What Is an ‘Exercise Prescription’ and How Can It Work for You?
Exercise is strongly recommended as an essential part of treating or preventing dozens of physical and mental health conditions by major health organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleRFK Jr.’s Food Fight: Can He Change America’s Diet?
With the new dietary guidelines for Americans still being finalized, President-elect Donald Trump has urged Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to “go wild...
View ArticleMindfulness Therapy Developed for Teens to Address Mental Health Challenges
Researchers are reimagining how teenagers can fight depression—by teaching them to be present, breathe, and break free from the grip of negative thoughts. The new mindfulness therapy developed by...
View Article‘Electric Bikes Are Not Toys’: Parents Fined After Kids Caught Riding...
An Australian parent has been fined for allowing his two teenage children to ride unregistered electric motorbikes in Noosa, Queensland. In response to the incident, police have warned parents to be...
View ArticlePopular Diabetes Drug Also Protects Kidneys, Study Finds
A popular diabetes drug has been found to reduce the risk of kidney failure and improve heart and lung health, according to an Australian study. The University of New South Wales study, published in...
View ArticleHow to Catch the Geminids, One of the Strongest Meteor Showers of the Year
The Geminids—among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids—peak on Friday. It’s one of the year’s last chances to see fireballs in the sky. The shower often produces meteors with a...
View ArticleAlcohol-Related Deaths in US Nearly Double Over 2 Decades: Study
Alcohol is killing Americans at a rate that nearly doubled between 1999 and 2020, and young adults are bearing the brunt of a mounting public health crisis, according to a recent study from Florida...
View ArticleNASA Identifies Why Mars Helicopter ‘Ingenuity’ Crashed on Its Final Flight
Nearly a year after NASA’s helicopter “Ingenuity” crashed on Mars, engineers have identified what they believe went wrong on its final flight. NASA’s Ingenuity was designed as a technology...
View ArticleUnexplained Changes in Cholesterol May Point to a Higher Risk of Dementia
A preliminary study has found that stable cholesterol levels are linked to a significantly lower risk of dementia or cognitive decline. Having fluctuating cholesterol levels without a change in...
View ArticleWorld’s First Carbon-14 Diamond Battery Could Last Millennia, Scientists Say
Scientists and engineers have developed a battery they say has the potential to power devices for thousands of years. Developed by researchers from the University of Bristol and the United Kingdom...
View ArticleUltra-Processed Foods May Make Us Age Faster
A study published in the journal Age and Ageing has found consuming ultra-processed foods like carbonated drinks, chips, and ice cream increases a person’s biological age. Researchers found that for...
View ArticleElon Musk Says SpaceX Headquarters to Be in Starbase, Texas
Elon Musk said on social media platform X on Thursday that the SpaceX headquarters will now officially be in the city of Starbase, Texas. In July, Musk said he was moving the headquarters of two of his...
View ArticleBDNF May Be a Key Compound for Healthy Brain Aging
Cognitive health depends on impulses that constantly pass between the 100 million brain cells (neurons) in your brain. One particular protein, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), is instrumental...
View ArticleEnbridge Pipeline Leak Spills 70,000 Gallons of Crude Oil in Wisconsin
Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge has confirmed that it has cleaned up about 60 percent of a nearly 70,000-gallon oil spill from one of its lines in Wisconsin. An Enbridge employee discovered the spill...
View Article‘Gas Supplies Are Dwindling’: Victorian Government Consults on Electric Plan
The Victorian Labor government is promising not to make any changes to gas cooktops in homes, but the same cannot be said for new construction or end of life gas heaters. The government released the...
View ArticleCalifornia is Looking to Mitigate Air Pollution Linked to Artificial...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Dec. 16 that the state faces unique challenges related to energy and natural resource consumption as the world leader in artificial intelligence (AI). The governor...
View ArticleWhere Americans Could See a White Christmas This Year
Americans dreaming of a white Christmas in 2024 may have the best chance of seeing one in the north-central, northeast, and northwest corners of the country, according to the National Weather Service...
View ArticleAustralia Building Its First Lunar Rover to Fly to the Moon With NASA
Australia has selected the team who will be responsible for building the nation’s first lunar rover to go to the moon. The goal is to send this semi-autonomous rover to the moon later this decade with...
View ArticleNASA Delays Return of Stranded Astronauts Until March
Two astronauts who have been stranded in space for months won’t be able to return to earth until March, NASA said on Dec. 17 as it announced the latest in a string of delays sparked by problems with...
View ArticleJapanese Space Startup Aborts 2nd Satellite Launch Attempt Minutes After Liftoff
TOKYO—A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday and destroyed itself again, nine months after...
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