All the matter you’ve ever interacted with has mass, and as such it obeys the standard laws of motion as enunciated by Newton centuries ago. If you push something, it moves in the direction you push it. However, matter with negative mass would do the opposite. It sounds like wacky …
Read More »20 Questions With Olympic Skier Gus Kenworthy
Photo: 24 Hour Fitness Even if you didn’t grow up skiing double black diamonds, you probably know the name Gus Kenworthy, after making headlines as the first openly gay man to compete in the Winter Olympics. And if you’re planning to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics, the seven-time world champion …
Read More »50 Resources to Help You Lose Weight
Photo: Twenty20 You’ve heard it before and we’ll say it again, figuring out how to lose weight is downright difficult. In fact, it’s completely common to do some trial and error before finally seeing results. But where do you even start? To help you kick off your slim-down plan, we …
Read More »Bonnethead Sharks Consume and Digest Seagrass
A small coastal shark called the bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) eats copious amounts of seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) and has adaptations in its digestive system to process vegetation, according to new research. Leigh et al investigated the digestive function of bonnethead sharks in order to determine whether they can digest and …
Read More »Biologists Trace Evolution of Bacterial Flagellar Motors
Using 3D images, biologists at Imperial College London, UK, have shown how bacteria have evolved their ‘flagellar’ motors of different powers to optimize their swimming. Flagellar motors of Wolinella succinogenes, Arcobacter butzleri, and Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. ‘B,’ ‘M,’ and ‘P’ labels depict Basal disk, Medial ring, and Proximal rings respectively. Image …
Read More »Sauna Has Beneficial Effects on Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness
An international group of researchers has demonstrated that sauna bathing for 30?min reduces blood pressure and increases vascular compliance, while ‘also increasing heart rate similarly to medium-intensity exercise.’ The findings are published in the Journal of Human Hypertension and the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Sauna bathing is good for …
Read More »Regular Exercise Can Reverse Damage from Heart Aging, Finds New Study
According to a new study published in the journal Circulation, proper exercise can reverse damage to sedentary, aging hearts and help prevent risk of future heart failure — if it’s enough exercise, and if it’s begun in time. Regular exercise training may provide protection against the future risk of heart …
Read More »Har Gobind Khorana Google doodle celebrates first chemist to construct a synthetic gene
Google is marking what would have been Har Gobind Khorana’s 96th birthday with a doodle to celebrate the Nobel Prize winner’s accomplishments in the field of biochemistry. Born in Raipur, Pakistan, on this date in 1922, Dr. Khorana was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 while …
Read More »Best practices for qualifying your link opportunities
Links are an essential part of the internet. In the early days of the web, links were not seen as “ranking signals” but as relevant connections and partnerships between sites. As links have become a dominant part of the search ranking algorithms, many have turned their focus to acquiring as …
Read More »5 content distribution strategies for 2018
I personally feel that the most overused digital marketing phrase is “Content is king.” Yes, content is important. Google loves quality content. Your visitors love content. But writing content for the sake of writing content simply makes no sense. If your marketing department has a mandate that you must write …
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