By Graham Lawton The foods that are healthiest for you may be different from what works for othersAaron Amat / Alamy There is no such thing as a healthy diet that will work for everyone. People respond to food in such idiosyncratic ways that everybody needs a personalised eating plan, according to results from a…
LoCO Staff / Today @ 5:27 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt There Are Now 114 Places to Get Your Hair Cut in Humboldt, But Safety and Precaution are More Important Than Ever, Says Joint Information Center From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: A total of 114 hair salons and barber shops have been certified…
By Alice Klein There’s evidence plastic microfibres harm zooplanktonPatti Virtue, University of Tasmania Most of the microfibres polluting our oceans – which have long been assumed to be plastic – are actually natural fibres like cotton and wool. But we don’t yet know whether these fibres pose the same health risks to marine organisms. Textile…
(Justin Case/Getty Images) JUSTIN ROBERTS, ASH WILLMOTT & DAN GORDON, THE CONVERSATION 2 JUNE 2020 When it comes to losing weight, people often want know the best way to shed excess pounds – and there's no shortage of fad diets or fitness crazes claiming to have the "secret" to fat loss. One theory even suggests…
Ryan Burns / Today @ 3:22 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt (VIDEO) There Are Three or Four Active Chains of COVID Transmission in Humboldt Right Now, County Health Officer Says # # #It’s a Dr. Frankovich day! The county health officer once again sat down to answer a list of questions from local media outlets.…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…