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With Nonprofit Force Blue, Special Ops Vets Dive Into a New Mission: Marine Conservation

After 25 years of service as a combat rescue officer in the Air Force, Brian Gebo recently embarked on a different kind of mission — this one involving sea turtles. “There is nothing like diving in to wrangle your first 350-pound loggerhead, bring it to the surface and load onto the boat to test, tag, […]

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Halle Berry Is “a Woman Demanding More” for Those Experiencing Menopause

“I had no answers, no one to turn to.” That’s how Halle Berry felt when she first started experiencing disruptive perimenopausal symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats, and brain fog) that her doctors offered little help for, she told Time magazine. “I was floored to find the dearth of nothingness in this space — and how

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Researchers Created Sound That Can Bend Itself Through Space, Reaching Only Your Ear in a Crowd

This article was written by Jiaxin Zhong, a postdoctoral researcher in acoustics at Penn State, and Yun Jing, a professor of acoustics at Penn State, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. What if you

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Smile, Fido! Traveling Pets in the EU Require Passports Just Like Their Humans Do

We know the feeling of wanting to bring your pet everywhere with you — even on vacation. If you’re a U.S. citizen, that process can be tedious and stressful, though, as it often involves meeting different requirements for each country you go to. But for our four-legged friends across the pond, there’s a certain travel

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This Dad Built a Smartwatch From Scratch to Monitor His Son’s Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes care has made huge strides in recent decades. Not too long ago, testing your blood sugar required pricking a finger several times a day; now, small devices with sensors that are inserted under the skin can monitor glucose continuously. While at one point, insulin injections had to be administered multiple times a

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OK, So Multitasking Is Impossible — What Should We Do Instead? An Expert Weighs In

As I sit writing this article over the next few hours, emails will come in and message notification sounds will ring out. My colleagues will ask me questions; I’ll spontaneously recall an item on my to-do list that will just take a moment to check off. I’d be lying if I said I’ll stay entirely

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Feeling Sentimental? Study Shows Nostalgia May Help You Maintain Close Relationships

Whether it’s refusing to throw away your long-dead Tamagotchi or continuing to cuddle a childhood stuffed animal hanging on for dear life, nostalgia can manifest in odd ways. But according to a recent study, the tendency toward it may lead to a more productive outcome than just rewatching Gilmore Girls for the fifth time (no

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World’s Longest Immersed Tunnel Promises 10-Minute Driving Time From Denmark to Germany

If you thought driving in Los Angeles was inefficient, this route between two European cities takes the cake: As the crow flies, the Danish town of Rødbyhavn is only about 13 miles away from the German village of Puttgarden — but actually driving from one to the other would set you back five and a

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Mercy Ships Volunteers Set Sail to Provide Free “Life-Changing or Livesaving” Surgeries in Medical Deserts

When a white bump began to swell around baby Emmanuel’s ear, his concerned mother had no idea what to do.  She took the infant to a local hospital in Northern Sierra Leone, where she learned that he had lymphangioma, a benign tumor that can cause disfigurement — but there are no maxillofacial surgeons in the

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Wilma Mankiller, First Female Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation, Led With Compassion and Continues to Inspire Today

This article was written by Julie Reed, an associate professor of history at the Penn State, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. If you fish in your pocket or purse for a U.S. quarter

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