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Toxins and Colorectal Cancer

Feb 29, 2024 09:13AM

Evaluating the relationship between environmental toxins and colorectal cancer (CRC), the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.

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Complementary Treatments for Kids With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Feb 29, 2024 09:12AM

A paper published in the journal Nutrients evaluated studies regarding the effect of herbal remedies and spices in youngsters with this painful disorder.

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Cancer Increasingly Strikes Young Adults

Feb 29, 2024 09:11AM

Between 1990 and 2019, the incidence of early-onset cancer increased by 79.1 percent.

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Storing Renewable Energy in Hot Rocks

Feb 29, 2024 09:05AM

California-based Antora Energy is investigating ways to store energy inside insulated boxes of extremely hot rocks.

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Self pollinating wild flowers due to declining insect population

Self-Pollinating Wildflowers Worry Scientists

Feb 29, 2024 09:04AM

Flowering plants depend on the declining global insect population which includes pollinators such as bees, butterflies, moths, beetles and wasps.

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Adding Sails to Ships to Save Money and the Planet

Feb 29, 2024 09:03AM

Maritime shipping industry leaders are exploring ways to reduce their carbon footprint and save money including the addition of specialized sails to cargo ships.

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Mount Everest Is Melting

Feb 29, 2024 09:02AM

While glaciers worldwide are melting, ice loss across the Himalayas has been especially rapid due to a rise in temperatures.

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Lear’s Macaw, a large, blue-feathered parrot with bright yellow rings around its eyes which, according to American Bird Conservancy, has been brought back from extinction in the past but is still considered endangered, with approximately 1,300 adults in existence.

Wind Energy Project Threatens Endangered Bird

Feb 29, 2024 09:01AM

A renewable-energy project in the Brazilian state of Bahia is threatening the Lear’s Macaw which has been brought back from extinction in the past but is still considered endangered.

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