We are hopeful that this gesture shows that we can win the war against poaching
#Tomato-Rich Diet May Lower Kidney Cancer Risk Women who eat more tomatoes or other lycopene-containing fruits
and vegetables may have a lower risk of developing kidney cancer a new study suggests. Lycopene is an antioxidant that gives tomatoes watermelon grapefruit
and papaya their reddish color and some studies have suggested it may reduce the risk of a number of cancers including lung and stomach cancer.
The results showed that only lycopene was associated with a lower kidney cancer risk. Women who consumed the highest amount of lycopene had a 45 percent lower risk of kidney cancer compared with those who ate the lowest amount according to the study presented Monday June 2) at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical
A diet rich in micronutrients that have antioxidant properties could potentially affect the risk of this cancer
but you can make it fun Donohoe said. 6. Cover up Covering up can prevent ticks from latching on said Holly Donohoe a researcher at the University of Florida who studies the health risks of travel and sports.
If after taking all these precautions people do get bitten they should remove the tick immediately with tweezers
Here's a collection of critters that give people the creeps but that pose little or no risk to humans.
But sea lamprey expert Joseph Zydlewski a U s. Geological Survey researcher and professor at the University of Maine said the risk to people is actually pretty tiny.
because they pose no risk to us.##In fact they don't pose much of a risk to birds either.
While they have been known to eat small birds amphibians and other creatures their diet consists primarily of insects.
Today the flock has about 95 birds that spend their spring and summer in wetlands at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge and elsewhere in central Wisconsin.
They argue in an article just published in Science that an arms race between plants and plant-eaters is what drives evolutionary changes.
Also in such an arms race plants have it harder than herbivores because their lifespan can be hundreds of times longer than the average leaf-eater
That is why a single tropical tree may have hundreds of distinct chemical compounds in its defence arsenal against herbivores which makes the analysis harder.
To understand these defences on an ecosystem scale requires the use of metabolomics which is the study of chemical fingerprints left behind by an organism.
and Panama show that neighbouring plants mostly have different defences than would be expected if it were a random process in other words the Red Queen seems to be in action.
Most convincingly closely related trees and shrubs have diverged often defences which is a sign of exploring biotic interaction niches
but have similar non-defence traits which results from similar abiotic conditions that they find themselves in.
which would be needed as a control to validate the hypothesis. Perhaps such an arms race also occurs in temperate regions that have been studied less.
Worse still only nine out of 56 comparisons showed that chemical defences were higher in tropical plants than in temperate ones.
It's a complex product of evolution that packs a powerful combination of delicate beauty and poisonous self-defense.
Its bright colors send a message to potential predators warning them of the danger they'll find within.
It carries this protection with it as it traverses the entire country from the forests of Mexico to the wildflowers of Texas through the prairies of the Midwest and back again.
Drought particularly in Texas is believed to also be posing a threat to these butterflies as they try to make their way from Mexico across the United states to Southern Canada and back in the span of a year.
Two rpm is the maximum rotational period crew members could tolerate without running the danger of dizziness and disorientation.
Special precautions would be necessary to minimize the danger of fire in the high-oxygen environment.
and even served as mercenaries for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. They were united never politically as a single people
Ancient writers tended not to discuss Celtic artistic achievements but rather their reputation for fierceness in war.
It was said that some Celts would strip completely naked before going into battle; something meant to impact their enemies psychologically.#
and the gestures of the naked warriors in front all in the prime of life and finely built men and all in the leading companies richly adorned with gold torques
and armlets#wrote Polybius (200-118 BC) in an account of a battle they fought against the Romans.
One of the precepts they teach obviously to make them better for war has become common knowledge namely that their souls are eternal
#oein 278 B c. King Nicomedes I of Bithynia welcomed as allies 20000 European Celts veterans who had invaded successfully Macedonia two years earlier.
