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(Eagle News) — A leading global nutrition and wellness company announced earlier this week a new product line that will address the needs of both endurance and recreational athletes. Once consumed, Herbalife 24 will provide the athlete with the nutritional support to train, recover and perform 24-hours a day. The new product line is customizable, allowing athletes to determine their day-to-day needs based on activity levels and training demands. https://youtu.be/YU5ZTuuBpRk
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Approximately one in four children worldwide will live in regions with extremely scarce water resources by 2040, UNICEF said in a report Wednesday. In research released on World Water Day, the United Nations children’s agency warned that in just over two decades nearly 600 million children will be living in areas with severely limited safe water sources, as population growth and surging demand for water clash with the effects […]
by Veronique DUPONT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A house clad in mirrors pops out of the California desert. It blends into the landscape, reflecting a kaleidoscope of the urban grid and arid valley of Palm Springs — to the delight of photographers and selfie-seekers. This is Doug Aitken’s “Mirage,” one of the showstoppers of Desert X, an exhibition of 16 site-specific monumental works by international artists that spans southern California’s Coachella Valley. The […]
KARAWANG, Indonesia (Reuters) — A new study paints an alarming picture for the future of the rice industry. Researchers found that a high level of surface ozone pollution is wreaking havoc on a stage of the rice plant’s development in China – the world’s largest producer of the staple crop. “Peaks in ozone when you have 2 or 3 really bad days of high surface ozone which is like air pollution can have huge impact […]
VIENNA, Austria (Reuters) — Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo has welcome two new additions to its enclosures – twin ring-tailed baby lemurs. The park said in a statement on Wednesday the babies were born on Saturday and will be suckled for about six months, with other females helping their mother care for them. Lemurs, originally from Madagascar, are “sociable animals”, the zoo said. In the hit animated film “Madagascar”, the lemurs were known for throwing thumping dance […]
A rare white rhino named Timbo was born in the Amneville Zoo in northeastern France. He may be just nine days old but he already weighs 80kg. (AFP Video) https://youtu.be/H11af4pbfjs
CAMBRIDGE, England, United Kingdom (Reuters) — A small fly the size of a grain of rice could take the title of Top Gun of the insect world after Cambridge scientists identified its remarkable ability to detect and intercept its prey mid-air, changing direction mid-flight if necessary before sweeping around for the kill. The robber fly Holcocephala is relatively small - at 6 millimeters (mm) in length but can spot and catch prey more than half […]
YONGIN, South Korea (Reuters) — Why are giant pandas black and white? It’s a question that has eluded scientists for decades. But now, biologists in California say they have cracked the panda color code. To figure out why pandas are so different from other bear species that are almost all just one color, researchers say they had to deconstruct the animal into parts. “Our breakthrough was to divide the panda’s body up into different areas. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (March 22) – We usually think that a person can be called attractive if he or she has good looks. Fortunately, experience shows us that good looks are not a prerequisite for one to be perceived as attractive. Try the following. Surely you’ll see the compliments coming. Be funny! A good sense of humor is more often than not in the list of anyone looking for a future partner. Consider this […]
Reuters — A team of scientists seeking to restore Pluto to planet hood launched a campaign on Tuesday (March 21) to broaden the astronomical classifications which led to its demotion to a “dwarf planet” a decade ago. Six scientists from institutions across the United States argued that Pluto deserves to be a full planet, along with some 110 other bodies in the solar system, including Earth’s moon. In a paper presented at an international planetary […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — International researchers said Tuesday they have found a way to assess a person’s genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by a given age, a tool that could lead to better diagnosis and treatment. The report in the journal PLOS Medicine was based on genetic data from more than 70,000 Alzheimer’s patients and elderly people without the disease participating in several major global studies on dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has topped the list of Top Ten Billionaires in the World. According to the Forbes Magazine, Bill Gates bested all the other people in the world with his estimated wealth of $86 billion. This is the fourth time Gates topped the list. Also included in the Top 10 of the list are Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway. US President Donald Trump, a […]
