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Intended to help human, planetary health, EAT-Lancet diet too costly for 1.6 billion people

A new study estimates that the Eat-Lancet Commission reference diet -- meant to improve both human and planetary health -- would be unaffordable for at least 1.58 billion people, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Insights on the effects of cannabidiol on severe form of epilepsy

New results may help explain why cannabidiol -- a chemical component of marijuana with no psychoactive properties -- reduces the frequency of seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy.

Coastlines' contribution to climate change might have been underestimated

Permafrost coasts make up about one third of the Earth's total coastline. As a result of accelerated climate change, whole sections of coastline rapidly thaw, and erode into the Arctic Ocean. A new study now shows that large amounts of carbon dioxide are potentially being produced along these eroding permafrost coastlines in the Arctic.

No One is Safe!

Martin Scorsese roasts your fandom.

Colorsfade (skate punk) share music video for “Obedience”

Canadian skate punks Colorsfade have released the music video for “Obedience”, one of the songs off of their 2018 debut LP In Real Time. “Obedience,” though firmly rooted in classic pop punk structures and rhythm, also features guitar riffs that border on speed metal at times. In Real Time was the band’s first release since signing […]

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Arctic shifts to a carbon source due to winter soil emissions
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/11/191108132421.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

Aviation emissions' impacts on air quality larger than on climate, study finds

New research has quantified the climate and air quality impacts of aviation, broken down by emission type, altitude and location. The team found that growth in aviation causes twice as much damage to air quality as to the climate.

Cheerios Picket Line Averted: After Strike Threat, General Mills Workers Win Tentative Agreement

On Friday, over 500 workers narrowly avoided a strike at General Mills’ production facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Australia's Terrifying Bushfires Remind Us Climate Change Is Here
https://earther.gizmodo.com/australias-terrifying-bushfires-remind-us-climate-chang-1839718885 #climatechange #climatecrisis

I suspect that Mastodon is going to be under attack any time soon. We better be ready and defend the users that need and deserve defending

Golden Sunset

Nationalist political party Golden Dawn is on trial in Greece for inciting fascist violence. Other countries with a dangerous far-right should be taking notes.

These Boots Were Made For Lickin’

Why are we defending billionaires again?

Pesticide management is failing Australian and Great Barrier Reef waterways

Scientists say a failure of Australian management means excessive amounts of harmful chemicals -- many now banned in countries such as the EU, USA and Canada -- are damaging the country's waterways and the Great Barrier Reef.

Study: Actually, potted plants don't improve indoor air quality

Plants can help spruce up a home or office space, but claims about their ability to improve the air quality are vastly overstated, according to new research. A closer look at decades of research suggesting that potted plants can improve the air in homes and offices reveals that natural ventilation far outpaces plants when it comes to cleaning the air.

Unless warming is slowed, emperor penguins will be marching towards extinction

Emperor penguins are some of the most striking and charismatic animals on Earth, but a new study has found that a warming climate may render them extinct by the end of this century.

UK needs to act to prevent electric vehicle battery waste mountain

Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the future, according to a new study.

Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain

Researchers have found that the type of sleep most apt to calm and reset the anxious brain is deep sleep, also known as non-rapid eye movement (NREM) slow-wave sleep, a state in which neural oscillations become highly synchronized, and heart rates and blood pressure drop.

How hot (and not-so-hot) compounds in chili peppers change during ripening

Anyone who has tasted a hot chili pepper has felt the burn of capsaicinoids, the compounds that give peppers their spiciness, as well as possible health benefits. Related pepper compounds, called capsinoids, have similar properties, minus the heat, so they are attractive as potential functional food ingredients and supplements. Now, researchers have measured amounts of both compounds in three types of chili peppers as they ripen.

Pharmacy in the jungle study reveals indigenous people's choice of medicinal plants

In one of the most diverse studies of the non-random medicinal plants selection by gender, age and exposure to outside influences from working with ecotourism projects, researchers worked with the Kichwa communities of Chichico Rumi and Kamak Maki in the Ecuadorian Amazon. They discovered a novel method to uncover the intracultural heterogeneity of traditional knowledge while testing the non-random selection of medicinal plants and exploring overuse and underuse of medicinal plant families in these communities.

Go with the flow: Scientists design new grid batteries for renewable energy

Scientists have designed an affordable 'flow battery' membrane that could accelerate renewable energy for the electrical grid.