As Silicon Valley trendsetters, famous actors, and online health sites tout the low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic, or “keto,” diet, scientists are working to study it – from how it impacts inflammation in the brain to its effects on weight and heart health, as well as any other potential health risks.
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Where Will Flooded Fields Best Replenish Groundwater?
In California, the amount of water exiting aquifers under the state’s most productive farming region far surpasses the amount of water trickling back in.
New Quantum Material Could Warn of Neurological Disease
What if the brain could detect its own disease? Researchers have been trying to create a material that “thinks” like the brain does, which would be more sensitive to early signs of neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s.
Simultaneous Heatwaves Caused by Anthropogenic Climate Change
Many people will remember last summer – not only in Switzerland, but also in large swathes across the rest of Europe, as well as in North America and Asia.
Canadian Coal-Fired Power Plant Transformed into Solar Farm
What was once the largest coal-fired power plant in North America has been converted to a 44-megawatt solar farm with 192,431 photovoltaic panels spread across 260 acres, the electric utility Ontario Power Generation announced.
NASA-NOAA Satellite Sees Tropical Cyclone Wallace Dissipating
Tropical Cyclone Wallace was dissipating in the Southern Indian Ocean when NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed overhead.
