11/3/23: Reduces Microplastics By 99.5%, And World's Smallest Owl

Planet Health

• 🏖️ CLEAN A BEACH: Norwegian researchers discovered a 99.5% reduction in microplastics "on land and in surrounding oceans" within "a year of beach cleanups removing bags, bottles, and other large plastic litter from the shore." They found that high levels of UV and warm temps in shallow shorelines can rapidly accelerate the degradation of plastics that haven't been cleaned up quickly, creating ongoing toxic seaside microplastic "leakage." 

• 🌲 FOREST CONVERSION: More than 494k acres of palm oil producing plantations will be converted to forests, according to Indonesia's government. "As much as 20% of oil palms in Indonesia were grown illegally in protected forests and other conservation areas," says a 2021 report, and “over 25% of Indonesia's rainforests have been deforested and replaced with vast palm oil plantations,” according to the Ecosia Blog.

• 🌟 A STAR IS BORN: Did you see this infrared imagery from NASA's James Webb telescope revealing star formations of a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way? "The research team looked for the reddest stars, and found 1k+ pinpoint sources of light, most of them young stars still embedded in their dusty cocoons,” NASA said, the emerging stars visually marked by "ethereal" blue dust tendrils and warm red emissions.

   

Human Health

• 🚶 GET YOUR STEPS IN: In a leading global cardiovascular journal, scientists recently concluded 8k steps is the optimum number of walking “steps a day” to reduce the risk of premature death associated with risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease. "Researchers have also shown that the pace at which we walk has additional benefits, and that it is better to walk fast than slow," the article states. Data from over 110k participants and 12 studies was collected to arrive at this ideal number.

• ♂ SPERM COUNTS: A new Swiss study— reportedly the largest cross-sectional study on this topic— reveals "frequent use of mobile phones is associated with a lower sperm concentration and total sperm count." According to the study, using a mobile phone often (>20 times/day) is linked to 21% lower sperm concentration than men who use a phone about once a week.

• 🦠 GUT FLORA: One of the best ways to improve your gut microbiome is to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, confirms new research from the Graz University of Technology in Austria. The study author says "these findings may affect how fresh fruits and vegetables are grown and packaged in the future because intense agri- and horticulture is a strong driver of the environmental microbiome that influences human health, as well as planetary health," adding that "the storage and processing of food must also be critically reconsidered."

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Creature Feature

• WORLD'S SMALLEST OWL: Aptly named the Elf Owl, this itty bitty bird of prey weighs less than a golf ball. Adorably, the males make "puppy-like sounds" to mark their territory.

   

Nutrition 101

• EUGENOL: Eugenol is a phenolic component derived from diverse herbal sources like clove oil, cinnamon, tulsi leaves, thyme, and nutmeg, and contains therapeutic potential against multiple ailments, functioning through antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anesthetic, and antimicrobial properties. The most common method for the isolation of eugenol is steam distillation.

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