This red streak shot by one of the the International Space Station’s fixed cameras appears to be a meteor entering the earth’s upper atmosphere, but if so, then it is fully alight at a very high altitude. It’s an unusual image, possibly unknown in origin.
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A weight researcher claims that dieters have less hunger and cravings throughout the day and are better able to keep off lost weight if they eat dessert after breakfast.
Endocrinologist Daniela Jakubowicz says, "The goal of a weight loss diet should be not only weight reduction but also reduction of hunger and cravings, thus helping prevent weight regain." She and her team studied nearly 200 nondiabetic obese adults who were randomly assigned to eat one of two low-calorie diets. Both diets had the same number of daily calories–about 1,600 for men and 1,400 for women–but differed mainly in what they ate immediately afterwards.
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As if X-rays weren’t enough, we have to take our shoes off in an airport. Do we pick up dangerous germs if we’ve forgotten to wear socks? And what about those bins–is the TSA line going to replace hospitals as the new place to catch a superbug?
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We know that we inherit genes from our ancestors, but can we inherit their memories? This happens among animals and insects: Birds are born with their migration patterns within them and the Monarch butterfly, for instance, makes a long trip every year from North America to a small, 23-acre plot in Mexico, even though it may take 3 generations to make the trip one way.
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