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Atlanta’s 7-Acre Free Food Forest

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Eighty-five percent of the city’s residents will be within one-half mile of fresh food by 2021.

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Friends, Not Fitbit, More Predictive of Health, Says Studies

Jun 21, 2019

Friends, Not Fitbit, More Predictive of Health, Says Studies

What the researchers discovered was the social network structure provides a significant improvement in predictability of wellness states of an individual over using the data derived from wearables, like the number of steps or heart rate
Cartoon-Based Ads for e-Cigarette May Increase Likelihood of Vaping, Study Says

Jun 21, 2019

Cartoon-Based Ads for e-Cigarette May Increase Likelihood of Vaping, Study Says

Cartoon imagery used by some companies is part of the constellation of variables that make people susceptible to future use of e-cigarettes
Researchers Utilize Facebook to Reach Larger, More Diverse Groups of People

Jun 21, 2019

Researchers Utilize Facebook to Reach Larger, More Diverse Groups of People

When researchers compared results from their Genes for Good analyses to those from well-cited papers, they mostly matched
New Study Recommends Regulation on Low-Priced Alcopops that Pose High Risk Especially for Youth

Jun 21, 2019

New Study Recommends Regulation on Low-Priced Alcopops that Pose High Risk Especially for Youth

Regulatory agencies should reduce the availability and alcohol-by-volume of these products and increase their retail price to reduce and prevent unsafe alcohol consumption
Century-Old Understanding of the Evolutionary History of Animals

Jun 21, 2019

Evolutionary Discovery Sets to Rewrite Textbooks

Multi-celled animals evolved from a single-celled ancestor resembling a modern sponge cell known as a choanocyte
One in Five UK Children Affected By Persistent Poverty

Jun 21, 2019

One in Five UK Children Affected By Persistent Poverty

Persistent poverty has a connection with poorer mental, social, and behavioral development in children, as well as worse educational outcomes, employment prospects, and earning power into adulthood
wood

Jun 21, 2019

3D Printed Wood Now Possible

A 3D printing process that uses a wood-based ink to produce components with the unique ‘ultrastructure’ of wood has been demonstrated by a group of researchers from Sweden’s Chalmers University.
New Findings Show Pesticide DDT Persists in Remote Lakes at Concerning Levels

Jun 21, 2019

New Findings Show Pesticide DDT Persists in Remote Lakes at Concerning Levels

Pesticide use can result in persistent and permanent changes in aquatic ecosystems
Study Finds Ability to Deceive is a Sign of Competence in Jobs That Require Selling

Jun 21, 2019

Study Finds Ability to Deceive is a Sign of Competence in Jobs That Require Selling

The key findings of the survey were participants believed that liars would be more successful in high-selling occupations like banking, advertising, and sales than low-selling orientation occupations like nonprofit management and accounting
Marijuana plant

Jun 21, 2019

New Bill Would Legalize Marijuana Nationwide

The Marijuana Justice Act of 2019 will legalize the plant and expunge the criminal records of anyone who had been charged with possession.
White House

Jun 21, 2019

White House Climate Review Has Some Scientists Uneasy

Concerns mount over reports that federal researchers could be compelled to participate in the controversial exercise.
Nuclear Waste

Jun 21, 2019

Trump Administration Plans to Lower Classification of Nuclear Waste to Save Money

The Department of Energy claims that downgrading the risk level of the sludge is necessary.
Marijuana farm

Jun 21, 2019

Oklahoma Sees Revenue Boom After Medical Marijuana Legalization

Since August more than 22,000 applications for use and dispensaries have been approved and thousands more are in the pipeline.
Joe Biden

Jun 21, 2019

Joe Biden Pitches $5 Trillion Climate Proposal

Presidential hopeful, and former VP, Biden is targeting net zero emissions by 2050.
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