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There Could Be a Bunch of Tardigrades Alive on The Moon Right Now
(Aylin Woodward) A horde of microscopic critters called tardigrades were passengers aboard the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet, which crashed into the lunar surface nearly four months ago.
Trees Communicate With One Another Through The “Underground Web”
(John Vibes) For decades, scientists have known that trees communicate with one another through a network of underground fungi, which even allows them to trade nutrients back and forth. This incredible discovery was first made by ecologist Suzanne Simard when she was researching her doctoral thesis over 20 years ago.
Great at Any Age: Medical Marijuana Helps Elderly People with Parkinson’s, MS and Sleep Problems
(Vicki Batts) Cannabis has a host of benefits and medicinal uses, and has been used as a natural remedy for a variety of ailments for centuries. Now, scientific research has underscored just how useful medical marijuana can be — specifically for those in their golden years. Studies show that most people who use medical marijuana are between 50 and 70 years old, and now scientists have confirmed that cannabis can be used to help treat a variety of degenerative diseases, sleep problems, and other issues people combat as they age.
Report Finds The Average Person Swallows The Plastic Equivalent Of A Credit Card Every Week
(Mayukh Saha) We consume plastic every day. And that quantity is growing as each day we let our planet get inundated in a plastic tide. The thick bed of plastic floating on the sea; the beasts and birds choking to death on plastic; it all used to be a part of the dining table conversation. And then suddenly we find that it is a part of our diet. We are surrounded by plastic and almost all of the food that the modern man consumes is either packed in plastic or has plastic mixed in it, in some form of the other.
240 Cubic Miles Of Magma Discovered Beneath California’s Supervolcano
(Expand Your Consciousness) The Long Valley supervolcano (LVSV) has been peacefully snoozing for about 100,00 years beneath California, but in the last four decades, the volcano has become “restless.”
Astronomers Just Found an Absolutely Gargantuan Black Hole The Mass of 40 Billion Suns
(Michelle Star) Black holes can get pretty big, but there’s a special class that is the biggest of the big, absolute yawning monster black holes. And astronomers seem to have identified an absolute specimen, clocking in at 40 billion times the mass of the Sun.
Dumbing Down the Population: Study Finds That Transgender Hormone Treatments Lower IQ
(Ethan Huff) If “being your true self” means attempting to alter your biological sex with hormone “treatments,” then your true self is also quite dumb, as a new study has confirmed that gender reassignment chemicals dramatically lower IQ levels.
Fear — Fight or Flight: Why Stress Makes You Crave Carbs
(Isabelle Z.) When you’ve had a bad day, how often do you reward yourself with something chocolatey or a big bag of chips? It might sound like a rom-com cliché, but the urge for carbs can be quite strong when we’re under stress – and there’s a perfectly good scientific explanation for these cravings.
Natural Chemical in Breast Milk Dissolves Cancer Tumors, Trial Shows
(Emma Fiala) A chemical found in the breast milk of humans can help break tumors up into smaller fragments which the body can then rid itself of via urine.
Scientists Can Now Manipulate Brain Cells Using Smartphone
(Science Daily) A team of scientists have invented a device that can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone. The device could speed up efforts to uncover brain diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, addiction, depression, and pain.
Research Reveals How Sugar CAUSES Cancer
(Sayer Ji) Hospitals feed cancer patients sugar and high carbohydrate diets for a simple reason: they are abysmally ignorant of the role of nutrition in health and disease — hence their burgeoning growth, packed rooms, and ‘return customers.’
An 81-year-old Man Used CBD Oil – His Tumor Shrunk by as Much as 50 Percent
(Edsel Cook) After learning that he had lung cancer, a senior citizen rejected conventional cancer therapies. Instead, the 81-year-old patient took cannabidiol (CBD) oil for three months. The herbal medicine successfully shrunk the tumorous growth in his left lung.
“Vaccine-Derived” Polio on the Rise
(Marco Cáceres) The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) last week reported that there have been a total of 22 confirmed cases of vaccine-derived polio paralysis, thus far, in 2019.
Sprouting 101: What It Is, and How It’s Great for Brain Health
(Zoey Sky) Fresh fruits and vegetables are essential for a balanced diet. But did you know that you can boost your brain health by consuming sprouts and microgreens?