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Lani Hossain


A new reason to kiss the frog

Drug-resistant bacterial infections, such as the superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus commonly known as MRSA, can pose serious - and at times seemingly insurmountable - threats to public health.

Undergrads crash NASA satellite

Last Monday, undergraduate students at the University of Colorado, Boulder, participated in the decommissioning of a NASA satellite, causing it to crash into the atmosphere.

The better pick: organic or local?

Asparagus and garlic help fight diabetes and obesity, watercress helps stave off cancer, spinach and cabbage reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes, and berries keep the brain young.

Grin and bare it

It is believed that mankind first made shoes 50,000 years ago when running after mammoths in the snow literally became a pain in the foot, according to an article in National Geographic.

No such thing as natural

Calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, wheat gluten, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, dough conditioners (sodium stearoyl lactylate, datem, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide, mono- and diglycerides, ethoxylated monoglycerides, monocalcium phosphate, enzymes, guar gum, calcium peroxide, soy flour), calcium propionate and sodium propionate (preservatives), soy lecithin, sesame seed.

Hippo Sweat Sunscreen

Aveeno. Coppertone. Banana Boat. Hippopotamus sweat? A new form of SPF inspired by hippo sweat may one day hit the shelves. The mucus secreted from hippopotamus' skin, often mistaken for leaching blood, contains red pigments that act as sunscreen by absorbing ultraviolet light.

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