Category: General
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Ayurveda and Yoga to Combat COVID-19
Experts in Indian traditional medicine, including the chair of the Government of India’s committee charged to lead that nation’s efforts on the potential uses of traditional medicine relative to COVID-19, describe how the approach of Ayurveda and yoga may help strengthen host immunity and provide an effective, accessible, and affordable means of prophylaxis of COVID-19…
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Long-Term Weightlessness May Impair Emotional Recognition
Astronauts who go on long voyages in space in the future may suffer impairment in their emotional recognition. A study showed that prolonged weightlessness slowed down a person’s ability to recognize facial expressions. The findings were published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology. Reading Emotional Expressions “Astronauts on long space missions, very much like our…
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Reading Fiction for Fun Can Improve Language Skills
Reading fiction for fun and leisure can help improve your language skills, according to a study from Concordia University. It also turns out it can be any kind of fiction, from classic to even pulp fiction. The results of this study was published in the journal Reading and Writing. Reading for Leisure The paper was…
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Tweens Learn Values From Watching Popular TV Shows
Tweens learn values from TV show that can affect their development, influence their attitudes and behaviors as they grow into their teenage years and beyond. Moreover, these values may rise or fall over time. The findings were made by researchers at UCLA’s Center for Scholars and Storytellers. Values Can Change in Importance Over Time The…
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Environmental Noise Dropped Significantly During Lockdown Period
Environmental noise dropped almost by 50% during early the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic when the U.S. was on lockdown. The data were analyzed from Apple Watch users who agreed to sharing their data. The findings were published in the journalEnvironmental Research Letters by researchers at the University of Michigan. Apple Watch Data By…
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Marine Snow Definition, a Quick Explanation
Marine snow definition: As organisms like plankton and algae die, they fall as debris in the ocean and accumulate on the ocean floor. These debris falling down to the ocean floor looks like snow falling, and is thus called marine snow. Some facts about marine snow A huge amount of the ocean floor is covered…
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Baby’s Temperament Can Predict Adult Personality Over 20 Years Later
Infants exhibiting behavioral inhibition can be predicted to grow up to be adults with a reserved, introverted personality at age 26. In addition, if these individuals, during adolescence, show higher sensitivity to making errors, they will be at higher risk to develop internalizing disorders such as anxiety and depression in adulthood. The findings were made…
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Fog Harp Up to 20 Times More Efficient Harvesting Water From Fog
A fog ‘harp’ with parallel vertical strings can collect up to twenty times more ambient water from fog than traditional fog nets. Fog nets made of different types of mesh are currently used to harvest water from fog in areas of the world where water is scarce. The new fog harp design with its superior…
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Intermittent Social Distancing May Be Needed Through 2022, Says Model
Surveillance and intermittent social distancing may need to be maintained into 2022 to prevent a resurge of COVID-19. This conclusion was based on a model by researchers at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The findings are published in the April 14, 2020 edition of the journal Science. Millions Already Infected As of…
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Star’s Rosette Pattern Around Massive Black Hole Proves Einstein Right
The star S2 orbits the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way in a rosette pattern as predicted by Einstein. The observations were made by the European Southern Observatory (ESO)’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). It took almost 30 years of precise measurements to map the star’s orbit to finally prove that Einstein’s…