A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology found that the microbes in the stomachs of cows are capable of dissolving plastic and potentially offer a new, sustainable method to clear out plastic waste. These microbes come from the rumen, one of the four parts that […]
Most of the wind that’s available on land isn’t strong enough to push the commercial wind turbine blades; however, Chinese researchers have created a small wind turbine able to collect the wind energy from breeze as little as the one we make when we’re brisk walking. The method presented in […]
Norway stopped coal mining operations in the Arctic back in 2017 and now they’re cancelling the last mine, piece by piece, with the end goal to transform the entire area into a national park that will be twice the size of Wyoming’s Grand Teton. They want to make the Svalbard […]
According to a study done with lab mice presented virtually during the ENDO 2021, the chemicals found in white button mushrooms may play a crucial role in decreasing the progress of prostate tumors in men. The head researcher, Xiaoqianq Wang from the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope- a […]
According to this research which has been presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2021’s Annual Meeting, PET scans of lipophilic statin users discovered a major decline in the metabolism in the brain part that is first affected by Alzheimer’s. In fact, in people with a mild […]
This Kroger grocery store in Nashville hired a homeless woman who was sleeping on their parking lot in her car for a whole year. The woman, LaShenda Williams, said she was struggling with drug addiction and had to sleep in her car at the parking because this was all she […]
A simple blood test capable of detecting more than 50 cancer types prior to any signs of the illness appearing in the person is now accurate enough to be rolled out as a test for screening, explain the scientists. Currently under a pilot program at NHS England, this test is […]
This California couple was eager to help out new parents who struggled in the pandemic. Their act of kindness was aimed at families with babies and toddlers and their effort went viral. They shared a video with their outings to several Target stores in California where they placed money inside […]
What was a chance meeting in a bathroom at work became a lifesaving kidney transplant chain for these two co-workers at a hospital in Atlanta. Susan Ellis and Tia Wimbush have been colleagues for more than a decade at the Children’s Healthcare and they knew other’s husbands were in need […]
The lawmakers in Maryland were the first to approve a statewide ban on Styrofoam containers for food. And, one local Baltimore “celebrity” may have had something to do with their policy. Mr. Trash Wheel, together with his cousins Professor Trash Wheel and Captain Trash Wheel, have gathered million Styrofoam containers […]