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Michael Irving – An artist’s rendition of Listeria bacteria, which have been found to produce electricity (Credit: UC Berkeley/Amy Ca. The diverse microbes that live in our gut keep turning up new surprises. In recent years this tiny ecosystem has been found to …
Free credit freezes are here. by Andrew Smith, Federal Trade Commission, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection Gail Hillebrand, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Associate Director, Division of Consumer Education and Engagement Free credit freezes and year-long fraud alerts are here, starting September 21st, …
“ about an hour, then he’ll wake up and switch cats,” said the founder of Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary. By Elyse Wanshel – A man in Wisconsin has turned snoozing into a charitable act. Terry Lauerman, 75, goes to his local animal shelter …
Anthony Wood – Energy consumption was used to measure the extent of globalization for early civilizations (Credit: ralwel/Depositphotos). Ancient civilizations could have benefited, and at times suffered from belonging to an interconnected global economy, according to evidence presented in a newly-published study. …
“This is actually a rather amazing finding.” By Emma Betuel – Synthetic sandalwood, better known for its role as sock-drawer potpourri, had unexpected effects on hair regrowth in a recently released study in Nature Communications. But although the application of this study has to …
NPS Photo. Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Bandelier National Monument: September 22 – Entrance Fee Waived September 29 – Work Project Planned Often just known as NPLD, National Public Lands Day is generally billed as the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands. …
James Holloway – Open source provides a compelling alternative to proprietary software (Credit: bizoon/Depositphotos) There are many compelling reasons to use open source software, where the code behind an app is free for anyone to view or contribute to. There’s the obvious …
The healthiest end-of-day sleep is 6 to 8 hours, but not more. Or less. As for napping, it depends on how you want to wake up. Robby Berman – Rachel Calamusa. – It’s obvious that being exhausted is no fun unless you’re Keith …
by Megan Lee and Joanne Bradbury – We all know eating “healthy” food is good for our physical health and can decrease our risk of developing diabetes, cancer, obesity and heart disease. What is not as well known is that eating healthy food is also …
Loz Blain – The self-driving BMW makes its way around the track (Credit: BMW Motorrad). Yamaha’s Motobot is not alone, it seems. Behind closed doors, BMW has also been working on autonomous motorcycle technology for the last couple of years. And yesterday, …
