So it was a problem when Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, registered 227 on the AQI earlier this month and stayed there. This isn’t the first time Bangkok registered such levels—or Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, and Beijing for that matter—but government officials decided pollution-filtering masks and advisories to stay inside weren’t enough. Determined to clear the smog, they made the unusual choice to make it rain, according to Earther....
The bones become less dense and, therefore, increase the risk of injuries while carrying extra weight. Since bone density also depends on the dietary intake of calcium, many people are taking supplements to prevent osteoporosis or weak bones. One option that you have is to take joint supplements. Joint supplements contain nutrients that support healthy joints and improve joint functionality. The ingredients in joint supplements include glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, and hyaluronic acid....
Cyber attacks and security breaches have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. With this bundle, you’re handed over 160 hours of expert-led content, with courses rated as high as 4.7/5 stars. You’ll be introduced to Wireshark, Cisco CCNA, CompTIA, and more, which are tools and certifications that cybersecurity professionals have under their belt. Through the training, you can expect to understand and interpret network protocols, explore topics such as Wi-Fi, network automation, and network security, get to grips with sniffing, attacking authentication, and session management, and gain familiarity with trojans, backdoors, viruses, and worms....
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to any angler that the shape of a spoon lure is modeled after the same kitchen utensil you use to shovel Frosted Flakes into your mouth on a daily basis. In fact, it’s likely that the first spoons ever used to catch fish—even before Lou Eppinger began mass-producing the Dardevle in the early 1900s—were kitchen spoons converted by crafty fishermen. There are hundreds of spoons available in tackle shops these days....
During winter we love rich, hearty desserts to pad our bellies and keep us warm. But once the weather starts to warm up—and with beach season looming on the horizon—we crave lighter and brighter flavors. Our current obsession? Rhubarb desserts are all the rage. But we love any light, seasonal treat that you can pack in your picnic basket. For something visually stunning, look no further than Pinterest. Our users have spoken by choosing these most-pinned spring dessert recipes....
According to the press release put out today by Dallas County, the person became infected with the virus after having sexual contact with a person who got the Zika virus while travelling to a country where the virus was present. The Dallas County Health Department isn’t divulging the person’s name or other identifying details out of confidentiality, but notes “There are currently no reports of Zika virus being locally-transmitted by mosquitoes in Dallas County,” and “advises recent travelers with Zika virus symptoms as well as individuals diagnosed with Zika virus protect themselves from further mosquito bites....
Yesterday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which is an independent group of experts who advise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), met for a day-long meeting to discuss whether they should recommend Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11. In an unanimous vote, the advisors recommended the vaccine for this young age group. Hours later, Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, gave the go-ahead as well, officially recommending the vaccine for this age group....
That would “definitely [be] another reason for people to get flu shots,” says Albert Amran, a fourth-year student in the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, who presented one of the studies. He and his colleagues examined medical records for more than 9,000 people over the age of 60 and found that those who received at least one flu shot were 17 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s over a 16-year period compared with people who hadn’t received the vaccine....
FACT: Doctors used to bind books in human skin By Rachel Feltman For most of us, the idea of everyday objects being made out of human skin is something we associate with horror movies, or maybe with historical monsters like the Nazis. But recent research shows that there was a time when doing so was considered pretty normal. The Anthropodermic Book Project started up a few years ago to investigate supposed instances of anthropodermic bibliopegy, or books bound in human skin....
Back in 2006, the Volkswagen Electronics Research Laboratory in Palo Alto, CA decided to convert a 1964 Type 2 microbus into an electric vehicle. David Benardo, who worked in graphic design at the time, saw this at the time and decided he wanted to embark on a similar project. After years of thinking about this project, Benardo finally got together with experts in electrical engineering who knew their way around a car....
Together with headphone and accessory company Skullcandy (which is featured prominently in the stunt), former SEAL Andy Stumpf, in an attempt to raise money for the Navy Seal Foundation Survivor Support Program, which offers services and assistance to the families of fallen SEALs, Stumpf put on a wingsuit and jumped out of an airplane at 36,000 feet. He survived the flight, and made it to 18.257 miles, beating the previous record of 17....
