The Alamo, a symbol of Texas’ rich history, is home to many artifacts from its storied past. Among these is a unique battle cannon that recently became the focus of an intense preservation effort led by experts from the Department of Anthropology at Texas A&M University. The Alamo, a symbol of Texas’ rich history, is home…
While not a perfect alternative to colonoscopies, experts hope the test could lead to more people getting screened for colorectal cancers. While not a perfect alternative to colonoscopies, experts hope the test could lead to more people getting screened for colorectal cancers. Colon and Colorectal Cancer, Blood, Tests (Medical), Food and Drug Administration, Colonoscopy, Guardant Health Inc,…
They can be, but it depends on your driving habits. We break it down for you. They can be, but it depends on your driving habits. We break it down for you. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Automobiles, Fuel Emissions (Transportation), Fuel Efficiency, Global Warming, Air Pollution, Appraisals and Valuation (Property), Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Environment, Batteries NYT > Science
In a new report, the American Academy of Pediatrics said that breastfeeding problems were rarely caused by infant tongue-ties. In a new report, the American Academy of Pediatrics said that breastfeeding problems were rarely caused by infant tongue-ties. Breastfeeding, Tongue, Babies and Infants, your-feed-healthcare, Surgery and Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics NYT > Science
In 2018, a company began quietly buying up some $900 million worth of land from farmers in Solano County, California, an area just north of the Bay Area. As the parcel ballooned to more than 60,000 acres, their motivations remained a mystery — stoking unease and speculation. Then, last year, the news broke: The land…
Tour guide Eugen Grigorov steered his boat past half-underwater combine harvesters and last year’s flooded crops in a part of Romania’s Danube Delta reclaimed by the great river. Tour guide Eugen Grigorov steered his boat past half-underwater combine harvesters and last year’s flooded crops in a part of Romania’s Danube Delta reclaimed by the great river. Ecology Phys.org…
One person has died in a Colorado wildfire, officials said Wednesday, as around a hundred infernos continue to blaze across western US states and a dangerous new heat wave looms. One person has died in a Colorado wildfire, officials said Wednesday, as around a hundred infernos continue to blaze across western US states and a dangerous…
A climate scientist half-jokingly once told me that if billionaires really wanted to save the planet, they would buy everyone a heat pump, the ingenious appliance that extracts heat from even frigid winter air to warm a home, then reverses in the summer to act like an air conditioner. A heat pump is far more…
Rory Golden, who was on the Titan sub’s support ship when it went missing, recounts the experience. Rory Golden, who was on the Titan sub’s support ship when it went missing, recounts the experience. BBC News
Two studies have linked “problematic smartphone use” to higher rates of anxiety, depression and insomnia among teenagers, but the researchers haven’t shown that excessively using such devices directly causes these issues Two studies have linked “problematic smartphone use” to higher rates of anxiety, depression and insomnia among teenagers, but the researchers haven’t shown that excessively using…