Warming to Bring 'Epidemic' of Heat-Related Injuries
Warming to Bring ‘Epidemic’ of Heat-Related Injuries By Arthur Nelsen, The Guardian Workers in fields and factories face an epidemic of heat-related injuries that will devastate their health, income and productivity as climate change takes hold, a major U.N. report has warned. Productivity losses alone could rise above $2 trillion by 2030, as outdoor employees in many regions slow their pace, take longer breaks and shift their work to cooler dusk and dawn hours. The effects of heat stress broug..>> view originalTailless Comet Nicknamed 'Manx' Might Be as Old as the Earth
A rocky, tailless comet, nicknamed Manx after the mostly tailless Manx cats, that possibly originated in the Oort Cloud, might be as old as the Earth and composed of similar elements. The tailless comet, discovered in 2014, is known by the designation C/2014 S3 or S3 for short, and it might hold clues as to how the solar system was formed. Karen Meech, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii, was the lead researcher of a study published on April 29 in the journal Science Advances. Tailless C..>> view originalThe Kennewick Man to be reburied by American tribes
The ancient skeleton of the Kennewick Man is being returned to five tribes, to be buried again. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined Wednesday that rests are from a Native American. The decision was based on new DNA tests and skeletal analysis, in the context of a 20-year legal fight to study the bones. The corps declared that rests, are now covered by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, said the Associated Press (AP). The skeleton of the Kennewick Man dates to 8..>> view originalUC Berkeley Team Creates Complex Neural 'Atlas' Showing Where Ideas Originate in Our Brain
Scientists at UC Berkeley have mapped the brain’s inner regions where different ideas take birth. Such a complex neural atlas has been created for the first time. Humans have a wide variety of cells in this part of the brain, which provide them the ability to interpret the meaning of the words they are hearing. The research being conducted by the scientists is mainly focusing on people’s ability to link words with their meanings—the most basic level of brain work. This phenomenon could, hope sc..>> view originalNASA Has Picked Science Museum To Inspire The Next Generation Of Science Explorers
Maybe you saw the fascinating “SPACE” exhibition at the Science Museum last year. Supported by funding from NASA, it premiered in St. Paul and drew almost 187,000 visitors before touring science centers across the nation. (It’s currently at the California Science Center in Los Angeles through May 8.) Now NASA has picked the Science Museum to lead a national effort to inspire the next generation of science explorers. With a $14.5 million contract from NASA, one of the largest the agency has ev..>> view originalScientists Discover New Subglacial Lake Beneath Antarctica's Ice
Scientists have discovered a new massive lake that lie below the surface of Antarctica’s ice sheet. Data presented at the European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna suggest that the coldest and driest continent of the planet is hiding another large lake beneath it. The lake is thought to be 12 miles wide and 87 miles long, which would make it the second largest subglacial lake after Lake Vostok, which is also located in the Antarctic continent. The Earth’s southernmost continent is slowly re..>> view originalFarmers Market season to be sweet as honey
OWATONNA — Vendors will be lining the sidewalks at Central Park in Owatonna on Saturday mornings to sell homegrown and handmade products.The Farmers Market season will begin on Saturday, May 7, and go through the end of October. Vendors typically arrive before 7 a.m. and sales go until 1 p.m.Vendors, like local beekeeper Launie Sorensen of Sorensen Honey Farm, are anxious to fill their Saturday mornings with chit chat and, hopefully, sunshine. “I like talking with all the people. You see the sa..>> view originalDozing 'dragons' could change how we think about sleep - Tribune
Dozing 'dragons' could change how we think about sleep By The Washington Post | Saturday, April 30, 2016, 11:00 p.m. Email Newsletters Sign up for one of our email newsletters. Updated 5 hours ago The dragon's eyes twitch under its lids. An electronic monitor hooked up to its brain shows activity spiking across it. Somewhere inside its reptilian subconscious, a dream may be playing out — of enjoying a satisfying meal or relaxing on a sun-baked stone. The dragon is sleeping, sc..>> view original
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