A new study in Science Advances suggests a reason: our jaws are simply late bloomers. “It turns out that our jaws grow very slowly, likely due to our overall slow life histories and, in combination with our short faces, delays when a mechanically safe space—or a ‘sweet spot,’ if you will—is available, resulting in our very late ages at molar emergence,” said Gary Schwartz, a paleoanthropologist at the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University, who co-authored the paper, in a press release....
The three new monuments–Mojave Trails National Monument, Sand to Snow National Monument, and Castle Mountains National Monument–are all a part of California’s desert ecosystem. A White House fact sheet says that the new monuments “will link already protected lands, including Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave National Preserve, and fifteen congressionally-designated Wilderness areas, permanently protecting key wildlife corridors and providing plants and animals with the space and elevation range that they will need in order to adapt to the impacts of climate change....
Researchers from Oregon State University isolated and identified two naturally occurring compounds found in hemp, cannabigerolic acid (CBGA) and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA). Using chemical screening techniques, the scientists found that these two compounds have a molecular form that can bind to SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins, therefore blocking the virus from binding to cells—it’s the same basic principle that makes monoclonal antibody treatments effective. CBGA and CBDA could bind to the Alpha and Beta variants of the virus, but the researchers have not looked at other variants....
Microbeads are tiny bits of plastic found in exfoliating body washes and facial scrubs. Since their introduction in 1972, they have made their way into more than 100 personal care products sold by companies such as Procter & Gamble, Unilever, and L’Oréal. But there’s mounting evidence that these beads—while great at scraping dead dermis—are equally adept at killing marine life and bringing harmful chemicals into the food chain. Since 2012, when researchers searched the Great Lakes for small pieces of plastic and found high concentrations of microbeads, environmentalists have campaigned to ban them....
I was interrogating Vogt in preparation for my turn at the wheel of GM’s lunar rover simulator, an experience that promised to virtually fulfill a dream of mine since I watched the Apollo astronauts as a kid. The Apollo 17 crew of astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt roved the surface in search of geologically significant rocks, a mission made more productive by their trusty 4×4. But the notion of wheeling an off-roader across the pockmarked surface of the moon has been dormant since Cernan and Schmitt blasted off from the moon in the ascent stage of their lunar lander in December, 1972....
Food is an excellent way to celebrate life’s adventures. From weddings to birthdays, and backyard summer barbecues (when safe from a public health standing, of course), good cooking is at the center of so many celebrations. Still, in the presence of such abundant deliciousness, we humans tend to—on occasion—overdo it. That’s where good old Tums antacids come in. Too much fatty, rich, or fried food can lead to that dreaded indigestion and heartburn that sidelines you from the merriment and keeps you up at night....
You wouldn’t be alone. An Instagram search for #detox brings up nearly 23 million posts, and hashtags like #detoxyourbody, #toxinfreeliving and #detoxdrinks are as plentiful as the toxins they claim to help eliminate. But before you climb aboard 2022’s new-year-new-you-toxin-termination train, take a deep breath. Toxins are much less harmful than you might think—and pursuing a detox could be hazardous to your health. What is a detox, anyway? The concept of “detoxing” your body from harmful substances is relatively new....
Dead zones can be completely natural and many times not a cause for concern. But the hypoxic area growing in the Gulf of Mexico is reaching a size that is worrying researchers. The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is the second largest in the world. This year, the Gulf’s dead zone measures an area of 6,334 square miles—30 percent larger than the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) predicted 4,880 square miles....
Since the invasion, Ukrainian forces have destroyed many of these tanks, helicopters, and artillery pieces. Accurate numbers of destroyed equipment are hard to come by. Governments in a war have a vested interest in exaggerating the accomplishments of their own forces, and downplaying their own losses. This is compounded by the “fog of war,” a military term for the uncertainty of information in conflict. This uncertainty can cover the location of enemies, whether militias are friendly or not, and even if an abandoned tank was destroyed in a fight or simply left on the road because it ran out of fuel....