These warriors who called themselves the Galatai marched into northwestern Anatolia with 2000 baggage wagons and 10000 noncombatants:
We found a 5 percent reduction in bad cholesterol with one serving of legumes a day over six weeks on average said study co-author Vanessa Ha a research coordinator at the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor
Some of the trials involved healthy adults while others included participants who were at moderate risk for heart disease.
and not by the constant bombardment of solar particles as previously thought scientists say.</</p><p>The so-called zebra stripes form when the electric field around Earth generated by the planet's rotation previously thought to be too weak to impact the fast-moving particles creates a striped pattern in the inner electron belt.</
The chickens always do come home to roost. Follow the author@Julenebair. This article first appeared as The Great Green Desert on Onearth. org.
But some aspects of its management were conducted as though WORLD WAR II was still in progress. The names and addresses of those admitted to hospital were published in the local paper
Macqueen believed that dramatic statements of risk were necessary to prevent the spread of infection.
#and beef cattle raisers in Paraguay Kenya and Tanzania suffered economically as importing meat came to be seen as high risk in the initial panic about the source.
They may have been used for defense drainage or perhaps ceremonial or religious reasons. But the new research addresses another burning question:
and a former fight choreographer and actor and he just published his first novel Traitor's Blade.
and his orders are that these men lay down their weapons and come with us. No law makes a Duke sovereign of the roads
Shut your mouth tatter-cloak the captain said his voice tight with self-righteous fury. My Lady he began again it would ill suit your purposes whatever they might be to make an enemy of Duke Isault.
Trattari you are ordered hereby to lay down your weapons. Well now this was a bind. Brasti and Kest looked at me for instruction but
If she told us to drop our weapons we had to drop our weapons. Also we were trapped between the men the Duke had sent to arrest us
and the caravan guards who hated us. Captain Lynniac smiled. Wise choice my-#However she continued Trattari if you go with these men and abandon this caravan
You're saying we have to lay down our weapons but not get arrested? What are supposed we to do-fight them barehanded?
Captain Lynniac's eyes darted to the rest of the caravan guards but not one of them made a move.
Because he said dropping his sword to the ground and unrolling the bottom of his coat sleeves now we get to play cuffs.
Oh you could pierce it with an arrow if you get enough force behind it
They can take a hit from just about anything-Kest believes that they could even block the ball from a pistol
or she might not be able to draw a weapon either because the physical space is too tight
You now have a way of parrying swords maces or other weapons that might otherwise do you harm.
That is of course if you move really really fast and don't miss any of your blocks.
and use those crossbows to pick us off at a distance. You'll figure something out he replied.
Using rapiers as your primary weapon you have to learn precision and I was never much good with a shield
so cuffs wasn't a bad alternative. But being good at cuffs wasn't a strategy.
so that their friends with the crossbows couldn't get a clear shot. Even if we could hold them off though this Knight
If they couldn't get us with swords eventually they'd just pull back and let the crossbowmen do the job.
and kept their own crossbows on our opponents we'd have stood a better chance. Unfortunately just then they were rooting for the other guys.
and if there's not and I get killed going hand-to-sword with a bunch of Duke's men then
or sweep with a complementary movement of the feetotherwise You're likely to end up with broken hands and wrists from the force of the blows.
In my periphery Brasti was using both hands in a downwards block to counter a thrust from a war-sword.
you never want to use both hands to block a single weapon as it leaves you vulnerable to the next man.
The last line coincided nicely with my backhanding one of the soldiers in the jaw as his mace missed my shoulder in a failed downstroke.
The Army can tax the cow in my barn The Duchy can tax the rest of my farm The landlord taxes my own left arm...
One of the men with the crossbows tried to get a shot in but I'd been waiting for just such an occasion.
I got on the other side of him in time for the crossbow bolt to take him square in the chest.
Beat me in a fight well I bet you can Cheat me at cards and
if you think that you can#I let the dying man who'd been my shield slide down to the ground only to see another soldier with a crossbow raising it towards me.
The crossbow bolt narrowly missed me but fortunately it didn't miss the man who had worked his way behind me.
I suspected that Captain Lynniac would be having a severe talk with his bowmen after this fight.
