WEIRD FACTS
By Paul Ridden – The Ocean Cleanup’s prototype System 001/B has now started capturing plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ocean Cleanup. – After years in development, the Ocean Cleanup arrived at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in October last year with …
The recent discovery highlights an alarming cybersecurity vulnerability in the health care industry. By Stephen Johnson – In July, the security firm Armis Security discovered network protocol bugs in a software component that supports many medical devices operating today. Now, the FDA and …
Education or money will only go so far. By Alexandra Pattillo – Feeding the world with livestock and fisheries causes over half the food industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. More than taking shorter showers or carpooling, changing what you eat is one of the …
By Rob Picheta – (CNN) They’re in our oceans, soil, air, snow — and even in your cup of tea. Plastic tea bags are shedding billions of shards of microplastics into their water, according to a new study. Researchers at McGill University in …
But that could soon change. By Cynthia Curl – “Organic” is more than just a passing fad. Organic food sales totaled a record $45.2 billion in 2017, making it one of the fastest-growing segments of American agriculture. While a small number of studies …
A new report sees a major disruption in where we get our food. By Robby Berman – Image source: Celiafoto/Shutterstock. We’re just a few years from the tipping point in engineered food. Traditional agriculture’s 10,000-year-run is about over. Better foods, tastier foods, and …
Reading sharpens parts of the brain without overriding the system. By Alexandra Pattillo – Conventional wisdom says that brain space is like Manhattan real estate: limited and extremely valuable. In turn, researchers have suspected that certain activities that are processed in the brain, …
“It is time to start unveiling the power of naps for a supercharged heart.” By Thor Benson – Naps are pretty great, right? Well, it turns out they might save your life. A new peer-reviewed, observational study published in the journal Heart has …
By Nina Pullano – The overuse of antibiotics among humans has contributed to a growing resistance to their medications. This trend is, in turn, a major health concern in hospitals. But another of our habits is creating the same problem in farm animals: …
By Paul Ridden – The folding point is at the center of the frame, with the rider pulling on a central knob and lifting up to fold. iMiró. – There are fast-folding e-bikes that collapse down for transport in just a few seconds and …
