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Fighting for My Son with Cystic Fibrosis
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8 years ago
https://www.thecut.com/2017/11/raising-child-with-cystic-fibrosis.html Every Parent Wants to Protect Their Child. I Never Got the Chance. To fight for my son, I have to argue that he should...
Huge New Spider Species Discovered in Mexican Cave ... Red Rules apply
Via: bob-nelson
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8 years ago
Califorctenus cacachilensis is the width of a softball and represents a new genus of arachnids Califorctenus cacachilensis San Diego Natural History Museum Arachnophobes, go to your happy...
NASA goes back to the middle ages for its rover tire design ... Red Rules apply
Via: bob-nelson
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8 years ago
"Superelastic" tires can deform down to the axle and retain their shape. NASA The Mars Curiosity rover has been a big success, but NASA's modern tech couldn't save its tires from breaking...
The unfortunate side effect of LED lighting
Via: bob-nelson
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8 years ago
LEDs have become so ubiquitous that we’re lighting everything, at a cost Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Light pollution has increased worldwide because of the prevalence of...
The driverless revolution may exact a political price ... Red Rules apply
Via: bob-nelson
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8 years ago
In its race to embrace driverless vehicles, Washington has cleared away regulatory hurdles for auto companies and brushed aside consumer warnings about the risk of crashes and hacking. But at...
The First Interstellar Object Seen Buzzing by Earth Is Pretty Weird
Via: bob-nelson
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8 years ago
Roughly the size of a football field, the object is roughly 10 times longer than it is wide Artist’s rendering of ’Oumuamua ESO/M. Kornmesser In October, astronomers announced the first...
VA study shows parasite from Vietnam may be killing vets
Via: pj
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8 years ago
VA study shows parasite from Vietnam may be killing vets Associated Press 3 hrs ago HERALD, W.Va. — A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe...
New global survey reveals that everyone loves green energy — especially the Chinese ... Red Rules apply.
Via: bob-nelson
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8 years ago
Also everyone hates coal. I have written many times about the high levels of public support in the US for renewable energy — support that has been strikingly consistent over the years,...
Climate Alarmists Everywhere Celebrate Advocacy Over Science in New NCA
Via: bob-nelson
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8 years ago
By E. Calvin Beisner | November 10, 2017 | 11:02 AM EST (Sreenshot) Gee, I wish I’d had $7.9 billion to play with over the last three years! But I didn’t. In...
I'm done with oysters on the half shell-- Monsters Inside Me
Via: dowser
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8 years ago
Sometimes, you just have to wonder about people. We've been watching Monsters Inside Me , the show on Animal Planet , about parasites and bacteria that people catch, (sometimes quite...
From Terrifying to Terrific: Man Redesigns Medical Machine to Delight Children Instead of Scare Them
Via: pj
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8 years ago
Hospitals can be scary places for children to endure even without leaving the hallways – those MRI scanners, however, could make it into a real nightmare. Magnetic resonance imaging tests and CT...
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Feminist Bakes Sourdough Bread Using Her Own Vaginal Yeast [Women's Health (Magazine)]
Via: hippocrates-of-cos
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8 years ago
In preparation for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, you’re probably seeing a lot of self-help articles about managing stress, dealing with unpleasant family members, and most importantly,...
A Guide To Anal Sex: Anal Sex: What You Need to Know
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8 years ago
When it comes to your body, it’s important that you have the facts . Being in the dark is not doing your sexual health or self-understanding any favors. With that sentiment in mind, we’re...
When the Dinos Went Away, Mammals Came Out (in Daylight) to Play
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8 years ago
While it’s challenging to imply one caused the other, a new study shows that mammals came into the light of day soon after the dinos disappeared Paleontologists believe that the first...
Science confirms you should stop and smell the roses
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8 years ago
Is it any wonder that most happiness idioms are associated with nature? Happy as a pig in muck, happy as a clam, happy camper. A UBC researcher says there's truth to the idea that spending time...
Trump administration releases report finding 'no convincing alternative explanation' for climate change
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8 years ago
The Trump administration released a dire scientific report Friday detailing the growing threats of climate change. The report stands in stark contrast to the administration’s efforts to downplay...
When Daylight Saving Time 2017 Is and Why We Do It
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8 years ago
I thought I'd put this here since it is a part of technology, in a way. Enjoy. Daylight saving time (DST) ends on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 2 a.m. ET. Most Americans will set their clocks back...
A drink with as little as one gram of lemon grass contains enough citral to prompt cancer cells to commit suicide according to new Israeli research.
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8 years ago
Cymbopogon citratus It all began when researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev discovered last year that the lemon aroma in herbs like lemon grass kills cancer cells in vitro,...
Why opioids are such an American problem
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8 years ago
Why opioids are such an American problem By Owen Amos BBC News, Washington DC 25 October 2017 When it comes to taking opioids, the United States has the dubious honour of leading the world....
Saudi’s creepy new robot woman a Wahhabi dream come true
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8 years ago
Saudi Arabia just granted citizenship to a human-looking robot named Sophia. Great. Now about those women’s rights … Is this the new Wahhabi way of controlling its female population — by...
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