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Ultra-processed foods linked to 124,000 deaths in the US in just 2 years
Publicado em 01 de maio de 2025
The chips in your pantry and the soda in your fridge might be doing more damage than you think.
A new global study has linked the widespread consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to hundreds of thousands of premature, preventable deaths.
Published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine the study found that over 124,000 deaths in the U.S. between 2017 and 2018 could be attributed to UPF consumption. But the impact doesn't stop at American borders. Researchers from [...]
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Plastic rocks were found on a remote island and we should be horrified
Publicado emMelted plastic has become ingrained in rocks on a remote island in Brazil. Trinidade Island has long been an intriguing location for scientists. However, the discovery of plastic rocks, where plastic fish netting has melted into the rocks, has many scientists questioning how extensive humanity’s effect on Earth’s geological cycles has become. Trinidade Island might be a remote island in Brazil, but it isn’t a forgotten place. This island is one of the most important [...]ver notícia -
An unlikely ring around the planet Quaoar has scientists baffled
Publicado em 08 fevereiro 2023A small planet orbiting the sun beyond Neptune has scientists baffled. The planet, known as Quaoar, is one of 3,000 small planets found that far out, and scientists believe it may actually be a ringed planet, despite evidence that a ring shouldn’t be possible at that distance. What’s really confusing about the ring surrounding this planet is that it is located so far out from the planet itself. Based on our conventional models, all of the material that currently makes up the ring [...]ver notícia -
A newly identified electric eel species has the strongest shock of any living creature, study says
Publicado em 11 setembro 2019Two new electric eel species have been identified in the Amazon basin, including one fish with a record-breaking shock, scientists say. Researchers had previously identified only one species of electric eel in more than 250 years of studying the creatures that lurk in South American waters and stun their prey with electric discharges. However, the new genetic and ecological analysis, published Tuesday in the peer-reviewed Nature Communications, identifies a total of three unique [...]ver notícia