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Baking soda can remove pesticides from fruit and vegetables, new research finds

Every year, the unveiling of the Environmental Working Group’s ‘Clean Fifteen’ and ‘Dirty Dozen’ lists provides valuable guidance for health-conscious shoppers seeking the cleanest possible produce. The latest release continued the usual trend, except for a couple of common crops showing “less than one percent detectable pesticides,” even in non-organic forms. Yet, the pesticide conundrum

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Bees can learn, remember, think and make decisions – here’s a look at how they navigate the world

Michelle Toole / Environment

As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from their winter nests and burrows. For many species it’s time to mate, and some will start new solitary nests or colonies. Bees and other pollinators are essential to human society. They provide about one-third of the food we eat, a service with a global value

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Anesthesia can cause disturbing sexual hallucinations, leading to lasting psychological trauma

Michelle Toole / Health & Longevity

Having witnesses or recording devices during procedures requiring anesthesia could help prevent opportunities for sexual assault. Science Photo Library/Getty Images Melody White, University of Connecticut and C. Michael White, University of Connecticut Some patients can have vivid and detailed sexual hallucinations during anesthesia with sedative-hypnotic drugs like propofol, midazolam, diazepam and nitrous oxide. Some make

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How Long Does Sex Normally Last?

Michelle Toole / Health & Longevity

If you’re a non-scientist, you might have once asked yourself, propped against the bedhead after disappointingly quick intercourse, how long does sex “normally” last? A scientist, though, would phrase the same question in an almost comically obscure way: What is the mean intravaginal ejaculation latency time? I know there’s a lot more to sex than

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Why Do We Wake Around 3am And Dwell On Our Fears And Shortcomings?

Michelle Toole / Healthy Mind

When I wake at 3am or so, I’m prone to picking on myself. And I know I’m not the only one who does this. A friend of mine calls 3am thoughts “barbed-wire thinking”, because you can get caught in it. The thoughts are often distressing and punitive. Strikingly, these concerns vaporise in the daylight, proving

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May 24, 2023