Communities exposed to petroleum contaminants have high concentrations of mercury, arsenic and cadmium. Credit: Eliseo Hualinga, Feconacor Indigenous communities living near oil exploration sites in the Peruvian Amazon have high levels of mercury, cadmium and lead in their bodies. This is the conclusion of a study led by Cristina O’Callaghan Gordo, a researcher at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). She is also a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and co-director of the Interuniversity Master’s Degree in Planetary Health (UOC, ISGlobal and Pompeu Fabra University). The study, published in Environmental…
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There’s rarely a Tuesday or Thursday that I don’t check Zara’s app and feel a twinge of excitement to scroll through that day’s new arrivals. That said, I only allow myself to bask in true Zara-induced giddiness on two occasions per year: When the autumn/winter Studio collection is revealed and six months later when its spring/summer companion debuts. And as luck would have it, today is one of those days.This morning, Zara launched its S/S 23 collection and subsequent fairytale-esque campaign, which was shot by renowned fashion photographer Steven Meisel and styled by Karl Templer. The collection, according to a press release, was…
Academic ties had been growing stronger, with top-ranked US colleges,—including Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Carnegie Mellon—hosting forums for Chinese investors. These were now put under new scrutiny. In January 2021, the FBI arrested MIT professor Gang Chen on allegations of federal grant fraud in January 2021. The charges were later dropped.It was around this time that Michael decided to leave the US, returning to China to join a startup founded by a few friends. “At that time, China seemed to have more opportunities, while too many political issues were involved in doing business in the US,” he…
Sad news for Machine Head fans: they have had to cancel their spring 2023 U.S. tour.The 18-date The Electric Happy Hour (Live) tour was slated to kick off on May 15 in Ventura, California, and run through multiple cities before concluding on June 9 in Los Angeles, California. Machine Head shared the disappointing news of the tour’s cancelation yesterday (April 14) in a lengthy statement. “Head Cases of America, it is with great regret that we must inform you that due to reasons entirely beyond our control, we’re forced to cancel our upcoming Electric Happy Hour (Live) tour due to work visa issues,” they…
With the tenth Fast and Furious movie landing in theaters, audiences may be wondering if The Rock will make a cameo appearance in Fast X. Many of the series regulars will be returning, such as Vin Diesel, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, and Michelle Rodriguez. However, it will also feature the introduction of Jason Momoa as the villain Dante. Some may also be wondering if Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be in Fast X, and whether Luke Hobbs will return in Fast and Furious 10. Beware, spoilers lie ahead for Fast X! Is The Rock in Fast X? Yes, Dwayne “The Rock”…
A Dementia Caregiver’s Guide to Care by Dr. Macie Smith What’s it About? In this interactive guidebook, you’ll find a Licensed Gerontology Social Worker’s unique responses to typical questions dementia caregivers find themselves asking over and over again. Her mission became clear when her grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s related dementia. “It was one of the scariest times of my life,” says Dr. Macie P. Smith. “I truly did not know what to do or who to call.” Dr. Smith probably didn’t realize it at the time, but she had suddenly become part of a riveting statistic: While 1.3 million…
Will Bode’s (Max Thieriot) parole hearing go his way? Whatever the outcome, he’ll have his friends and family in the Fire Country Season 1 finale. Airing on May 19, “I Know it Feels Impossible” sees not only that day arrive but also the station 42 and Three Rock crews facing a daring rescue when a massive mudslide tears through Edgewater. As you can see above and below, CBS has released photos teasing both. At the beginning of April, Thieriot told TV Insider, “We’re going to get to experience [the parole hearing and lead up to it] all the way. We’re…
In bats, and many other mammals, females are not smaller than malesGETTY IMAGES Male mammals have long been said to be larger than females – a phenomenon known as sexual dimorphism – but it turns out that may not be the norm. An analysis of the body mass of over 400 mammal species revealed that only about 44 per cent had larger males. “There has been huge taxonomic bias”, in what types of mammals have been examined for body size dimorphism, says Kaia Tombak at Hunter College in New York. There has been … Read The Full Article Here
This artist’s impression shows a distant gas cloud that contains different chemical elements, illustrated here with schematic representations of various atoms. Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have detected three distant gas clouds whose chemical composition matches what we expect from the explosions of the first stars that appeared in the Universe. These early stars can be studied indirectly by analyzing the chemical elements they dispersed into the surrounding environment after they died in supernova explosions. The three distant gas clouds detected in this study are rich in carbon, oxygen, and magnesium, but poor in iron. This is exactly the…