We'd taken out half of them but that just left more openings for the crossbows.
and if one of the men with crossbows saw the chance...To make things worse the ground beneath our feet was turning into mud
Two of the men with crossbows were reloading but the third was taking aim. My God knows I am his to command#At his shout the rest of the Knight's men pulled back
and not seeing the crossbow aimed squarely at his chest not twenty feet away. I tried to push past my own last men in a futile effort to get there in time.
and saw the crossbow too late. His hands started to move reflexively to guard his face
and looked behind me at a man in one of our wagons holding an empty crossbow.
The song is swifter than the sword. I turned back to the fight. Most of the captain's men were on the ground now.
Two were still standing but they were wary and edging back. Lynniac himself was looking straight at
He had taken the cocked crossbow from his dead man. Knights don't normally use bows-they consider them coward's weapons.
And knives are good enough for a soldier's need perhaps but not good enough for a Knight's honor.
In my entire life I'd never seen a Knight who would even touch a crossbow.
But Lynniac had lost a fight and a Knight's sense of honor could not forgive that.
He had watched his men beaten by outlaws he considered less than dogs and without weapons. And apparently he had no more use for honor
and he was going to put a bolt into me out of pure spite. He gave
if the sword which I had grabbed just off the ground and thrown at him like an amateur had hit him
and hoisted up atop Castle Aramor's parapet. That laugh. As impossible as it seemed Captain Lynniac's laugh was remembered how I him
when Kest struck me down with the pommel of one of the fallen Knight's swords.
The Burger Joint Elevation Burger Fuddruckers Shake Shack and Smashburger most with locations just a few blocks from my downtown condo.
since the mid-1970s largely due to rising beef prices and a greater awareness of the health risks associated with consuming red meat.
It's full of saturated fat it's high in calories it increases the risk of colon cancer
and heart disease and then there's the threat of E coli. We don't recommend eating it. Grass-fed marginally better than grain-fed According to a 2013 Technomic survey a significant percentage of Americans are looking for healthy menu options
Shake Shack's menu boasts that its burgers are 100-percent all-natural Angus beef vegetarian-fed humanely raised and source-verified.
Health Benefits, Risks & Nutrition Facts Watermelons are mostly water about 92 percent but this refreshing fruit is soaked with nutrients.
Heart health Watermelon's high levels of lycopene are very effective at protecting cells from damage
and may help lower the risk of heart disease according to a study at Purdue University. Also the fruit's concentrations of citrulline and arginine are good for your heart.
Cancer prevention Like other fruits and vegetables watermelons may be helpful in reducing the risk of cancer through their antioxidant properties.
Thinking about a problem more holistically may leave you with a daunting new problem tree like mine
And though you may come to realize the grandeur of your problem here's a quote from Hawke's Green beret Survival Manual (which I am currently geeking out on) on the psychology of survival that
He at first attributed it to genetic protection. But when Kunas migrated to Panama city their blood pressure increased pointing to an environmental cause.
if high in flavanols the beneficial plant compounds scientists believe impart most of cocoa's benefits relaxes the blood vessels an important protection against hypertension and heart disease.
All of which reduces heart disease risk. There has been some suggestion that flavanols can be used to treat vascular diseases like dementia preeclampsia in pregnant women and anything related to blood flow.
because the Iron age specimens included Hungarian Scythians a group whose women likely performed heavy physical labor and combat.
asked the medicine man as I ducked into his grass hut to escape the tropical downpour.
With one clean stroke he sliced a fuzzy fern off the bark of a nearby palm tree carried it back to the hut
Protecting rainforest ecosystems and protecting traditional rainforest cultures. Many in the first group overlooked the opportunity to enlist tribal inhabitants of the rainforest its natural guardians as allies.
The Amazon Conservation Team has joined forces with our tribal colleagues and local governments to achieve these goals.
which forces a community to work together Talhelm said. Wheat farming on the other hand is a more individualistic pursuit.
