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Mauna Kea: Hawaii protestors don’t agree with the construction of a giant telescope

Protesters try to shut down the building plans of a telescope on top of a mountain due to sacred place Mauna Kea, Hawaii’s highest mountain has been blocked by demonstrators in order to prevent the access to it. Also, the…

July 22, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Top Common Habits That Do Not Good For Your Health And Wellbeing

As you might have heard many times by now, time means money. However, saving time while harming your health only makes you have less time to live. Take a look at the next habits that you should give up right…

July 22, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The Moon Could Be Our Savior, Think Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 Astronaut

Since the final human footprint was left on the Moon by Harrison ‘Jack’ Schmitt, an Apollo 17 astronaut, years have passed, and the space exploration has not continued for a while. Our direct contact with the Moon took place in…

July 22, 2019 · by Joe Blair · 0

Cannabis Consumption During Pregnancy On The Rise, Researchers Warned

Over the past decade, there is an increase in the number of women who consume cannabis before and during pregnancy. According to the results of a California-based cohort study, more future mothers get high daily. How many women risk their…

July 22, 2019 · by Anna McKay · 0

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission Looks Ready To Launch Tomorrow, July 22nd

India is one of the countries to enter the space race. In the last half-century, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has made constant efforts to succeed in its cosmic and planetary exploration missions. The Indian Space Research Organization has…

July 21, 2019 · by Joe Blair · 0

New Gene-Editing Tool, “Leaper,” Could Help People With Various Conditions Better Than CRISPR

A group of researchers from Peking University in China came up with an invention called “Leaper,” which is a new gene-editing tool. They are confident human diseases can be defeated using this new technology which, in their belief, offers better…

July 21, 2019 · by Joe Blair · 0

Preterm Delivery And Miscarriage Linked To Working Long Hours and Night Shifts During Pregnancy

A research review suggests that pregnant women that have day jobs are less likely to have a preterm delivery or suffer a miscarriage than mothers with working long hours or night shifts. The analysis found that pregnant women have a…

July 21, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Astronauts Returning Home Experience High Heart Rate, But Low Blood Pressure

It is a little disorienting for astronauts to come back to the force of Earth’s gravity from a spaceflight were there was no gravity. When that happens, they faint. What happens to astronauts when they return home? There is a…

July 21, 2019 · by Anna McKay · 0

Artificial Snow Might Save Antarctica From Global Warming

According to a study released on 17th of July, the governments could launch a last-ditch engineering project to blanket the surface of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet with artificial snow, so it will be stopped from submerging coastal cities and…

July 20, 2019 · by Joe Blair · 0

Kratom Is Unsafe For People’s Health, A New Study Concluded

Kratom, or mitragyna speciosa, is an equatorial tree part of the coffee family which can be found predominantly in Southeast Asia. Since the 19th century, kratom has been utilized as medicine because it is assumed to have opioid properties. People…

July 20, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0