5 tips to reduce your beauty footprint By Aveeno® Date April 28, 2023 Over the past few decades, the beauty world has grown exponentially, which unfortunately also includes its carbon footprint. With the rise of the beauty social sphere and public awareness of environmental issues, consumers demand more transparency and better environmental practices from their favourite brands—and they’re delivering! Individual changes in self-care practices can have a positive environmental impact. It all comes down to daily choices. Making more eco-conscious choices when shopping for new products and establishing your beauty routine is easier than ever. While positively impacting the environment…
Eating ice cream is a decidedly time-sensitive activity. It’s meant to be enjoyed quickly and in the moment, save for the bold few who don’t fear a melty mess. Kitchen appliance maker Cocinaré said no, the masses need not be limited by science and thus invented the Krush, a $149 battery-powered portable machine that can make and transport ice cream anywhere. It consists of four parts: a freezer bowl, a plastic cover for the bowl that protects your hands, a plastic piece with little see-through sections so you can watch your ice cream as it’s made, and a top piece containing…
[] × Skip to main content From 2Pac appreciating his mother to Danzig belting “Mother” at a full-throated, hard-rock howl, there are plenty of ways to toast the women who gave us life on Mother’s Day. Kacey Musgraves Alexa King For all they do for us, mothers should be celebrated every day, but it’s nice to give mom a little extra love on Mother’s Day. She deserves it! Whether you’re taking her out to dinner, making her a handmade card, buying her flowers or just calling to tell her how much you love her, Mother’s Day is the moment to…
The slippery stardom of Rachel McAdams 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if (msgIsString) { json…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Stepfamily? We lived in Silicon Valley for eight years, and I wanted to do a domestic suspense thriller that also had some tech subplots to reflect the feel of the region. The main twist in the story was inspired by something that’s happened to people I know, but not with such dramatic consequences! I can’t say more without revealing too much. If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of The Stepfamily, what would they be? Family Affair by Sly and the Family Stone. What’s…
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Love & Death Season 1 Episode 5 “The Arrest.”] The walls are closing in on Candy Montgomery (Elizabeth Olsen) in the latest episode of Love & Death: The Texas housewife was arrested for the murder of Betty Gore (Lily Rabe). Maintaining her innocence at first, the installment saw Candy finally confess to her lawyer, friend, and fellow church-goer Don Crowder (Tom Pelphrey) that she killed Betty after she was attacked by her. Eager to learn more about the situation unfolding, Candy’s husband Pat (Patrick Fugit) also seeks answers and is finally looped into…
Jupiter’s brief but glorious reign as the planet with the most moons in our solar system came crashing down this week as scientists confirmed the discovery of 62 new moons orbiting Saturn — bringing the ringed planet’s total to a whopping 145 moons. That’s a decisive leap ahead of Jupiter’s 95 confirmed moons – a total that eclipsed Saturn’s moon count for several months after 12 new moons were officially recognized orbiting Jupiter in late December. Saturn is now the first and only planet in the solar system with more than 100 known moons, according to researchers at the University of…
Photography by BFA/Matteo Prandoni The model did her best ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ impression at the opening of The Tiffany Landmark in NYC. By Annika Lautens Date April 28, 2023 What do you wear to the opening party of the newly renovated Tiffany & Co. flagship, The Landmark? One would assume diamonds — after all, they are a girl’s best friend and the jeweller’s best seller. But not if you’re Hailey Bieber. RELATED: Hailey Bieber Says It’s Time to Make the Hair Change You’ve Been Considering After three years of a daringly ambitious renovation — the first since it opened its…
Gideon Lichfield: Exactly.Lauren Goode: And you can actually pause.Gideon Lichfield: Yes, and that’s what makes it simple, because there are 17 different apps but only one phone.Lauren Goode: But then do you, like, wake up in the morning, and at 6 in the morning you’ve gone a blissful eight hours of sleep and there’s an email from Anna Wintour addressed to you and you’re like, “Wow, I really should not have put my phone down for this long.”Gideon Lichfield: No, it’s more like, “I really should not have picked up my phone just now. I should have waited and gone,…
Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott has once again said he would be open to making a biopic about the band — but there would be some challenges in making it interesting for fans.In a recent interview with U.K.’s Metro, Elliott said making a movie about Def Leppard in the style of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, Mötley Crüe’s The Dirt and Elton John’s Rocketman is “always being discussed, but let’s not forget there was an MTV movie in 1999 that was fucking awful!” He went on to say that if they were to make a biopic, it would be “a hell of a lot…
