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What is ghee coffee and is it actually good for you?

Celebrities claim a mixture of coffee and ghee aids in cognitive function and weight loss. Does science back them up?

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024

China Pushes Smaller, Smarter Loans To Africa To Shield From Risks

China's years of splashing cash on big-ticket infrastructure projects in Africa may be over, analysts say, with Beijing seeking to shield itself from risky, indebted partners on the continent as it grapples with a slowing economy at home.

International Business Times · Sep 6, 2024

Simple changes to eat sustainably

" . . . individuals can be powerful agents in the mitigation of ecological damage"

Salon · Aug 5, 2024

Maine Army Reservist's Brain Injuries Linked To Mass Shooting

Analysis of brain tissue reveals traumatic injuries in Army reservist behind Maine mass shooting. Family apologizes, commission investigates.

Top News · Mar 7, 2024

Year of the Dragon: China faces critical moment in push to revive economy

Analysts say Beijing needs to roll out measures to stimulate greater domestic consumption amid slowing growth.

Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2024

NCAA and CHL reportedly considering allowing CHL players in NCAA

The potential opening of NCAA hockey to Canadian Hockey League players could be a significant shift in the development paths of NHL prospects.

Top News · Feb 11, 2024

Q&A: Author Muhammad Zaman on why health care is an impossible dream for 'unpersons'

In his new book, We Wait for a Miracle, Zaman tells how about the struggle for health care by forcibly displaced people — refugees, the internally displaced, the stateless.

WEKU · Jan 15, 2024

New Robotic Device Improves Walking For Parkinson’s Patients

The robotic garment, worn around the hips and thighs, gives a gentle push to the hips as the legs swing. 

Zenger · Jan 8, 2024

Just say no to tackle football for kids

At the risk of breaking up all the gridiron fun this Thanksgiving weekend, we want to remind parents of the dangers head injuries pose — even to the youngest tackle football players.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope makes 1st discovery of disappearing neon around newborn star

Missing neon in a planet-forming disk of gas and dust indicates a change in radiation that's slowly eroding the disk.

Space · Nov 16, 2023