Author researches healthy breathing habits
California native James Nestor suggests that breathing correctly and efficiently could potentially prevent a host of chronic ...
The 1800s poem written to prove rhyming is easy
An archive has revealed a handwritten copy of a 200-year-old poem originally written to prove rhyming is easy after an argument at a breakfast table. Marking World Poetry Day, Longleat in Wiltshire ...
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A Mysterious 19th C. Primer on Surviving a Medical Career
An enigmatic early-1800s author (or is it 1974?) writes defining principles on how to swim with literal sharks and in the process becomes a med school legend.
The Difference Between Weightlifting and Weight Lifting (and Why It Matters)
Weightlifting, all one word, is the sport in which people—wearing what look like old-timey swimsuits—pick up barbells loaded ...
From fashion to farmstead, Olmsted County looks to breathe life into history
The History Center of Olmsted County held a fashion show exploring the 1700s and 1800s last weekend, a taste of interactive ...
‘Busk-Aid’ Benefit Will See L.A. Music Scene Favorites Taking to the Sidewalks of Echo Park to Raise Fire Relief Funds
In one of the more novel fundraisers to pop up procuring donations for L.A.-area fire relief, “Busk-Aid” has been set for go ...
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From former radar base to more than 80,000 tires: Rochester-area property is cleaning up
Mat Miller stands on discarded tires that have accumulated since the 1970s in Haverhill Township, Minn., on Monday. Thanks to a $550,000 state grant secured last year, Olmsted County officials ...
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A new book chronicles the science of life in the air
In his new book, Air-Borne, science journalist Carl Zimmer ... and as long as we are here, we will breathe.” Andrea Tamayo is a Fall 2024 science writing intern at Science News.