The Great Gatsby is good, actually 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if (msgIsString) { json…
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The celebration of medical marvels and potential wedded bliss loom in the two-hour Grey’s Anatomy Season 19 finale on Thursday, May 18 on ABC. Beyond the interpersonal drama at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital (will Simone leave her fiancé at the altar for Lucas?), the finale will mark the return of Meredith Grey following Ellen Pompeo‘s exit earlier this season. In the two-parter, titled “Wedding Bell Blues/Happily Ever After” and directed by star Kevin McKidd, Simone’s (Alexis Floyd) wedding day arrives as Jo (Camilla Luddington) and Link’s (Chris Carmack) relationship hits a major turning point. Meanwhile, the attending surgeons fly to…
On 11 September 2022, a diamond mine waste storage facility, known as a tailings dam, failed in the town of Jagersfontein in the Free State province of South Africa. In the failure, one person was killed and multiple homes destroyed. Tailings are the finely ground leftovers that remain after valuable metals are removed from rock ore. Tailings are generally transported jointly with water and deposited in a tailings dam for storage. Now, six months later in 2023, civil engineers at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits), have used public satellite and aerial imagery in a study to investigate the…
At long last, Beyoncé finally returned to the spotlight earlier this month with the official kick-off of her Renaissance World Tour. However, a tour isn’t the only thing fans can look forward to from the superstar. Just days after Mother’s Day, Beyoncé shared an Instagram post honoring the “entrepreneurial women” young Bey encountered while sweeping up hair in her mother’s (Tina Knowles) salon, while also implying that a possible hair-related launch could be arriving soon.Beyoncé posted a carousel of photos to Instagram with the first image showing the singer perched in front of a vanity mirror doing her hair. But…
Now, his team has evidence that the brains of the Tsimane and neighboring Moseten people may age slower than yours, mine, and the brains of pretty much everyone else in the industrialized world. “Something about the lifestyle is affecting brain aging,” Kaplan says. He thinks he knows what that something is—and that it can teach us how to better control the aging of anyone’s brain.Public health in remote societies could enlighten public health elsewhere. Back in the 1980s, Kaplan was working with the Mashiguenga, an Indigenous group who had only recently come into contact with industrialized society in Peru. As…
Killer Mike has announced a Summer 2023 tour in support of his upcoming album, MICHAEL. The Run the Jewels rapper will be accompanied by his choir, The Midnight Revival, and perform new songs alongside “classic hits” from his previous albums R.A.P. Music, PLEDGE, and more. “The High & Holy Tour” kicks off on July 10th in Birmingham, Alabama, and includes shows in his hometown of Atlanta, New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, DC, and more before wrapping in New Orleans on August 5th. See the full itinerary below. Tickets can be found via StubHub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect…
The tenth movie in the Fast and Furious series has arrived in theaters. Fast X stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto as he must protect his family from Dante (Jason Momoa), the son of Hernan Reyes from Fast Five. This action film directed by Louis Leterrier brings back our characters for more crazy fun, and audiences who have not seen the film may wonder what happens at the ending of Fast X. Here is everything that occurs in the final act of the film. Beware, spoilers lie ahead for Fast X! What happens in the Fast X ending? Fast X’s ending…
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Second Sky: And Other Stories? Okay, first the story behind the title. The title came from my friend Melinda’s daughter, who looked at the sky and said to her mom “that’s the Second Sky.” Mel told me, and I was like “that’s a heck of an insight.” And I kept thinking, what if she’s right? What if there is a hidden sky that we all look past. And that’s when the idea came to create a collection of stories about different hidden aspects of reality. I grew up…
One of the most acclaimed animated series returns to the air this summer. Hulu announced Thursday that its revival of Futurama will take flight on Monday, July 24, 2023. One new episode will be available on the premiere date, followed by one a week, every Monday until Futurama Season 11 is over. It’s always exciting when a beloved show gets another shot at life, and Futurama has now cheated death on more than one occasion. Initially canceled in 2003, the series returned in 2007 for four direct-to-DVD movies before returning as an ongoing series. It was canceled again in 2013,…
A flood in Somerset, UK, in January 2023Matt Cardy/Getty Images The amount of damage caused by floods each year in some parts of the UK will rise by 25 per cent even in the best-case climate scenario, according to a modelling study. Paul Bates and Oliver Wing at the University of Bristol, UK, and their colleagues built a climate model that simulates water flow over land surfaces and used it to estimate how much flooding the UK would experience until 2070 based on various global temperature rises. They estimated the potential cost of flood damage based on insurance data on…