Did you know that there are blue bananas? Also known as ice cream bananas, they’re increasingly popular thanks to their creamy texture and a flavor that reminds of vanilla ice cream. Before they go ripe, these bananas have a bluish or blue-green color and are described as fluffier than the […]
Bumblebees are doing more than just bumbling around our gardens-they’re assessing plants and checking out which flowers are the richest with pollen and nectar. The relationship between flowers and pollinators goes back some 130 million years. When checking out plants, these insects leave behind scent marks that inform them which […]
Dear ladies, science says you may have a higher chance of getting a good night’s sleep snuggled up with your dog, rather than your partner. Dogs are our best friends and seems they can also be great sleep partners if they have a lady owner. According to Canisius College research, […]
The Nest Children’s Home in Kingston recently received a beautiful veggie garden as a gift. The representatives said this is something they wanted for a while. On National Children’s Day on May 21st, the children who live there got a garden gift from the Government through the Backyard Veggie […]
An international research team from the Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and the UCLA developed a promising gene therapy which treated 48 out of 50 kids with a form of serious immunodeficiency that practically leaves them without an immunity. Caused by adenosine deaminase deficiency, also known as ADA-SCID, is a […]
The genius invention of Dasia Taylor, a teenager, has the potential to save people’s lives. This bright and charismatic 17-year-old teen who resides in Iowa, USA has invented a revolutionary suture that changes color if the wound becomes infected. This is a feature she hopes will alert the doctors to […]
A new service app is providing its loyal users with the chance to pay reduced rates and rescue restaurant food before it heads for the garbage. The Too Good To Go app allows its users to collect a bag of almost wasted, but perfectly good food as a takeaway. The […]
Antioxidants are compounds that our body produces and they’re also present in some foods. They’re good for us because they help our cells defend themselves from free radical damage. When there are a lot of free radicals, the body may enter a state of oxidative stress. In this state, our […]
Our liver is a potent organ-it’s in charge of various tasks, including production of proteins, cholesterol, and bile, storing vitamins, etc. It also plays a role in dissolving toxins from alcohol, meds or byproducts from metabolism. Therefore, keeping this essential organ in optimal shape is very important for the overall […]
High blood pressure or hypertension is one of the most common, preventable risk factors for cardiovascular illness. More than a billion people worldwide suffer from it. It’s defined as a systolic blood pressure at the value of 130 mm Hg or more and a diastolic one of more than 80 […]