Many women blame themselves after pregnancy loss and some societies point the finger too, but fertility medicine is busting such miscarriage myths Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732943-900-forget-about-blame-with-miscarriage-its-function-is-entirely-natural/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Grant Imahara, Host of ‘MythBusters’ and ‘White Rabbit Project,’ Dies At 49
Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer and roboticist who hosted the popular science show MythBusters and Netflix’s White Rabbit Project, has died suddenly following a brain aneurysm. He was 49. From The Hollywood Reporter: An electrical engineer and roboticist by training, he joined Discovery’s MythBusters in its third season, replacing Scottie Chapman and was with the show until 2014 when he left…
Plague doctors: Separating medical myths from facts
These spooky costumes may have been worn by some early modern physicians to ward off infection, but the history of plague medicine goes back much further. Source: https://www.livescience.com/plague-doctors.html
Facebook Will Warn Users Who ‘Liked’ Coronavirus Hoaxes
The Associated Press reports that soon Facebook will start warning users who “shared or interacted with dangerous coronavirus misinformation”:
The new notice will be sent to users who have clicked on, reacted to, or commented on posts featuring harmful or false claims about COVID-19 after they have been removed by moderators. The alert, which will start appearing on Facebook in the coming…
April’s birthstone is the diamond
Happy birthday April babies! Your birthstone, the diamond, is the rich cousin of graphite. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/april-birthstone-diamond…
Moon and Gemini stars on April 1
Watch for Gemini’s 2 brightest stars – Castor and Pollux – near tonight’s moon. On the other side of the moon, you’ll see a 3rd bright star. It’s Procyon in the constellation Canis Minor, the Lesser Dog. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/are-geminis-castor-and-pollux-whales…
Is running or walking better for you? Here’s what the science says
Does pounding the pavement damage your joints? Can you get away with just walking? Sports engineer Steve Haake pits running against walking and dispels some abiding myths Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532730-100-is-running-or-walking-better-for-you-heres-what-the-science-says/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
12 Coronavirus myths busted by science
There’s plenty of nonsense about the coronavirus online. Here are some of the biggest COVID-19 myths out there and the science to explain why they aren’t true. Source: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-myths.html
Hare and Dove at Orion’s feet
If you have a dark sky, you can see Lepus the Hare and Columba the Dove. They’re 2 faint constellations near the easy-to-find constellation Orion. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/the-hare-and-the-dove-below-the-hunter…
Why does Arrokoth look like a snowman?
Meet Arrokoth – the most distant object yet visited by earthlings – seen by the New Horizons spacecraft in early 2019. It’s very old, one of the first generation of objects in our solar system. Here’s why it looks like a snowman. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/arrokoth-nowman-peanut-shape-new-horizons-distant-object…