Friday, March 07, 2025
Friday, March 07, 2025

Many Americans think of power outages as infrequent inconveniences, but that’s quickly changing. Nationwide, major power outages have increased tenfold since 1980[1], largely because of an aging electrical grid and damage sustained from severe storms as the planet warms.

At the same time, electricity demand is rising as the population grows[2] and an increasing number of people use electricity to cool and heat their homes[3],...

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Many Americans think of power outages as infrequent inconveniences, but that’s quickly changing. Nationwide, major power outages have increased tenfold since 1980[1], largely because of an aging electrical grid and damage sustained from severe storms as the planet warms.

At the same time, electricity demand is rising as the population grows[2] and an increasing number of people use electricity to cool and heat their homes[3],...

Read more

There's a large and growing body of evidence pointing to potentially negative impacts of social media on mental health, from its addictive nature to disruptions in sleep patterns to effects on body image. Now, a new study has found that young women who took a social media break for as little as one week had a significant boost in self-esteem and body image -- particularly those most vulnerable to thin-ideal internalization.
Read more …Social-media break has huge impact on young women's body image, study finds

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  2. Losing keys and everyday items 'not always sign of poor memory'
  3. Brain cancer in children is notoriously hard to treat – a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within
  4. Activity in a room stirs up nanoparticles left over from consumer sprays
  5. An electrifying discovery may help doctors deliver more effective gene therapies
  6. Scientists work to make healthier white bread
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