Blue

Why morning blue light therapy could improve sleep and daily activity in older adults

Why morning blue light therapy could improve sleep and daily activity in older adults: 4 PM production/Shutterstock What if a simple change in your morning light exposure could help you sleep better? Our sleep patterns change across our lifespan, and, as we get older, we tend to have difficulty getting a good night’s sleep and …

Reading Whistler’s Nocturne in Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge as a piece of music

Reading Whistler’s Nocturne in Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge as a piece of music: Nocturne in Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1872-5). Tate/Canva, CC BY-SA In 1877 the American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) achieved notoriety when he exhibited his recent views of the river Thames …

People in the world’s ‘blue zones’ live longer – their diet could hold the key to why

People in the world’s ‘blue zones’ live longer – their diet could hold the key to why: Many blue zone diets are rich in plant foods. Studio Romantic/ Shutterstock Ageing is an inevitable part of life, which may explain our strong fascination with the quest for longevity. The allure of eternal youth drives a multi-billion …

Blue Eye Samurai: historian explains what the Netflix series gets right and wrong about real Edo-period Japan

Blue Eye Samurai: historian explains what the Netflix series gets right and wrong about real Edo-period Japan: Warning: this article includes spoilers for Blue Eye Samurai. Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai is an anime series set during the opening decades of Japan’s Edo period (1603–1867), also known as the Tokugawa period. Among other subjects, the series …

Nigeria’s new blue economy ministry could harness marine resources – moving the focus away from oil

Nigeria’s new blue economy ministry could harness marine resources – moving the focus away from oil: Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced a new ministerial portfolio in August: Marine and Blue Economy. This was welcome news as it renewed hope for economic development outside the oil sector. We asked marine sustainability and blue economy expert …

Blue Beetle is a solid first outing for the Latino superhero

Blue Beetle is a solid first outing for the Latino superhero: Warning: this review contains spoilers for Blue Beetle. Recent university graduate Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) is coming home with big dreams, ready for what’s next. But he soon realises his family has been putting on a brave face in his absence and that their …

Red, White & Royal Blue review – this queer romcom puts a new spin on the US and UK’s ‘special relationship’

Red, White & Royal Blue review – this queer romcom puts a new spin on the US and UK’s ‘special relationship’: Warning: contains spoilers for Red, White & Royal Blue. Global interest in the British royals has increased in recent years, thanks, in part, to the prominent romance between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. So, …

Biting flies are attracted to blue traps – we used AI to work out why

Biting flies are attracted to blue traps – we used AI to work out why: Flies which feast on blood – such as tsetse and horse flies – inflict painful bites and spread debilitating diseases among people and animals alike. So a lot of work has gone into designing the most efficient traps to control …

Twitter blue ticks: 5 ways to spot misinformation without verified accounts

Twitter blue ticks: 5 ways to spot misinformation without verified accounts: Pheelings media/Shutterstock After months of chaotic policies, backtracks on said policies and mass layoffs, Elon Musk has made good on his vow to fully replace Twitter’s “blue tick” verification with a paid subscription service. In place since 2009, Twitter gave blue ticks to accounts …

Blue ticks: what evolutionary theory tells us about the turmoil around social media verification

Blue ticks: what evolutionary theory tells us about the turmoil around social media verification: Paid-for verification can disrupt our expectations about the reliability of profiles on social media Shutterstock / Poca Wander Stock “Integrity,” “Professionalism”, “Creativity” — three of many words I used to see around one of the offices I worked in in New …

Blue Bikini Profile Shot

Check out this Bikini Beach image: Blue Bikini Profile Shot Image by SeanJCPhoto Big boobs bikini shoot on my now wife. Image automatically curated and published by www.free-mail.co.za – CLICK HERE to learn more about WP Robot for WordPress. Have you tried: Farking?

‘Blue marble’: how half a century of climate change has altered the face of the Earth

‘Blue marble’: how half a century of climate change has altered the face of the Earth: In December 1972, Nasa’s final Apollo mission (Apollo 17) took the iconic “Blue Marble” photo of the whole Earth. Many, including science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, had expected that the sight of Earth from afar would instil the …

First study to estimate ‘blue carbon’ storage in South Africa is useful for climate strategy

First study to estimate ‘blue carbon’ storage in South Africa is useful for climate strategy: Flamingos feeding in salt marsh on an estuary in South Africa's Western Cape province. Geoff Sperring/Shutterstock Marine ecosystems have a valuable role to play in mitigating the effects of climate change. That’s because such ecosystems – and, particularly, vegetated tidal …

Netflix’s The Pale Blue Eye uses a fictional whodunnit to explore the origins of Edgar Allan Poe

Netflix’s The Pale Blue Eye uses a fictional whodunnit to explore the origins of Edgar Allan Poe: Netflix’s The Pale Blue Eye is an artist origin story with a difference. The historical noir – set in a beautifully rendered wintry Hudson Highlands, New York – imagines what might have happened if the young Edgar Allan …