Reconnecting with nature for your mental health

Jul 07, 2023

Dan Yates, founder of Pitchup, notes that spending time outdoors has been shown to "improve mood, reduce anger and help people be more active, which, in turn, has proven to generate feel-good hormones such as endorphins" Pitchup has listed several of the many mental health benefits that spending time outdoors can have.

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Seven Mexican wolf puppies were born at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago on 27 April 2023, but only one of the males will emerge from their den as the other six puppies have gone on a remarkable journey back into the wild. On 6 May the other pups —four males and two females—were flown to Arizona and placed in wild Mexican wolf dens as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services' Mexican Wolf Recovery Program. At just nine days old, the six puppies, accompanied by veterinary and animal care staff from the Zoo, went on their plane trip. From there, the Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team placed three of the puppies in a wild pack in southeast Arizona and three into a wild pack in southwest New Mexico. This process of cross-fostering puppies with different packs, then the ones they were born into, is done to help enhance the genetic diversity of the overall Mexican wolf population. The objective of the breeding and rewilding programme is to re-establish the Mexican wolf population in its…

Dan Yates, founder of Pitchup, notes that spending time outdoors has been shown to "improve mood, reduce anger and help people be more active, which, in turn, has proven to generate feel-good hormones such as endorphins" Pitchup has listed several of the many mental health benefits that spending time outdoors can have.

The 59-foot tall bath toys are undergoing sea trials ahead of an exhibition.

Cosmetic Dentist and founder of Marylebone Smile Clinic, Dr Sahil Patel, has listed seven common habits that you should avoid to keep your teeth happy and healthy.

A new study explains why we struggle to keep track of more than one conversation at a dinner party.

Amazon has reportedly held negotiations with Verizon, T-Mobile, Dish and AT&T, according to a 'Bloomberg' report. The e-commerce giant is said to be seeking a network to offer mobile phone services to Prime subscribers.

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

Summer is here and air travel is back in swing. These travel etiquette tips are sure bets to win major karma points and keep your summer travels smooth.

Forty percent believe their left side is inferior to their right - while 37% think their right side is the poorer one.

(The Center Square) – Audiences and strategy differ as the North Carolina battleground gets a June warming for the 2024 presidential race with nearly synchronous visits by President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Coinbase Inc. on Tuesday, the commission's second enforcement action in as many days.

EDsmart has developed a list of 10 schools with the largest share of students enrolled in STEM programs, using 2020 College Scorecard enrollment data.

It's never a bad time to try to get your finances in order. Here are a few ways to ensure that your efforts aren't going to waste: Embrace the Truth. Finance experts say a proper understanding of your fiscal situation could help you progress your wealth.

There are all kinds of different types of sunscreen on the market, Body sunscreen, face sunscreen and even tinted sunscreen. Different types of formulas work for different people, so it;s important to choose the kind of protection solution that's right for you and your skin type. But is there a difference between face and body sunscreen? Yair Ben-Dor has more.

Globally, there are around 2.3 million new breast cancer cases and almost 700,000 deaths every year.

Delilah, an Oregon Zoo chimpanzee who helped launch a decades-long friendship with renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, turned 50 on 25 May 2023. At 50, Delilah is one of the oldest animals at the zoo — but still not the oldest chimp. Jackson, 51, and Chloe, 54, are both older. All three have far surpassed the typical life expectancy for chimpanzees. Wild chimps typically live around 33 years, and the median life expectancy in zoos is 41.7 years for female chimps. Delilah was born May 25, 1973, at the Oregon Zoo, then known as the Portland Zoological Gardens. Around that time, the zoo's pioneering work with chimpanzees drew the attention of renowned conservationist Jane Goodall, who visited regularly, getting to know Delilah and the others. Dr. Goodall's work led to a new era of care for chimpanzees and other primates and inspired the design of the zoo's new primate area, which opened in 2020 and is home to eight chimps. Delilah has even gave care staff a chimp's-eye look at th…

Walmart, Amazon, and Kroger already control a huge amount of the nation's grocery business.

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(The Center Square) – A taxpayer-funded grant from the Department of Justice distributed $150,000 to "amplify the voices" of transgender people in New Orleans who are accusing the police of discrimination.

