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Tackling plastic pollution with mealworms

Mealworms can help save the planet. It turns out the insects are able to naturally biodegrade Styrofoam that would have otherwise sit in a landfill for more than a million years. Researchers from Beijing and California have found that tackling the ever growing problem of plastic pollution may be as easy as feeding worms. “Our study found that actually mealworms eat Styrofoam and they digest Styrofoam in their gut,” said co-author of the study Wei-Min […]

Largest painting of cats in the world

The world’s largest painting of cats was sold in Sotheby’s in New York for the price of $800, 000. It was entitled “My Wife’s Lovers”, the painting features more than 40 cats. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/gccS7ajSNsQ

Taiwanese artist builds car using 25,000 mobile phones

New York- and Japan-based Taiwanese artist Lin Shih-Pao has spent the past four months working on an unusual project — a life-size car made out of 25,000 mobile phones. The project, he says, is intended to spread environmental awareness. The car was unveiled at Lin’s former high school in new Taipei city just in time for the annual school concert. Students inspected the work and marveled at the color scheme. Some even participated in creating […]

In rare appearance, Larry Page discusses new alphabet structure

In a rare public appearance, Google co-founder and Alphabet Inc. CEO Larry Page on Monday (November 2) explained why he was spurred to create a whole new structure for the company he created with Sergey Brin almost two decades ago. Page said the new company would operate a little bit like a venture capital firm, a little bit like Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the conglomerate controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, whom page admires. At Monday’s […]

A wireless device to stop snoring

A new wireless device that is designed to keep snoring in check could have health benefits and keep relationships happy, according to its developers. The device works like this, a bedside monitor listens for snores. When the snores get loud enough, the monitor wirelessly activates a mini pump that slowly inflates a mat that his placed underneath the pillow. This in turn moves the pillow just enough to stimulate the airway muscles and quiet down […]

Elton John raises more than $3 million (USD) for AIDS

The Elton John AIDS Foundation raised more than $3 million (USD) on Monday (November 2) at the 14th annual An Enduring Vision benefit gala. The 23-year-old organization aims to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, support treatment and raise awareness of the disease in the United States, the Americas and the Caribbean. At the benefit, John celebrated some of the strides made in the LGBT community over the past year, but said HIV/AIDS is still an […]

Breast milk substitute donations discouraged in emergencies

Local breast milk advocates remind the public of the milk code provision which specifically prohibits donation of breast milk substitutes, including infant formula and milk supplements’ even during emergencies. This was reiterated by the National Nutrition Council during the conduct of the Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE) training workshop held in Cagayan de Oro city on 19-23 October 2015. Department of Health (DOH) NiE manual cites infants and children as among the most vulnerable victims of natural […]

Chipotle shuts Seattle, Portland stores after E. coli outbreak

Officials at Chipotle Mexican Grill said on Sunday (November 1) they have closed all their restaurants in two West Coast markets due to a reported outbreak of E. coli bacteria that is being investigated by the company and health authorities. An official with the Washington State Department of Health said preliminary investigations have uncovered more than a dozen cases of E. coli in the area. “We are aware of a total of 19 cases of […]

Poachers poison 60 elephants in Zimbabwe national park

Suspected poachers have used cyanide to kill 23 elephants in Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park, raising the death toll there and in the northern part of the country to 60 since late September, officials said on Thursday (October 29). Hwange national park in western Zimbabwe currently hosts 53,000 elephants, twice the park’s carrying capacity. Park rangers recovered most of the tusks after the 23 elephants were killed with the deadly poison last Friday but poachers got […]

Feature: Thom Soya, magical beans?

Menus from the various bean varieties are just one of the ordinary food preparations served on the Cagayanos’ dining table. This is so because there is an abundant supply of  beans in Cagayan and in the region. Among the bean varieties, soy bean, though, is rarely produced in the local farms, thus, supply of which is rare in the  market. These past decades, soybean has somehow sparked nutrition magic in the world. US researchers cited the […]