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Wagamaga OP t1_j7flfdm wrote

Reply to More than 75% of global insect species not adequately protected. From insects like bees and butterflies, to organisms such as wasps and mosquitoes, insects are facing threats such as climate change, and a myriad of other ills such as habitat loss and pesticide use. by Wagamaga

More than 75 percent of the world’s insect species are insufficiently protected when it comes to conservation areas around the globe, according to a recent new study.

From our favorites like bees and butterflies, to the lesser appreciated organisms such as wasps and mosquitoes, insects are facing threats such as climate change, and a myriad of other ills such as habitat loss and pesticide use.

Protected areas, also known as conservation areas, are clearly defined geographic spaces that are legally recognized and managed to achieve the long term conservation of nature.

The study was published last week in the journal One Earth, and argues that protected areas can support vulnerable insect populations, but only if their geographic ranges are specifically targeted.

https://grist.org/article/insects-need-better-protection-climate-change/

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BafangFan t1_j7fl6ft wrote

Reply to comment by silent519 in A systematic review and meta-analysis has concluded that increased consumption of dietary carbohydrate intake is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and all-cause mortality. by Meatrition

Vegetable oils are the culprit I'm picking out.

They first started as industrial waste from the cotton-picking industry, until companies found ways to detoxify it enough for human consumption.

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teadrinkinghippie t1_j7fkm06 wrote

Reply to comment by Centimal in A systematic review and meta-analysis has concluded that increased consumption of dietary carbohydrate intake is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and all-cause mortality. by Meatrition

Also I squared values don't hold. For example, "For each 5 %E increase in dietary carbohydrate intake, the summary RR was 1.02 (1.00–1.04, I2 = 66.8%) for cardiovascular disease, 1.04 (1.01–1.06, I2 = 0) for stroke but not significant for other outcomes." I2 = 0 is equivalent to saying all of this difference is attributable to chance and not differences between data. So while RR for stroke is 1.2 (20% increase), the amount of that increase attributable to real difference is ... zero.

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WeylandsWings t1_j7fe8qh wrote

Reply to comment by BigBrainedReader in New review finds that rocket emissions in the upper atmosphere can affect the ozone layer but are not regulated — Global annual launches grew from 90 to 190 in the past 5 years, and an upsurge in rocket launches may potentially undo decades of work to save the ozone layer by marketrent

About 650 kg/s for the inputs according to Wikipedia. 510 kg/s of LOX and 140 kg/s of CH4 for a Raptor engine.

But it really depends on the engine in question and the throttle level.

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Neither_Ride3473 t1_j7fdes0 wrote

Reply to comment by forests-of-purgatory in A new study suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in brain activity, as well as problems with executive functioning — the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions — in elementary school. by Wagamaga

Being around parents that used pacifiers with their kids made me feel like it was used as a "crutch" for both the child and the parent.

I just never liked the concept of it.

Apparently it's because I like to picture myself sitting on a throne judging the other peasant parents I guess. Tumbleweed over here knows me more than I know myself so you can just ask them.

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