Bats roost in trees caves mines and barns anyplace that provides shelter from the weather protection from predators
It was thought previously that Western europe was the centerpiece of a'symbolic explosion'in early human artistic activity such as cave painting
A new model of the disaster finds that the impact would have inundated Earth's atmosphere with sulfur trioxide from sulfate-rich marine rocks called anhydrite vaporized by the blast.
The model helps explain why most deep-sea marine life survived the mass extinction while surface dwellers disappeared from the fossil record the researchers said.
The intense acid rainfall only spiked the upper surface of the ocean with sulfuric acid leaving the deeper waters as a refuge.
and his co-authors simulated the Chicxulub impact conditions in a lab zapping sulfur-rich anhydrite rocks with a laser to mimic the forces of an asteroid colliding with Earth.
The organization highlights 10 rivers each year facing threats and management decisions that could make or break their futures.
Under Threat: See the 10 Most Endangered Rivers of 2014 Fork in the river There are two big legislative
and federal laws that safeguard rivers from excessive diversion Cain said. What we're advocating for is better water management regimes
Threats range from excessive diversions to outdated dams to polluted runoff. The full list is:
</p><p>The nonprofit American Rivers highlights these dangers each year with its Most Endangered Rivers report.
Threats range from excessive diversion of water to outdated dams to pollution.</</p><p>Here are the 10 most endangered rivers the organization has identified in 2014 and
what threats they face.</</p><p>The Middle Fork Clearwater and a tributary the Lochsa river flow through the Clearwater National Forest in Idaho and provide sanctuary for<a href=http://www. livescience. com/11267
-endangered-threatened-wildlife. html>endangered species</a>such as the steelhead trout.</</p><p>The Clearwater and Lochsa are threatened by manufacturing particularly the transport of "
of refinery and mining equipment headed for the<a href=http://www. livescience. com/38452-tar-sands-well-blowout. html>tar sands</a>of northern Alberta in Canada American Rivers reports.
Legal battles have determined that the Forest Service has the authority to ban megaload transport through the area
s greatest threat.</</p><p>Dangers now include raw sewage and pollution run off. The Environmental protection agency (EPA) required the state to develop a plan to clean up the Haw
but the state government has passed laws stalling the plan.</</p><p>Mt. Rainer' s<a href=http://www. livescience. com/11283-glaciers. html>glaciers</a>feed the scenic White river of Washington state which flows into the Puyallup River and Puget sound.
in order to prevent conflicts between environmentalists agribusiness and recreation.</</p><p>Scenic San Francisquito Creek drains the eastern Santa cruz mountains trickling through the hamlets of Portola Valley
</p><p>A new levee proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers would change all that cutting off water from 75000 acres of wetlands.
and other Front Range cities but a long-term plan is needed to keep thirsty residents happy while protecting recreation tourism and agriculture.</
More than 60 miles of the river run dry according to the National Resources Defense Council and increased pressure on the river'
Health Benefits, Risks & Nutrition Facts Spiny on the outside sweet on the inside pineapples are one fantastic fruit.
Plus Vitamin c also functions as the body s primary water-soluble antioxidant that fights against free radicals.
Blood clot reduction Bromelain can help prevent blood clots from forming making pineapple a good snack for frequent fliers and others at risk for blood clots.
The Eastern wolf is listed as a Species of Special Concern under Canada s Species At Risk Act (SARA)
It reinforces the need for a healthy diet in people at risk from heart disease and stroke.
whether improved blood-vessel function may mean a reduced risk of heart disease. This would need much larger trials to investigate outcomes more carefully Cheriyan said. 7 Ways to Lower Your Risk of Heart disease Previous research has shown that cardiovascular disease is less common in countries where most people follow the so-called Mediterranean diet
which abounds in lycopene-rich tomatoes vegetables and olive oil. Although other studies have suggested a link between lycopene consumption
Once proper postharvest technologies are used efficiently food losses can be minimised and the problem of food insecurity alleviated.
