Researchers have found evidence that hunter-gatherers started making bread 4,000 years prior to starting agriculture. Evidence of bread making was found in the north-eastern part of Jordan. The flatbread charred remains were found to have been made some 14,400 years ago. Scientists are trying to find the exact date as to when bread was first made by humans. They may […]
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A study has found that fracking has been causing earthquakes in Oklahoma for several years. Scientists believe that pumping water with high pressure is causing seismic activity while they are extracting oil and natural gas. They have found that in the town of Jones, Oklahoma they have experienced over 2500 quakes in the last five years. The study shows that […]
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The European Parliament has put in to affect a ban on single use plastics to battle the plastic crisis. The new law would make it so that all plastic will need to be recyclable by the year 2030. Europe will not be importing any foreign products for recycling. By doing this they plan on creating business opportunities like the way […]
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A study shows that eating grilled, broiled or roasted meats, chicken, and fish may be the cause of high blood pressure. They found that if you eat foods that are cooked at high heat or to well done for more than half a month you have more chance of getting high blood pressure. They came to this conclusion after studying […]
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A study has discovered a new giant species of dinosaur fossils in South Africa. The new species lived about 200 million years ago and was twice the size of the modern-day African elephant. According to the study this animal was the largest to live on the planet during the dinosaur age. They were about 13 feet in height at the […]
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Some of the medications that you are taking may be causing you to have depression. About a third of adults taking medications may not be aware of this problem and consequences. It may be a minor symptom in some, but it also can be a serious problem in others. Medications for blood pressure, antacids, painkillers, and contraceptives are not prescribed […]
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We invented plastic to make our lives better but the dependence on plastic has caused an environmental crisis. Will we be able to reduce our use before it’s too late? Your day has begun by turning off the alarm of your cell phone, you have brushed your teeth, brushed and combed your hair, gotten dressed, grabbed a juice bottle, water […]
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The rate of girls and young women causing self-harm is on the rise starting with girls as young as 10 years old. These women and girls are taking more pills, cutting themselves, poisoning, and other forms of self-harm. This rate in 2014 was 6.4% of 16 to 74-year-olds up from 2.4% in 2000 in a study from Lancet Psychiatry. Very […]
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Thousands of pigs were found dead in rivers supplying Shanghai’s water, a grisly discovery that has drawn attention again to China’s toxic pollution, which contributes to some 700,000 deaths each year. Here are some points of concern: WASTE Tai Lake—a massive basin that holds China’s third largest body of freshwater, providing water for 30 million people—has been classified as a […]
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Among the consequences of Europe’s aban-Ife donment of its religious roots and the moral “code that derives therefrom is a plunge in its birth rates to below the replacements level. Abortion, birth control, acceptance of gay marriage and casual sex are driving the trend. Europe is “committing demographic suicide, systematically depopulating itself,” according to Weigel. United Nations population statistics back […]
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