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Typhoid Recovery Diet: The Nutrition and Hydration Your Body Needs to Rebuild Immunity

What Typhoid Actually Does to the BodySalmonella typhi does not simply cause fever and leave. Over the two to four weeks of active infection, the bacteria colonise the small intestine, trigger ulceration of Peyer's patches, the immune tissue lining the gut wall, and drive a sustained inflammatory response that burns…

Times Life · Jul 14

Eating Only Two Meals a Day Changes Your Metabolism, Here Is What Happens Over Time

Your Hunger Hormones Shift FirstWithin the first week of eating only two meals a day, ghrelin, the hormone that triggers hunger, begins to recalibrate its peak times. Instead of spiking at your old breakfast hour, it gradually aligns with your new first meal window. A 2019 study published in Obesity…

Times Life · Jul 13

World Cup 2026: how are posts on diversity and inclusion being received on social media?

Football has embraced the issue of diversity, though not without controversy. But how do online communities respond to these efforts? An analysis of several thousand social media posts reveals a more nuanced reality: in the eyes of the public, not all forms of diversity are received in the same way.

The Conversation · Jul 12

Norway carved a giant vault 400 feet inside an Arctic mountain to protect more than 1.3 million crop seed samples, ensuring humanity could restore its food supply if war, climate disasters, or global catastrophe ever wiped out agriculture

Norway's Svalbard Global Seed Vault protects over 1.3 million crop seed samples deep within an Arctic mountain. This facility serves as a crucial backup for global gene banks facing various catastrophic threats. The vault's strategic Arctic location ensures optimal conditions for long-term seed preservation and survival. It has already proven…

The Times of India · Jul 10

Scientists discover previously unknown Asian 'ghost population' hidden in Indigenous American DNA

A sweeping new genetic study has added a fascinating twist to the story of how humans first settled the Americas. By analysing nearly two hundred Indigenous genomes, researchers have found evidence of three separate migration waves into South America, including one that was completely unknown until now. The study also…

The Times of India · Jul 10

This thinktank exposed fat cats and obscenely high pay. Guess what has happened to it?

The High Pay Centre revealed the excesses of CEO wages. But then anti-diversity winds blew in from across the Atlantic, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

How Poor Dental Health Slowly Destroys Your Gut Microbiome and Digestion Over Time

Your mouth is your gut's front doorThe average adult swallows roughly 1.5 litres of saliva every day. Every millilitre carries millions of microorganisms. When your oral microbiome is balanced, that constant swallowing is harmless, most oral bacteria are acid-sensitive and die in the stomach. When your mouth is colonised by…

Times Life · Jul 10

Australia's Christmas Island in the early 1900s was accidentally invaded by yellow crazy ants arriving in cargo shipments, but the insects went on to kill more than 15 million red crabs, allowing rainforest trees to decline and permanently reshaping the island's forests

Yellow crazy ants, introduced accidentally, decimated millions of Christmas Island red crabs. These ants spray formic acid, blinding and weakening the vulnerable crustaceans. The red crabs' absence led to increased leaf litter and altered plant diversity in the rainforest. Invasive scales also thrived, forming a symbiotic relationship with the ants.…

The Times of India · Jul 9

In 1995, the United States brought eight female Texas cougars to Florida after fewer than 30 panthers survived, many suffering from severe inbreeding, heart defects, and kinked tails: The bold genetic rescue helped the population rebound to more than 200 wild cats

With fewer than thirty Florida panthers left, the species was on the edge of extinction. To remedy this crisis, in 1995, conservationists introduced eight female pumas from Texas, enhancing genetic diversity and successfully revitalizing the population. Genomic research revealed that these new genes improved overall health while retaining local ancestry.…

The Times of India · Jul 9

Is Britain's National Identity Disappearing? Poll Shows Majority of Britons Think Diversity Is Changing the UK

A UK poll indicates that 55% of Britons feel diversity is eroding their national identity, highlighting a growing concern across political and generational lines.

International Business Times UK · Jul 9