A recent study published in Current Biology reveals that fungi play a significant role in mitigating climate change. The study found that fungi consume more than a third of the world's annual fossil fuel emissions. This makes them a vital but often overlooked component of carbon modeling and conservation efforts. Fungi, including the mushrooms we see above ground, form vast underground networks that interact with plant roots. These networks, known as mycorrhizal fungi, provide plants with nutrients in exchange for carbon dioxide from photosynthesis. As a result, fungi act as a subterranean "carbon bank". However, human activities such as agriculture, mining, and industry disrupt these fungal networks. These pose risks to the stability of carbon storage. Globally, the world's plants pump an estimated 13 gigaton of carbon dioxide into underground fungi each year, per the study.

TUESDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The widely used immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) is safer and more effective in treating adults and children with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma than the targeted therapy now used as standard care is, new clinical trial results show.

Dr Catherine Borysiewicz, Dermatology Consultant at King Edward VII's Hospital in London, has listed five simple ways to prevent sun damage.

(The Center Square) – Republican lawmakers are raising concerns about a Biden administration official's questionable family ties to far-left groups lobbying lawmakers.

Mysterious sightings of an extremely rare butterfly have sparked excitement among enthusiasts. The black-veined white butterfly, a species that was last listed in Britain in 1925 has been extinct for 100 years. But recently it has been observed in small numbers in fields and hedgerows on the outskirts of London. These butterflies, with their distinctive black vein markings on white wings, have appeared in southeast London. Experts believe that the butterflies were likely released intentionally, although the motives and individuals responsible remain unknown. According to the charity Butterfly Conservation, their reappearance does not signify a recovery of an extinct species.

Previously, ingestible video capsule endoscopes capsules have been limited by the fact that they could not be controlled by physicians.

TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Kids with poor impulse control — a common characteristic of ADHD — may be at higher risk for health, social and criminal problems as adults, a new study indicates.

Apple made a bold move by announcing its entry into the metaverse arena, challenging Meta's dominance in the market. During its developer conference, Apple introduced the Vision Pro, an augmented-reality headset that marks the company's biggest venture since the introduction of the iPhone. Yair Ben-Dor has more.

U.S. worker productivity has dropped significantly, including in key large states, leaving some economists alarmed by the decrease in a measure that could mean trillions of dollars to the economy. Labor productivity — the value of the goods and services produced on average by an hour's work — ranged from $58.80 in Mississippi to $120.67 […]

The post Workers are less productive in key states. What it means for the economy appeared first on Missouri Independent.

(The Center Square) – The U.S. government remains on an "unsustainable fiscal path," a watchdog told Congress on Tuesday.

TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- As obesity rises among U.S. kids and teens, the number of weight-loss surgeries is growing, too.

Whistleblower Accuses , US and Allies of Secret , UFO Retrieval Program. Fox News reports that an Air Force veteran has come forward to blow the whistle on alleged secret United States military programs. . According to David Charles Grusch, those secret programs have been tasked with retrieving crafts of an unknown origin for at least several decades. The 36-year-old served as the representative for the National Reconnaissance Office's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force from 2019 to 2021. From 2021 to 2022, Grusch also served as co-lead of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) analysis for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Grusch reportedly filed a whistleblower complaint with Congress and the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG). According to Grusch, classified information proves that objects, "of exotic origin (non-human intelligence, whether extraterrestrial or unknown origin)" , have been recovered by the U.S., its allies and defense contractors. .…

TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Once-a-day use of the targeted cancer pill Tagrisso (osimertinib) cut the five-year death rate in half for a subset of patients with early-stage lung cancer, a new clinical trial shows.

Conditions for first-time home buyers looked different in the first quarter of 2023 compared with one year before, but they hadn't necessarily improved. Across the country, while active listings in the first quarter fell from the previous quarter, they remained significantly higher than a year ago, and asking prices held relatively steady. However, homes were...

Wouldn't we all love to fly private for the price of economy? Well, there's a saying that goes, fake it until you make it! Buzz60's Chloe Hurst has the story!

A major dam that separates the forces of Russia and Ukraine has burst, sending floodwaters into the war zone and triggering evacuations.

