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Rising temperatures in the tropics will lead to lower coffee yields and higher prices, study suggests | climate crisis End-shutdown
Weather conditions that reduce coffee yields have become more prevalent over the past four decades, and rising temperatures due to global warming are likely to lead to “continuing systemic shocks” in coffee production globally, a study suggests. new research. The researchers analyzed the impacts of climatic factors such as temperature, rainfall, and humidity in the […]
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Study: Bronze Age remains in Israel show signs of trepanation End-shutdown
Enlarge / Two Bronze Age skeletons (brothers) were found at Tel Megiddo in Israel. One showed evidence of trephination. Just a couple of weeks ago, we reported that scientists had analyzed the skull of a medieval woman who once lived in central Italy and found evidence that she underwent at least two brain surgeries consistent […]
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Seven healthy habits can help reduce the risk of dementia, according to a study | dementia End-shutdown
Seven healthy habits and lifestyle factors may play a role in reducing dementia risk, according to a two-decade study. Being active, eating a better diet, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, maintaining normal blood pressure, controlling cholesterol, and having low blood sugar in midlife can reduce the chances of developing conditions such as heart disease. […]
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Detecting life on Mars may be ‘impossible’ with current NASA rovers, new study warns End-shutdown
The current generation of Mars rovers may have trouble confirming any signs of ancient life on the Red Planet because their scientific instruments aren’t up to scratch, according to research published February 21 in the journal. nature communications (opens in a new tab). In the study, the researchers conducted tests on sedimentary rocks in the […]
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Alarming toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in animal blood: study | PFAS End-shutdown
Hundreds of animal species around the world from ticks to Whales have blood contaminated with toxic PFAS, a new analysis of previous peer-reviewed research shows. Although the analysis is not intended to reveal how PFAS exposure affects wildlife, anecdotal evidence in some of the earlier studies shows that the chemicals are likely to make animals […]