By Dennis Thompson Reporter from HealthDay MONDAY, August 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) – Microscopic pieces of plastic have probably taken up residence in all the major filter organs in your body, suggests a new laboratory study. Researchers found evidence of plastic contamination in tissue samples taken from the lungs, liver, …
Read More »Glass gardens of the future offer opportunities for desert growth
Agriculture with controlled environment combines energy-efficient, transparent solar panels; cooling with low energy desiccant; salt-tolerant edible plants; and algal biotechnology. Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho Effective glass garden complexes that will grow with the resources available on desert shores can improve food security for millions. Emerging technologies can be …
Read More »GRAPHIC-Say goodbye to the shortest bear market in S&P …
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Noel Randewich Aug 18 (Reuters) – Well, that was fast! The S&P 500’s record high on Tuesday confirmed that the 2020 coronavirus-driven bear market was by far the shortest. Measured from the previous record high on the February 19 benchmark to its trough on March …
Read More »Warren Buffett changes mind on Gold: He will buy panic – Buy Bitcoin at $ 50K, says Max Keizer
Warren Buffett has changed his mind about gold as an investment, making some people think he would do the same with Bitcoin. Max Keizer has predicted that the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway will panic buying bitcoin at $ 50,000. Buffett changes his mind about gold, Bitcoin could follow Billionaire investor …
Read More »Does our sun have a long lost twin?
Artist’s image of our sun, along with his hypothetical solar companion.Image: M. Weiss The early configuration of material in the outer reaches of our solar system has led a team of scientists to speculate that the Sun had a companion in his early days. Intriguingly, this scenario could explain the …
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