Ocean Can Help Ease Stress

Gentle ocean waves lapping against a sandy beach under a clear blue sky with clouds.

Living by the ocean may help keep you calmer and relaxed.  In a study it showed that the people who lived near the water were less stressed and with less psychological distress.  In Roman times it was believed that water has healing and transformational properties.  It is also found in Chinese medicine that water is crucial to balancing the body, […]

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Male Birth Control Pill

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It is finally here – the Male Contraceptive Pill.  Male Birth Control Pill Expected to Start Human Trials in 2022. The new non-hormonal pill was 99 percent effective at preventing pregnancy in mice. The male birth control pill could offer a more flexible option for men while also reinforcing two important facts: that men and women are both responsible for […]

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Could we talk with whales?

Human-like sounds made by a captive beluga whale suggest that cetaceans could learn to mimic our voices, and perhaps even converse with us. Researchers at the National Marine Mammal Foundation first noticed in the 1980s that one of their whales was attempting to copy the speech patterns of his handlers and they began recording his human-like vocalizations. Recently, they analyzed […]

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Mediterranean diet fights off depression

Mediterranean Diet - Fruits and Vegetables

A Mediterranean diet could be the answer to keeping depression at bay as well as heart disease, suggests new research. The study, which monitored over 15k people, showed that a diet filled with fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts and olive oil, along with low levels of processed meats, could prevent the onset of depression. Researchers, whose findings were published in the […]

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AIR PURIFIER IN XI’AN, CHINA

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The city of Xi’an, China has built an air purifier that stands 330 feet tall to clean the air of its pollution.  Xi’an is home to 8.7 million people, is one of the oldest cities in China, and it has the worst air pollution in the whole country due to its coal burning heating systems.  During Autumn and Winter, the […]

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