overthink, making us doubt our original ideas and instinct. Decision-making doesn’t purely rely on the information at hand, or on gut-feeling. Rather it takes the right mix of information and intuition to Read More...
The revolutionary technology helping to fight food waste
One of the most profound contradictions of modern America is that more than 45 million Americans don’t have enough to eat, but the country wastes an estimated 40 percent of its food. The forces fueling this paradox are complex: Grocery stores think they’ll assume legal liability in Read More...
"Water-in-salt" battery bodes well for greener, safer grid storage
Scientists at the University of Maryland and the US Army Research Laboratory have used high concentrations of salt in water to create safe, green batteries that could find use in anything from large-scale grid storage to spaceships and pacemakers. Many of today's batteries are designed so that, on Read More...
Glowing bandages can reduce the chances of antibiotic-resistant bugs
Bacteria that can shrug off antibiotics is a medical problem that still needs answering, but this prototype could help reduce how much antibiotics are used on patients, and decrease the chances for bugs to become resistant. The experimental bandage from researchers at the University of Bath glows Read More...
The Tea Party leader taking a stand for solar energy: 'I will do what's right'
Debbie Dooley is a firebrand Republican and an outspoken founding member of the Tea Party. But in a fast-intensifying battle over the future of solar power in Florida, she is not on the side you might expect. Along with a diverse grassroots citizens’ coalition including environmentalists and Read More...
The 10 best exercises you can do for the rest of your life
From boot camps to SoulCycle to early morning dance parties, there's no shortage of fitness trends with a devoted, young, fit following. But when it comes to exercises that even the oldest and most out of shape can (and should) add to their workout repertoires, most fitness professionals advise Read More...