How Indigenous people shaped Australia ’s curious geography of plants
On shady, densely wooded riverbanks in eastern Australia, the black bean tree is easily missed. It can reach 12 stories tall, but Castanospermum australe mostly blends in with its rainforest peers. Each November, however, it catches the eye as sprays of large red and orange blossoms adorn its dark, glossy leaves. Six months later, cylindrical pods longer than a banana encase three to five large seeds. The seed pods are buoyant, so those that end up in the water can drift away, allowing the seeds to germinate far from the parent tree. But each seed weighs about as much as a mouse—too heavy to be carried off by ...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Climate change may worsen spread of West Nile virus: What to know
Health experts worry that rising temperatures could mean West Nile, a mosquito-borne virus, will become more prevalent in less common places.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Adela Suliman Source Type: news

More than 300 people live year-round in Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth. Here ' s what it ' s like
Kids who live in Death Valley, California, enjoy the playground in the Cow Creek residential area. Courtesy of Crystal Taylor With average daytime temperatures of nearly 120 degrees in August, Death Valley is one of the hottest regions in the world. Hundreds of people call the area home, most of…#deathvalley #courtesy #nationalparkservice #brandistewart #furnacecreek #fahrenheit #patricktaylor #stovepipewells #nws
Source: Reuters: Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ancient mud cracks on Mars point to conditions favorable for life
Did life once exist on Mars? Today, the planet is frigid, dry, and inhospitable. But billions of years ago, water flowed through rivers and filled lakes. Now, the discovery of distinctive mud cracks on the planet’s surface suggest ancient Mars cycled through sustained wet and dry seasons for millions of years. Not only would the climate have been habitable, scientists say, but the cycling might have also given the basic chemistry of life a boost. The discovery, reported today in Nature , is compelling evidence for an Earth-like climate on early Mars and presents “thought-provoking” theories about the...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 9, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Splitting York autistic twins may have unwanted outcome - charity
Reuben and Jasper, who are both autistic, have been given places at two different schools.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

"I don't want to introduce it into new places in my life": the marketing and consumption of no and low alcohol drinks - Nicholls E.
INTRODUCTION: Recent years have seen an expanding 'no and low alcohol' (NoLo) drinks market in the United Kingdom and other high-income countries. With the UK government pledging to increase the availability of NoLos and encourage their consumption, furthe...
Source: SafetyLit - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Antarctica is Experiencing Extreme Climate Impacts, Say Scientists
Even in Antarctica—one of the most remote and desolate places on Earth—scientists say they are finding shattered temperature records and an increase in the size and number of wacky weather events. The southernmost continent is not isolated from the extreme weather associated with human-caused climate change, according to a new paper in Frontiers in Environmental Science that tries to make a coherent picture of a place that has been a climate change oddball. Its western end and especially its peninsula have seen dramatic ice sheet melt that threatens massive sea level rises over the next few centuries, while ...
Source: TIME: Science - August 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: MELINA WALLING / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Parents Are Almost as Depressed and Anxious as Teens
American teens are having a hard time. From 2008 to 2019, the rate of U.S. high school students reporting chronic feelings of sadness and hopelessness rose 65% from one in five to one in three, according to data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That was before the pandemic. By the fall of 2021, more than a year into the pandemic, the CDC reported that 42% of high school students, and almost 60% of girls, felt chronic sadness and hopelessness. A staggering quarter of teen girls had made a suicide plan.  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Social media has been blamed, as well a...
Source: TIME: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jenny Anderson Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
Even in Antarctica — one of the most remote and desolate places on Earth — scientists say they are finding shattered temperature records and an increase in the size and number of wacky weather events. The southernmost continent is not isolated from the extreme weather associated with human-caused…#antarctica #doomsdayglacier #antarctic #martinsiegert #universityofexeter #annahogg #universityofleeds #helenfricker #sandiego #fahrenheit
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Moody ’s places credit ratings of 6 major U.S. banks on review for downgrade
Moody’s Investors Services may downgrade its credit ratings on six major U.S. banks, including U.S. Bancorp, State Street Corp., and Bank of New York Mellon Corp., and has downgraded its debt ratings on several small and mid-sized banks as part of the credit ratings agency’s rash of rating actions…#usbancorp #statestreetcorp #siliconvalleybank
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why Lysol is changing how it places products on TikTok
Lysol is taking a product placement approach to working with influencers for TikTok. The household cleaning brand is investing in the creator economy to pitch its new product, the Lysol Air Sanitizer, which works like an air freshener to sanitize the air, as a way to garner interest in the…#lysol #tiktok #lysolairsanitizer #benoitveryser #genz #airsanitizer #vivvix #pathmatics #sensortower #instagramandsnapchat
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Freddie Mercury ' s love for Japan unveiled in Sotheby ' s auction
LONDON -- In Freddie Mercury's London home, there was a "Japanese room" and a "Japanese garden" that the Queen frontman was known to treat as sanctuaries and places of reflection. His love for Japan and things Japanese is now showcased in a Sotheby's monthlong exhibition and auction titled…#freddiemercury #sotheby #kensington #gardenlodge
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Where You Live Can Shape How Alzheimer ’ s Affects You
The FDA in mid-July for the first time ever approved an Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi. The annual price-tag will run patients $26,500. The same week, the Alzheimer’s Association for the first time ever released county-level data to identify which communities are most struggling with the disease. 6.7 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease and 134,000 of them will die because of it each year. We’ve known these aggregate numbers for a while now, but with new data and new drugs, healthcare specialists can now better target attention and resources. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeremy Ney Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Potency and safety analysis of hemp delta-9 products: the hemp vs. cannabis demarcation problem - Johnson L, Malone M, Paulson E, Swider J, Marelius D, Andersen S, Black D.
Hemp-derived delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol ( ∆9 THC) products are freely available for sale across much of the USA, but the federal legislation allowing their sale places only minimal requirements on companies. Products must contain no more than 0.3% ∆9 ...
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Impact of drugs on the mental health of youth in the long run: psychological and rehabilitation perspective - Nithyamala I, Shaji JCH, Sannasi M, Divya D, Davda B.
Addiction to drugs can have severe mental health complications for the youth of a nation who are considered to be the future of the country. The longer the addiction, the more strain and stress it places on the physical and emotional aspects of life in the...
Source: SafetyLit - August 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

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