US Government , Facing Lawsuit Over , Drug Price Negotiation Program. On June 6, Merck announced a lawsuit against the United States arguing that the Inflation Reduction Act violates both the Fifth and First Amendments. NBC reports that Merck is seeking an injunction of the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation program. The drugmaker argues that the program would force the company to negotiate prices for drugs at below market rates. NBC reports that people in the U.S. pay more for medication than any other country in the world. NBC reports that people in the U.S. pay more for medication than any other country in the world. The pharmaceutical industry has argued that resulting loss of profits from the new law would force them to halt the development of new treatments. The pharmaceutical industry has argued that resulting loss of profits from the new law would force them to halt the development of new treatments. The IRA uses severe penalties to requisition medicines w…

TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of stray cats roam the world over, and surgical sterilization has long been the primary method of population control.

Solar Power is essentially unlimited energy from the Sun, but there's just one problem, it's only beaming down from space for half the day. But now researchers have developed a way to gather solar energy around the clock via a satellite in space and then beam that energy back to Earth for use.

Did you know that the average amount of times we wear clothing before throwing it away is 7? American saviorism deludes us to believe that "people in need will wear my old clothes" but what's actually happening is the Global South becomes the dumping ground for the lifestyle and convenience of the Global North. This exploitation has turned Asia into a garment dump. So what can we actually do? Prioritize consuming less, elongating the lives of the clothes we have by repairing and mending, wearing hand-me-downs, buying used, and repurposing old clothes. Donating our clothes isn't superior thinking disguised as a good deed. And outside of making changes to our own wardrobe, here's how we can hold the perpetrators of waste colonialism accountable. Host Sophia Li Producer Stephanie Tangkilisan Sophia Li Associate Producer Manal Ahmed Researcher and Writer Sophia Li Additional Researcher Manal Ahmed Director of Photography Alison Boya Sun Editor Alan Pun Post Production Coordinator S…

Did you know that the average amount of times we wear clothing before throwing it away is 7? American saviorism deludes us to believe that "people in need will wear my old clothes" but what's actually happening is the Global South becomes the dumping ground for the lifestyle and convenience of the Global North. This exploitation has turned Asia into a garment dump. So what can we actually do? Prioritize consuming less, elongating the lives of the clothes we have by repairing and mending, wearing hand-me-downs, buying used, and repurposing old clothes. Donating our clothes isn't superior thinking disguised as a good deed. And outside of making changes to our own wardrobe, here's how we can hold the perpetrators of waste colonialism accountable. Host Sophia Li Producer Stephanie Tangkilisan Sophia Li Associate Producer Manal Ahmed Researcher and Writer Sophia Li Additional Researcher Manal Ahmed Director of Photography Alison Boya Sun Editor Alan Pun Post Production Coordinator S…

Microsoft has been ordered to pay $20 million to settle U.S. charges that the company illegally collected personal information of children.The Federal Trade Commission accused the tech giant of collecting and retaining the data of kids who signed up to use Microsoft's Xbox gaming system without consent from their parents. The FTC claimed those actions were a violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)."Our proposed order makes it easier for parents to protect their children's privacy on Xbox, and limits what information Microsoft can collect and retain about kids," said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "This action should also make it abundantly clear that kids' avatars, biometric data, and health information are not exempt from COPPA."As part of a proposed order filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the FTC, Microsoft will be required to take additional steps to strengthen privacy protections for children who u…

Major film and television studios are feeling the heat of unions demanding major changes in compensation. Hollywood's actors union has voted to authorize a strike if contract talks with major studios break down. Veuer's Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.

(The Center Square) – House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced that the committee will hold a contempt hearing on FBI director Christopher Wray Thursday morning.

ABC News reports that America's labor market remains strong, despite the number of new applications for unemployment benefits rising slightly last week.

Watergate Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks is summing up Donald Trump's ever-increasing constitutional and legal troubles with two words – "He's toast." Wine-Banks is credited as the prosecutor that took down President Richard Nixon and she now predicts that the mounting evidence in the classified documents scandal will bring former president Trump down.

International travel is currently booming. The number of U.S. travelers who left for international destinations this April was 10.6% higher than in April 2019, according to data from the Commerce Department. For folks who don't have a passport, it might be too late to join the international travel palooza. The State Department estimates standard passport...

TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Could breastfeeding lay the groundwork for good grades in high school?

TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- As rainbow flags flutter in the June breeze for Pride Month, many LGBTQ+ people will feel tension in the air.