Makeup & Skincare

A SURPRISING FEATURE OF IQ HAS ACTUALLY IMPROVED OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS

24 NOV 2023 The general consensus is that the constant bombardment of information and distraction that comes with modern living means that our attention spans aren’t what they used to be. A new study suggests we might be coping rather well; our concentration performance is better today than it was prior to the rise …

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US WOMAN WITH RARE DOUBLE UTERUS IS PREGNANT IN BOTH, CHANCE:1 IN 50 MILLION

23 NOV 2023 It’s double trouble, with a unique twist: A 32-year-old woman from Alabama who was born with two uteruses is now pregnant in both. Kelsey Hatcher, who is documenting her story on her Instagram account “doubleuhatchlings,” knew from the age of 17 she has “uterus didelphys,” a rare …

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ABANDONED OIL RIGS COULD SCRAPE CARBON FROM THE SKY AND STORE IT

17 NOV 2023  Keeping control of our planet’s thermostat is proving tricky these days. Temperatures are rising slowly, and inaction is proving costly as we awkwardly lurch towards a cleaner future. Some industries are proving stubbornly difficult to decarbonise, and we are likely to miss the key 1.5°C warming target. One …

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THE UYGHURS FORCED TO PROCESS THE WORLD’S FISH

14 NOV 2023  On a cloudy morning this past April, more than eighty men and women, dressed in matching red windbreakers, stood in orderly lines in front of the train station in Kashgar, a city in Xinjiang, China. The people were Uyghurs, one of China’s largest ethnic minorities, and they …

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FDA ISSUES EYE DROPS WARNING AFTER DEADLY OUTBREAK OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS

05 NOV 2023 Customers in the United States need to be extra cautious about what eye drop products they choose to buy, as some options have the potential to cause dangerous infections. Millions of people in the US use eye drops every day, so the relative risk of infection remains …

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SCIENTISTS JUST DISCOVERED A NEW HUMAN SENSE OF TOUCH

04 NOV 2023 A new study reveals a previously undiscovered way that we can feel light touches: directly through our hair follicles. Before now, it was thought that only nerve endings in the skin and around the hair follicles could transmit the sensation. The team behind the study, led by researchers …

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WHAT HAPPENS TO GREENLAND IF WE MISS CLIMATE TARGETS? YOU LIKELY DON’T WANT TO KNOW

01 NOV 2023 It’s hard to overstate how crucial Greenland, and its kilometres-thick ice layer, is to climate change. If all that ice melted, the sea would rise by about seven metres – the height of a house. But what happens if we fail to limit warming to 1.5 °C (as …

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NORTH SEA COLLISION ONE DEAD, FOUR MISSING AS UK SHIP SINKS

27 OCT 2023  German authorities are leading a search and rescue mission in the North Sea after two cargo ships collided off the coast of Germany this morning. Two crewmembers from the UK-registered cargo ship Verity were rescued and the body of the third was recovered, while four others are still missing …

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CHINA IS BRINGING AQUACULTURE TO DEEP OFFSHORE WATERS

23 OCT 2023 Over 100 nautical miles off the coast of China in the Yellow Sea, a huge octagonal structure rests in the water. This is no new-look oil rig. It’s Deep Blue 1, China’s first offshore aquaculture base for farming salmon. At its corners, the yellow octagon has steel columns extending …

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OMAD DIET WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW !

19 OCT 2023 What do British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and singer Bruce Springsteen have in common? They’re among an ever-growing group of public figures touting the benefits of eating just one meal a day. As a result, the one meal a day (OMAD) diet is the latest attention-grabbing weight loss trend. Advocates claim …

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