#Eating your vegetables is easier said than done

“#Eating your vegetables is easier said than done” A market in Nicaragua. Credit: International Center for Tropical Agriculture “Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support environmental sustainability; however, they are currently threatening both.” This sentence, the opening statement of the EAT-Lancet Report published last year, reflects a growing consensus among global…

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#Lock of Lincoln’s hair and bloodied telegram up for auction

“#Lock of Lincoln’s hair and bloodied telegram up for auction” by William J. Kole </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/lockoflincol.jpg” data-sub-html=”This July 2020 photo released by RR Auction shows a bloodstained telegram and lock of hair from former President Abraham Lincoln, to be auctioned Sept. 12, 2020, by the Boston-based auction firm. The lock of hair was…

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#New data show few states require specific action for implementation of Complete Streets policies

“#New data show few states require specific action for implementation of Complete Streets policies” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Nearly half of all US states have mandatory Complete Streets policies, according to new data published today to LawAtlas.org. Many states agree on whom the policy should protect: Of the 24 jurisdictions with mandatory Complete Streets policies…

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#Technology and planning help museums manage outdated exhibitions

“#Technology and planning help museums manage outdated exhibitions” by Claire Browning, Heinz Ruther, Stephen Wessels and Wendy Black, The Conversation </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2020/technologyan.jpg” data-sub-html=”This Jonkeria, an extinct animal from the Karoo that’s much older than the dinosaurs, was among the features of the old exhibition. Author supplied” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/technologyan.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”Technology and planning help museums…

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#What is the chemical agent that was reportedly used to poison Russian politician Alexei Navalny?

“#What is the chemical agent that was reportedly used to poison Russian politician Alexei Navalny?” Cholinesterase inhibitors aren’t all chemical weapons — they can include everyday pesticides. Credit: Shutterstock The medical evacuation of Alexei Navalny, the outspoken political critic of Vladimir Putin who was allegedly poisoned last week, has shed more light on his illness….

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#High-tech farmers sow seeds of revolution in Dubai desert

“#High-tech farmers sow seeds of revolution in Dubai desert” Al-Badia market garden farm produces an array of vegetable crops in multi-storey format, carefully controlling light and irrigation as well as recycling 90 percent of the water it uses An ultra-modern vertical farm in the middle of the desert stands as a testament to Dubai’s determination…

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#Pentagon to set up new unit to investigate UFOs

“#Pentagon to set up new unit to investigate UFOs” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The Pentagon said Friday it was setting up a new task force under the US Navy to investigate UFO sightings. With the creation of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF), the Defense Department hopes “to improve its understanding of, and gain…

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#Adding a meter between meals boosts vegetarian appeal: study

“#Adding a meter between meals boosts vegetarian appeal: study” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Meat-heavy diets not only risk our health but that of the planet, as livestock farming on a massive scale destroys habitats and generates greenhouse gases. Conservationists at the University of Cambridge are investigating ways of “nudging” people towards eating more plants and…

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