Half of teenage girls are dangerously low in key nutrients.
A diet of pizza, sweets, and sugary drinks is taking a severe toll on the health of young women which is having implications as they get older, nutritionists have discovered.
World’s steepest roller coaster
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The Takabisha roller-coaster is set to open at the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park in Japan. This is the 14th Guinness world record-breaking ride at this amusement park.
Melting ice at the North and South Poles is adding to the Earth’s girth
The Earth had been ‘slimming down’ by just under a millimetre a year following the Ice Age, but global warming is reversing this process.
Is global warming to blame for the Earth putting on ‘weight’ around its ‘midriff’? According to scientists, melting ice in Antarctica and Greenland due to global warming is adding volume to the oceans and this extra water is being pulled towards the Equator, adding to the girth at the widest part of our planet.
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World’s first 3D chocolate printer
3D chocolate printer
The world’s first 3D chocolate printer has just been unveiled in the U.K., . A 3D printer creates objects by gradually stacking layers of material into a desired shape. That is also how the chocolate version operates. It is also known as additive manufacturing in which the process has mostly been used for plastic and metal production but is not quite as tasty. (Video)
World’s first man-made organ transplant carried out in Sweden
An image released by Karolinska University Hospital shows part of the operation.
The world’s first transplant of a fully synthetic organ has been carried out by surgeons – a windpipe created using the patient’s stem cells and an artificial “scaffold”. A month ago a 36-year-old cancer patient received the organ at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm.
Women drivers are more dangerous behind the wheel
Women have a tough time negotiating crossroads, T-junctions and slip roads, according to researchers.
According to scientists, women drivers are more likely to be involved in an accident.
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New spray-on solution can permanently get rid of germs on clothes
A single application was enough to stop all further bacterial growth.
U.S. scientists develop a new anti-microbial treatment that can make clothing – including smelly socks – permanently germ-free.
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PooPrints uses dog DNA to catch pet owners who don’t clean up
PooPrints uses dog DNA to catch pet owners who don’t clean up.
Some pet owner is the U.S. who failed to clean up after their dogs got a nasty surprise from apartment complex manager Deb Logan. Logan started fining the irresponsible dog owners $100 per offense using DNA evidence.
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Are men with broad faces less trustworthy?
Men with wider faces were more likely to cheat and lie.
A man’s face might hint if he is bad to the bone. People with wider faces tend to be more devious and more willing to cheat, according to a new study.
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Air pollution can lead to brain damage and depression
The negative effects of air pollution may have some unexpected consequences.
The effects of air pollution on the human body has turned up a grim laundry-list of associated ills in study after study. Air pollution increases the risk of stroke, heart attack, and lung disease. And now, according to the latest research, it may actually be doing harm to our brains as well, ultimately leading to learning problems and even depression.
Glass of milk can contain a cocktail of up to 20 chemicals
Scientists found a host of chemicals used to treat illnesses in animals and people in samples of cow, goat and human breast milk.
A cocktail of up to 20 painkillers, antibiotics and growth hormones, can be found in a glass of milk, scientists have shown.
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Mississippi tops list of fattest state in the U.S., Colorado least obese
Misissippi has an adult obesity rate of 34.4 percent.
Sixteen states in the past year have seen obesity rates rise. According to a new report released Thursday, the obesity rate in a dozen states has risen above 30 percent.
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