What happens to your brain when you watch videos online at faster speeds than normal: 'Hare speed, please.' Pressmaster Many of us have got into the habit of listening to podcasts, audiobooks and other online content at increased playback speeds. For younger people, it might even be the norm. One survey of students in California, …
Exercising during a hospital stay linked with faster recovery – new research: As little as 25 minutes of walking a day had benefits. Photo_imagery/ Shutterstock When a person is admitted to hospital for any reason – whether due to illness or to undergo surgery – it’s expected they will spend the duration of their stay …
Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high and Earth is warming faster than ever – report: Lawrence Wee/Shutterstock Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, with yearly emissions equivalent to 54 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide. Humanity has caused surface temperatures to warm by 1.14°C since the late 1800s – and this warming …
For developing world to quit coal, rich countries must eliminate oil and gas faster – new study: Limiting how much coal countries can burn is considered an urgent priority for restraining global heating. After all, coal is the most carbon-rich of all fossil fuels and its combustion has contributed the most to planetary warming. For …
Make your Linux computer feel faster with the Xfe file manager: Make your Linux computer feel faster with the Xfe file manager Seth Kenlon Sun, 12/04/2022 – 03:00 Computers are like filing cabinets, full of virtual folders and files waiting to be referenced, cross-referenced, edited, updated, saved, copied, moved, renamed, and organized. In this article, …
My favorite tricks for navigating the Linux terminal faster: My favorite tricks for navigating the Linux terminal faster Anamika Tue, 11/15/2022 – 03:00 One of the advantages of working in a terminal is that it’s faster than most other interfaces. Thanks to the GNU Readline library and the built-in syntax of shells like Bash and Zsh, …
Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet: The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland is the largest in the Alps. A century ago it was several kilometres longer and several hundred metres thicker. Alberto Garcia Guillen / shutterstock Finally, after what was arguably the worst summer on …
Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the world – new research: New research estimates that the Arctic may be warming four times faster than the rest of the world. Netta Arobas/Shutterstock The Earth is approximately 1.1? warmer than it was at the start of the industrial revolution. That warming has …
Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up: Sleeping at the height of summer can sometimes feel impossible. And with gruelling heatwaves becoming more common, the nights can be sweltering, with no cooling breeze to relieve the discomfort. At least you can trust your senses – nights really are …
Building muscle: slowing down the tempo of your workout won’t help you get stronger faster – but it may still have benefits: Advocates of the weightlifting technique claim moving slower makes muscles work harder. Twinsterphoto/ Shutterstock Everyone wants to get fit, but many of us lack the time or patience required to get results – …
Alien species are moving across oceans faster: climate change will accelerate this: The brown mussel has retracted its range in South Africa due to decreasing seawater temperatures. Olga Ernst/ Wikimedia Commons Oceans and coastlines have been subjected to human use for centuries. But the effects of human activity on the oceans are now more extensive, …
Rising sea levels are driving faster erosion along Senegal’s coast: Destroyed buildings along an eroded coastline in Bargny, Senegal. Photo by John Wessels / AFP via Getty Images Coastal retreat in West Africa is a pressing problem. The contact between land and sea on coasts produces intense erosion and sedimentation processes. When erosion is more …
Exercising while sick won’t help you get over a cold faster – but it may prevent your next one: The stress of exercising while sick could potentially make our immune cells less effective. Dmytrenko Vlad/ Shutterstock Exercising regularly is good for your immune system – with some research suggesting that it may even lower the …
Exercise could help broken bones heal faster – here’s how: Counterintuitively, exercise may actually help the process. Studio Romantic/ Shutterstock If you’ve ever broken a bone, you probably thought it was best to rest and not put any weight on it. But somewhat counter-intuitively, exercise may actually play an important role in making sure fractures …
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There’s a massive bubble in the price of carbon – and yet it won’t bring down emissions any faster: Too many industries have been exempted from carbon rules. Coatesy Carbon trading was supposed to encourage companies to reduce their emissions. Yet for many years, the carbon price was trading well below €20 (£17) per tonne …
South Africa in the news: Covid live: UK reports more than 90,000 new cases; WHO says Omicron spreads significantly faster than Delta: Follow all the latest developments on coronavirus from around the world. 19:40 France hopes that a planned new vaccine pass that will be required to enter public places will persuade …: “South …
South Africa in the news: Omicron is spreading faster than any other coronavirus variant: The Omicron coronavirus variant is spreading at a rate not seen with previous variants, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned, adding that the tendency to …: “South Africa” – BingNews PRASA to resume long-distance service from Musina: To …