How did whales that feed on tiny prey evolve into the largest creatures on Earth? And why don’t they get even bigger? Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/why-are-whales-big…
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A better way to convert dog years to human years
Researchers collected DNA samples from 104 Labrador retrievers over a 16-year period. They compared changes in their DNA samples against DNA previously collected from humans. The result? A better sense of what a “dog year” really means. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/a-better-way-to-convert-dog-years-to-human-years…
Enjoy Netflix While It Lasts. It Can’t Keep Going Like This Forever.
An anonymous reader shares a column: Derek Thompson, writing in the Atlantic last month, highlighted the ways in which contemporary millennial lifestyles are in many ways subsidized by venture capital. Unprofitable businesses are currently offering up great deals to urbanites who otherwise would be unable to afford their fancy city-living in large part because of losses incurred as the cost of…
Mysterious Ongoing Oil Spill is Already Brazil’s Worst on Record
Alex Pietrowski – No one knows where it is coming from or how to stop it. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/10/31/mysterious-ongoing-oil-spill-is-already-brazils-worst-on-record/…
More Obese Children Should Get Weight-Loss Surgery, Doctors Say
Weight-loss surgery could treat severely obese children more effectively than lifestyle changes alone, pediatricians say. Source: https://www.livescience.com/pediatricians-advise-more-kid-weight-loss-surgery.html
Deep-sea anglerfish may shed luminous bacteria into the ocean water
Bacteria in deep-sea anglerfish give the predators a luminescent glow – but despite being adapted to this lifestyle the microbes leave for the open water Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2219425-deep-sea-anglerfish-may-shed-luminous-bacteria-into-the-ocean-water/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Urban Farming | Growing Onions From Scraps
Brentwood Urban Farm: A Sustainable Homestead in the City of Los Angeles Owned and operated by green farmers: Emily Richards and John Nogawski. Learn more here. Just because you live in a city, that doesn’t mean you can’t homestead. Such is the case for this organic urban farm. Brentwood Urban Farm is located in the heart of Los Angeles with…Continue Reading
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How you live affects your sperm – and perhaps your future children too
Lifestyle choices from smoking to wearing tight underpants change men’s sperm, and animal studies suggest these changes affect children’s health and behaviour Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2215605-how-you-live-affects-your-sperm-and-perhaps-your-future-children-too/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Soft Drinks, Including Sugar-Free, Linked To Increased Risk of Early Death
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: People who regularly consume soft drinks have a higher risk of an early death, researchers have found, with the trend seen for both sugared and artificially sweetened drinks. While experts say the study cannot prove soft drinks are a driver of an increased risk of death, they say the work — which…
FTC Is Investigating Juul’s Marketing Practices
The FTC is investigating whether e-cigarette startup Juul Labs used influencers and other marketing to appeal to minors (Warning: source paywalled; alternative source). The Wall Street Journal reports: The probe, which hasn’t previously been disclosed, began before the agency’s antitrust review of a December deal in which tobacco giant Altria Group invested $12.8 billion to take a 35% stake in Juul,…