A recent study suggested there was not enough evidence to prove that people should avoid eating red meat and processed meats. This ran contrary to previous studies which have, for years, suggested that consumption of these meats should be reduced…»
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Economy, Environment, International, Society
Where have all the tuna gone?
We love tuna. In sushi, in tins at the store, or fresh examples at the fishmongers. But in just a few years time we could be asking that opening question as global fishing of the species continues unabated. A new…»
Health, Internet, Science and Technology, Society
Red meat findings: don’t lose faith in science
After years of being warned to limit consumption of red and processed meats, people were confounded by a new study that says there is no evidence that eating reasonable amounts is harmful. Researchers looked at the many existing studies on…»
Economy, Environment, International, Society
Study: a nutrition resource being lost or ignored in developing countries
A new study shows the nutritional value of differing fish species available in differing ecosystems, but also how policies and misunderstanding of nutrition means that resource is being squandered in countries where it is most needed. The study shows the…»
Environment, International, Internet, Science and Technology
Act now, not ‘soon’: IPCC report on oceans, cryosphere and climate change
This latest report sends yet another strong warning signal to mankind about the state of the environment. This report specifically deals with oceans and the worlds glaciers and ice caps, or cryosphere and the changing climate. It basically says everyone…»
Premium tea: Are you drinking microplastics?
It what may be a surprising if not alarming study, drinkers of premium teas could be ingesting substantial amounts of microplastics. The study from McGill University in Montreal examined the use of so-called “silken” teabags instead of typical paper teabags.…»
Massive loss of N.American birds: study
A new study for the first time has quantified the number of birds that have disappeared from our skies. The study (and website) note there are now almost 3 billion fewer birds than there were in 1970 Adam Smith (PhD)…»
New species of the world’s largest amphibian discovered
A group of Canadian, British and Chinese scientists have discovered new species of Chinese giant salamanders, the world’s largest amphibians. For a long time, biologists believed that all Chinese giant salamanders were part of the same species, Andrias davidianus. Until…»
Health, Internet, Science and Technology, Society
Aging could potentially be reversed using human growth hormone, study suggests
Researchers in Canada and the United States have found evidence suggesting that specific hormones may reverse human aging. In their paper published in the journal Aging Cell,the group explains how they used recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH), a hormone that stimulates…»
Economy, Environment, Internet, Science and Technology
New study shows trees attacked by insects warn their relatives
Unlike the tree-like Ents in the Harry Potter film that have a language, trees don’t actually talk of course, but new research shows they do have a way of communicating with each other. It is the first study to show…»
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