Monthly Archive: March 2020
Olivier Le Queinec/Shutterstock.com – By David Weil, Dean of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University – CC BY-ND – In many industries, such as construction, transportation, warehousing and health care, the workplace is dangerous. In 2018 alone, …
By Ben Coxworth – Avocados are rich in a pigment known as lutein. Dream79/Depositphotos. – According to some studies, people who are overweight or outright obese are at an increased risk of cognitive decline in old age. There may be hope, however, as a …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Mar 12 – A new report surveys participants in a Canadian basic income experiment that was prematurely cancelled after a little more than a year. VectorMine/Depositphotos. – A new report, from researchers at McMaster University and Ryerson University, has surveyed …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Mar 11 – The US FDA says it has set up a task force to catch fake COVID-19 cures and treatments currently spreading across social media and online marketplaces. everett225/Depositphotos. – Colloidal silver, herbal supplements and essential oils are among …
By Rich Haridy – ‘Strike’. Jakarta, Indonesia @georock888/Agora – An incredible shot of a long-tongued chameleon snatching a dragonfly has won the best nature photograph in global photography social network Agora’s latest contest. New Atlas has selected some astonishing highlights from the top …
Service to be temporarily restored to thousands of households disconnected due to unpaid bills amid public health outcry. How to protect yourself against coronavirus What are the symptoms and should I see a doctor? By Nina Lakhani Thursday – 2020 Mar 12 – …
By Katie Fustich – It’s a man’s world, or so the old saying goes. Though women in history haven’t always been able to fight in wars, publish books, or live adventurous lives, that has never stopped women disguised as men from stepping …
By Ellen Welti, Postdoctoral Researcher of Biology, University of Oklahoma – Grasshoppers, like many insects around the world, are declining. Dave Rintoul, CC BY-ND. – The big idea – Grasshopper populations, like those of many other insects, are declining. My colleagues and I …
By David Szondy – A CT scan of the skull of Oculudentavis, which means eye-tooth-bird, so named for its distinctive features. Lars Schmitz. – A tiny, 99-million-year-old skull found in a piece of Burmese amber in Myanmar may not only be the smallest known …
By Paul Ridden – The Microlino 2.0 (left) will begin production in 2021, while the Microletta is still a concept for now. Micro Mobility System AG. – Switzerland’s Micro Mobility Systems AG has revealed a completely redesigned production version of the Microlino bubble city …
