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Jan 08 2025SCIENCE

The Soybean Challenge: Boosting Production by 2035

Soybeans are a big deal globally, ranking fourth among crops. They're special because they provide both oil and protein for people and animals. Over the past 60 years, production has skyrocketed 13 times. But with the world's population growing, we need even more soybeans. In the last decade, scient

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Jan 08 2025FINANCE

How Uncertainty and Conditional Beta Shape Crypto Prices

Ever wondered what really influences the price of cryptocurrencies? Researchers have found that using a conditional beta, instead of the fixed beta used in previous studies, can make pricing models more accurate. Conditional beta changes over time, reflecting real-time market conditions. This new ap

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Jan 08 2025CELEBRITIES

Meghan Markle's New Show & Brand: A Netflix Partnership

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is set to bring her lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, to Netflix. The brand's debut was soft, with jars of homemade jam gifted to celebrities like Mindy Kaling and Chrissy Teigen. Questions swirled about the brand's leadership and funding. Now, Netflix

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Jan 08 2025LIFESTYLE

Sleep Cool with Amerisleep's New AS6 Black Series Mattress

Amerisleep has just unveiled their latest addition to the mattress world: the AS6 Black Series. This luxury mattress is designed specifically for hot sleepers, offering a cooler night's sleep at a discounted price. For a limited time, you can snag a queen size for $2, 649, a significant drop from it

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Jan 07 2025HEALTH

Ice and Pulse: Helping Hearts Post-Surgery

Ever wondered how simple tools like ice and a pulse monitor can team up to help patients after heart surgery? Let's dive into a study that's all about combining these two to treat a common side effect. Imagine this: You've just had a procedure on your heart, and now your arm is swollen and bruised.

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Jan 07 2025TECHNOLOGY

Smart Fabric for Passive Temperature Control

Did you know your clothes could help you stay comfortable without using any electricity? Scientists have come up with a clever way to make fabrics that adjust to temperature changes all by themselves. These special yarns, called Temperature-Adaptive Thermoregulation Filaments, or TATF, have tiny hol

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Jan 07 2025TECHNOLOGY

TCL's Next-Gen NXTPAPER Display: Sharper, More Colorful, and Fresh Features

TCL has just revealed the newest version of its NXTPAPER display tech, dubbed NXTPAPER 4. 0. This generation promises to fix many of the issues of its predecessors. The main perks? Crisper images and more accurate color reproduction, which means pictures and drawings will look way better than before

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Jan 07 2025FINANCE

China Dongxiang: Claim Your Dividends and Meet the New Director

China Dongxiang (Group) Co (HK:3818) has some news for its shareholders. The company is planning to take back unclaimed dividends that date back to 2013. If you're a shareholder, you have until January 14, 2025, to claim what’s yours. In other developments, the company has added a new face to its le

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Jan 07 2025HEALTH

How Intermittent Fasting Impacts Liver Health in Adults with Metabolic Disorders

Intermittent fasting, often touted as a weight loss and health improvement strategy, faces uncertainty when it comes to its effects on liver function, especially in adults dealing with metabolic disorders. To dig deeper, researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. They wanted to und

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Jan 07 2025SCIENCE

Transforming Idesia polycarpa Maxim Cake Meal: A New Way to Extract Polysaccharides

Have you ever thought about what happens to the leftovers when oil is extracted from seeds? In the case of Idesia polycarpa Maxim (IPM) seeds, the cake meal, which is the by-product, is often just tossed away. But what if this waste could be turned into something useful? That's where IPM polysacchar

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