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“A Small Way for the Communities to Heal”: Artist Honors LA Wildfire Victims With Free Drawings of Lost Homes

Two guitars hang on the avocado-hued wall of a living room, just above a white dresser holding up speakers and a record player. A comfy-looking chair sits to the right, adorned with colorful patterned blankets. The vibe is cozy, warm, and eclectic. Today, that living room — and the rest of the house it’s attached […]

“Hungry” Fat Cells Could Fight Cancer by Devouring Tumors’ Food Sources, Study Suggests

Contrary to popular belief, body fat isn’t all bad. It’s an essential source of energy that helps regulate hormones, control body temperature, and absorb vitamins and minerals. And thanks to new research from the University of California, San Francisco, body fat could prove even more of a superpower — as a certain type may soon help […]

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“The Power of Predators”: How Wolves Helped Restore the Ecosystem in Yellowstone National Park

“Wolves are to Yellowstone what water is to the Everglades,” Doug Smith, the former director of the Yellowstone Wolf Recovery Project and current National Park Service wildlife biologist, once said. That sentiment is especially evident in a recent study highlighting the predators’ slow yet steady role in bringing the park’s ecosystem back into balance — […]

TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 08: A general view inside the enormous pressure-adjusting underground water tank during a tour of the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel facility on April 8, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel is the world's largest underground flood diversion facility. The facility takes water overflow from four rivers and redirects it 50 meters underground into a 6.3 kilometer tunnel before being pumped into the Edo river. Construction of the facility began in 1993 and became fully operational 13 years later in 2006. The gigantic pressure-adjusting water tank is one of the highlights of the facility, positioned 22 meters below ground level, it is 177 meters long, 78 meters wide, 18 meters high and each of the 59 pillars weighs 500 ton. The tank is connected to a drain pump facility, housing four gigantic pumps which are capable of pumping up to 200tons of water per second (The equivalent of a 25m pool) The facility, designed to drain flood waters from the surrounding areas after heavy storms or typhoons is used on average seven times a year and has also become a tourist attraction with the facility running guided tours three times a day allowing tourists to visit the massive underground water tank. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Tokyo’s Underground “Cathedral” Holds 100 Olympic-Size Pools Worth of Water to Protect City From Floods

Humans have long flocked to places of worship to ask their gods for rain — or protection from it. In some ways, those visiting Tokyo’s underground “cathedral” are no different. However, people don’t come here to pray but rather to marvel at an incredible feat of engineering that promises to safeguard the city from torrential […]

Art and Science Illuminate the Same Subtle Proportions in Tree Branches

This article was written by Mitchell Newberry, a research assistant professor of biology at the University of New Mexico, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Do artists and scientists see the same thing in […]

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Partnering Up Can Help You Grow as an Individual — Here’s the Psychology of a Romantic Relationship That Expands the Self

This article was written by Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., a professor of psychology at Monmouth University, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. It’s common to want to become a better version of yourself. Much like […]

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Have You Tried Lemonading? Researchers Tout the Power of Playfulness in Tough Times

Making lemonade when life hands you lemons is a concept that’s been around for over 100 years — but thanks to a study out of Oregon State University, we now have new science-backed evidence showing how powerful “lemonading” can really be. The study evaluated two groups of people during the COVID-19 pandemic, homing in on […]

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“My Anxiety Dropped to Near Zero”: How Harvard Sociologist Martha Beck Learned to Live Stress-Free — And You Can Too

Imagine you’re trying to comfort a small, scared animal. Would you lower your voice, slow your movements, and utter gentle words? Or would you try to analyze it, medicate it, and get rid of it? Most of us would choose the former approach when it comes to a frightened creature — but when it comes […]

(Original Caption) 1/15/1965-Atlanta, GA: Dr. Martin Luther King points to Selma, Alabama on a map at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference office, as he calls for a three-pronged attack on racial barriers. Negro leaders indicate that January 18 will bring the biggest organized test to date of the new Civil Rights law. Volunteers are scheduled to march on the voter registration office, while others, too young to vote, will test the public accomodations section of the act. Still others will seek employment.

Black Communities Are Using Mapping to Document and Restore a Sense of Place

This article was written by Joshua F.J. Inwood, a professor of geography and senior research associate at Penn State, and Derek H. Alderman, a chancellor’s professor of geography at the University of Tennessee, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. […]

Decluttering Can Be Stressful — a Clinical Psychologist Explains How Personal Values Can Make It Easier

This article was written by Mary E. Dozier, an assistant professor of psychology at Mississippi State University, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. I recently helped my mom sort through boxes she inherited when […]

After a Tornado Hit, This Small Alabama Town Got a Mega HGTV Makeover: “It Helped Put Us on the Map”

In January 2020, HGTV announced that it was launching a new show, Home Town Takeover, that would take on a large-scale renovation and revitalization of a small town in the United States. Show hosts Ben and Erin Napier — an already established design duo with their own HGTV credentials — would be the leads on […]

Not Just for Humans: Researchers Create “Seal Pup Fitbits” to Monitor the Baby Animals’ Health

About a third of Americans strap devices to their bodies to monitor their fitness levels and daily activities, per the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute — but travel to tiny, crescent-shaped Sable Island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, and you’ll find gray seals donning Fitbit-like trackers as well. Researchers from the Woods […]