Day: June 21, 2019

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DEFORESTATION OF BRAZILIAN AMAZON RAINFOREST SURGES TO RECORD HIGH, FURTHER DEVASTATION LOOMS

Fernando Kaskais

by Elias Marat, TMU Waking Times The Brazilian Amazon rainforest has suffered a surge in deforestation in recent months, reaching unprecedented levels in May as Brazil’s far-right government under President Jair Bolsonaro continues to grant free license to illegal logging, farming and mining activities in once-protected lands.According to data from the government’s satellite monitoring agency, the Brazilian Amazon lost about 285 square miles in May, which is equivalent to two football fields every minute, the Guardian reports. May marks the beginning of the dry season, when most forest clearance and burning takes place. May’s 285 square miles adds to a loss of over 837 … Continue reading DEFORESTATION OF BRAZILIAN AMAZON RAINFOREST SURGES TO RECORD HIGH, FURTHER DEVASTATION LOOMS

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Cell Phones Might Be Causing Horns to Grow on Young People’s Skulls: Study

Fernando Kaskais

By CHRIS MORRIS Well, this is terrifying. Researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia have found evidence that our frequent use of mobile devices could be fundamentally altering our physiology. Specifically, they’re seeing horn-like bone spurs appear on younger adults (the most frequent users of those devices). The good news, if there is any here, is that you’re not going to see a generation of kids looking like triceratops wannabes, with horns poking out of their foreheads. The bad news is, the spurs are growing at the back of the skull. Here’s what the researchers say is happening: Frequent users of … Continue reading Cell Phones Might Be Causing Horns to Grow on Young People’s Skulls: Study

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Can You Have Sex When You Have HPV?

Fernando Kaskais

Ryan Segedi. Prop styling by JoJo Li. By Kasandra Brabaw and Zahra Barnes HPV should just not exist, but here we are. People who have sex tend to have a few things in common: They like to feel good, they’ve dealt with a sex stain or two in their lives, and they’ve been exposed to HPV, or human papillomavirus. Around 79 million people in the United States have HPV, making it the most common STI in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are a few ways you might discover you have HPV (or that might make doctors pretty sure you have it). Maybe you went … Continue reading Can You Have Sex When You Have HPV?