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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Women tend to outlive men and stay mentally sharp longer, and a new study out Monday could explain why: female brains appear on average about three years younger. The study enrolled 121 women and 84 men, who underwent PET scans to measure brain metabolism or the flow of oxygen and glucose in their brains. Like other organs in the body, the brain uses sugar as fuel. But just how it […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The position of the Earth’s magnetic North Pole — used in navigation systems such as smartphones — is moving far faster than it has, sending scientists scrambling to put out a new model this week. The magnetic North is the point at which the planet’s magnetic field points vertically down. The World Magnetic Model is critical to sea and military navigation — as well as our ubiquitous smartphones. It normally […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday added a Messenger feature for anyone who has fired off a comment they regretted — a way to take it back. Messenger users will now have a 10-minute window after sending a message to undo it, leaving behind a note telling everyone in a conversation that the remark was removed, according to the leading online social network. “Have you ever accidentally sent a message to the […]
WASHINGTON (Eagle News) — Only a few weeks after Washington State Governor Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency due to a measles outbreak, the Washington State Department of Health reported that the highly contagious disease continues to spread and urges people to receive vaccination and take precautions to prevent its escalation. As of February 4, the number of confirmed cases was 50, nearly double the number from when Governor Inslee initially declared a state of […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Mark Zuckerberg said Monday he sees Facebook as a largely “positive” force for society as the embattled social network marked its 15th anniversary. Even as Facebook is facing a wave of criticism over issues of manipulation, misinformation, abuse and other social ills, Zuckerberg said it would be a mistake “to overly emphasize the negative” impacts of social media and the internet. The Facebook co-founder and chief executive said […]
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A sharp increase in the rate of obesity-linked cancers among young adults in the United States could foreshadow a reversal in the overall decline in cancer mortality, researchers warned Monday. In a sweeping study covering two-thirds of the US population, they showed that half a dozen cancers for which obesity is a known risk factor became more frequent from 1995 to 2015 among women […]
by Stanislaw WASZAK Agence France Presse WROCLAW, Poland (AFP) — What if one day all buildings could be equipped with windows and facades that satisfy the structure’s every energy need, whether rain or shine? That sustainability dream is today one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to Polish physicist and businesswoman Olga Malinkiewicz. The 36-year-old has developed a novel inkjet processing method for perovskites — a new generation of cheaper solar cells — that […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Almost half of Americans have heart disease, a significant increase over prior years largely because of a newly expanded definition of high blood pressure, the American Heart Association said Thursday. The report in the journal Circulation found that 121.5 million adults in the United States in 2016 “have some type of cardiovascular disease.” By definition, cardiovascular disease includes coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke and high blood pressure. In 2017, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Bugattis, Ferraris, but also Renaults and Peugeots, the Concept Car and Automobile Design Exhibition in Paris presents the automobile world’s most innovative models at a show dedicated exclusively to the cars of tomorrow. https://youtu.be/UhA2GG5T5N4
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Fifteen years after its founding, Facebook has made strides toward Mark Zuckerberg’s goal of connecting the world. But it has also made some huge missteps that have turned some of its cheerleaders into vocal detractors. The online social network founded on February 4, 2004 in Zuckerberg’s Harvard University dorm heads into adolescence with the grown-up burdens of being held accountable for its behavior […]
by Marc BURLEIGH Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Nearly a week after a dam storing mining waste collapsed in southeast Brazil, the human cost is clear, with nearly 350 killed or missing, but the environmental impact is still being evaluated. Authorities fear the mineral-laced slurry released by the collapse could eventually pollute the Sao Francisco River, the second-longest in Brazil, which hosts various species of fish and has many towns on […]
MEXICO CITY (AFP) — The monarch butterfly population in Mexico has grown by 144 percent compared to last year. Despite the increase, activists warn that this migratory phenomenon is still in danger. https://youtu.be/KJ8oPj_JLco
