Survival Stuff #2
The test showed the car’s capacity to drive and take off vertically. Alef Aeronautics – View 6 Images – By Utkarsh Sood 2025 Mar 02 – California startup Alef Aeronautics has released “the first documented, verifiable flight of a flying car (an actual car, …
Interest in soursop is at an all-time high. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2025 Mar 01 – There’s newfound interest in a little-known fleshy green fruit native to South and Central America, which has long been used in traditional medicine for protection against bacterial …
In a recent study, tea leaves were found to take up heavy metal ions from their own brewing water. Vinayak P. Dravid Group/Northwestern University – By Ben Coxworth 2025 Mar 01 – Among other things, tea has already been shown to reduce depression, reduce …
A new study has found that two standard drinks a day was associated with brain changes equivalent to aging two years. Depositphotos – By Loz Blain 2025 Feb 28 – A 2022 study of more than 36,000 high-quality MRI brain scans found drinking …
Mouse studies have revealed a new potential mechanism for weight loss that directly targets the formation of white fat cells. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2025 Feb 27 – Scientists in China have found a new potential drug target for weight loss. Blocking a …
A new study speculates the chicken pox virus can reactivate a dormant herpes infection, leading to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Tufts University – By Rich Haridy 2025 Feb 25 – A fascinating collaborative study in 2022, between researchers at the University of Oxford …
Diet and fitness monitoring apps had some unintended consequences. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2025 Feb 24 – New research has linked the use of diet and fitness apps to problematic eating habits and body image issues, particularly in young people. It highlights the …
A new approach to insulin cell transplantation could provide a cure for type 1 diabetes. Original by Depositphotos, extended using generative AI – By Paul McClure 2025 Feb 23 – Transplanting insulin-producing cells along with engineered blood-vessel-forming cells has successfully reversed type 1 diabetes, …
More research is revealing placebos still work even when a subject knows they are taking them. Furian/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2025 Feb 22 – A fascinating study published in 2018 found patients suffering from cancer-related fatigue displayed significant improvement in their symptoms after …
A sinkhole in the Amazonian town of Buriticupu in Brazil on Thursday. Photograph: Mauricio Marinho/Reuters – Brazil – In Buriticupu, about 1,200 people risk losing their homes, and residents have seen the problem escalate in 30 years Reuters in Buriticupu 2025 Feb 21 …
