Dolphins Are Exhaling Microplastics | WIRED
In fact, bubble bursts caused by wave energy can release 100,000 metric tons of microplastics into the atmosphere each year. Since dolphins and other marine mammals breathe at the water’s …
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TikTokkers Say Cinnamon Helps Burn Fat. Here’s What the Science Says
So overall, the weight loss we see from these high-quality studies is very small, and mostly with no change in body composition. The studies included people with different diseases, and …
Alcohol Plays a Major Role in New Cancer Cases
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. A little bit of alcohol was once thought to be good for you. However, as scientific research advances, …
These Record-Breaking New Solar Panels Produce 60 Percent More Electricity
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The sight of solar panels installed on rooftops and large energy farms has become commonplace in many regions …
America’s Dairy Farms Have Vanished
Does it become bottled milk? That’s Class 1 price. Yogurt? Class 2 price. Cheddar cheese? Class 3 price. Butter or powdered dry milk? Class 4. Traditionally, Class 1 receives the …
South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water levels in Lake Victoria flow …
Alien Spaceships Could Be Detected Using Gravitational Waves
You could say that this is exactly what Isaac Newton’s picture of gravity does—giving a relation between an object’s mass and the gravitational force it exerts. And you would be …
Why Polio Has Reemerged in Gaza
Why are most cases of polio vaccine-derived variants? Most cases of paralytic polio are now vaccine-derived due to the success of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. OPV has been instrumental …
A Rare Coincidence of La Niña Events Will Weaken Hurricane Season
While much weaker than their Pacific counterpart, Atlantic Niñas can, however, partially counteract La Niñas by weakening summer winds that help drive the upwelling that cools the eastern Pacific. Why …