but struggle to translate knowledge into action Conroy told me. Behavioral scientists acknowledge this disconnect known as the intention-behavior gap
and aggression caused by the environmental deficiencies and restricted feeding regimens. Sows in large industrial operations also are affected by a number of production-related diseases
Health Benefits, Risks & Nutrition Facts Potatoes are the No. 1 vegetable crop in the United states and the fourth most consumed crop in the world behind rice wheat and corn according to the U s. Department of agriculture.
and high levels of it are associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Athletic performance Jarzabkowski described how potatoes can be a win for athletes.
whether the tree will be able to respond to the more rapid human-induced threats from climate change and activities like deforestation and selective logging.
and by us western conservationists fails to recognize the internal struggles in China on this issue.
but significant struggle is too big a risk to take. This crush happened in the face of considerable resistance in some quarters of the Chinese government
The plutons have been brought to the surface by millions of years of erosion along with uplift from tectonic forces at the boundary between the North american and Pacific plates.
This productivity was crucial for providing a consistent energy source for horses and livestock to support armies.
#Elephants Use Specific Alarm Calls to Warn of People, Bees African elephants belt out distinct alarm calls to specify which kind of threat is approaching in the wild be it humans or bees a new study shows.
As the largest land animals On earth elephants face relatively few predators in the wild but these threats include people who poach the animals for their ivory and swarms of angry bees
which can inflict painful stings around the eyes and trunks of elephants. A powerful swarm of bees could even kill a thin-skinned calf.
Researchers had discovered already that elephants produce a rumble like a gravelly baritone growl in response to the threat of bees.
if elephants had special calls for other types of threats. In the new study published in the journal PLOS ONE on Feb 26 they tested how elephants reacted to the voices of Samburu tribesmen in northern Kenya.
The suggestion of these threats also elicited vocal responses from the elephants known as rumbles. There were slight differences in the formant frequencies of the rumbles in response to bees
and tongue The authors say it's not clear to what extent the subtle differences in elephant alarm calls are the result of intentional sound manipulation or the simple byproducts of different distressed states.
A mother hamster is very protective. If she fears that her babies are in danger she will put the babies in her mouth pouches
and carry them to safety o
#King penguins'Genes Explain Ancient Island-Hopping King penguins colonized a string of islands north of Antarctica about 15000 years ago after glaciers melted
#Skipping Red Meat May Lower Breast cancer Risk Women who eat more poultry fish nuts and legumes and less red meat when they are young adults might have lower risk of developing breast cancer later in life according to a new study.
The researchers looked at nearly 89000 women ages 26 to 45 and followed them for 20 years to look at links between the women's diet as they reported it in 1991 and their risk of breast cancer.
By the end of the study period 2830 women had been diagnosed with breast cancer. The women who reported the highest consumption of red meat about 1. 6 servings daily had a 22 percent higher risk of breast cancer compared with women who ate the least red meat
or about 0. 2 servings daily according to the findings published today (June 10) in the journal BMJ.
Each serving per day increase in red meat was associated with a 13 percent increase in risk of breast cancer the researchers wrote in their paper.
and hence a public health concern they wrote. 6 Foods That May Affect Breast cancer Risk The results also showed that eating more poultry in early adulthood was associated with a lower risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
The researchers estimated that replacing one daily serving of red meat with a serving of other protein-rich foods may reduce risk of breast cancer by 14 percent.
Although it's not clear how red meat may increase the risk of cancer researchers are investigating several possible mechanisms.
when the researchers accounted for other factors that could affect the risk of breast cancer such as age weight race family history of breast cancer history of benign breast disease smoking habits and oral contraceptive use.
when levels of other risk factors changed. They found that only oral contraceptives seemed to further increase the risk associated with red meat.
For each daily serving of red meat the risk of breast cancer was 54 percent higher among women who currently used oral contraceptives
and 11 percent higher in women who were former users of the contraceptives. The researchers detailed the findings today (June 10) in the journal BMJ.
Satellite monitoring of methane emissions will get a much-needed boost next year with the planned launch in 2015 of the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument aboard a Sentinel satellite operated by the European space agency.
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