You know those people who make you do a double-take when you find out their real age? The ones who look 40 when they’re pushing 60, or seem frozen at 50 while celebrating their 70th birthday? We’ve all met them. And while we might assume they hit the genetic lottery, the truth is more encouraging than that. While genetics do …
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Share on PinterestThe human body experiences rapid changes around age 50, according to a new study. Maskot/Getty Images Past studies show that human aging doesn’t necessarily happen at the same pace throughout our life. There is still much to discover about the aging process, especially when it comes to how it impacts the body’s organs. A new study found that …
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A social media trend encouraging women to double their protein intake could be putting them at risk of a range of cancers, one of Britain’s top diet experts has warned. Increasing protein levels has been touted as a way to build muscle and protect against mid-life diseases such as osteoporosis. In recent years, the number of supermarket products with ‘added …
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Jim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the famous Apollo 13 mission, has died, NASA announced Friday. He was 97. Apollo 13, a 1970 flight to the moon, became known as a “successful failure” after the spacecraft experienced an oxygen tank explosion thousands of miles from Earth but managed to safely return home. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said in a …
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A Neolithic family was massacred, skinned, defleshed, cooked and eaten in a cave on the Iberian peninsula 5,600 years ago, a new study suggests. Researchers found evidence that at least 11 people, including adults, adolescents and children, may have been victims of warfare cannibalism during a bloody event at the El Mirador cave in northern Spain. Bones found at the …
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Eddie Palmieri, seen here performing in 2009 at the Theatre de la Mer in southeastern France. Frans Schellekens/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frans Schellekens/Redferns/Getty Images Bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri, whose pounding rhythms forged a new style for Latin music, died Wednesday at the age of 88. Fania Records, the renowned Latin jazz label that released several of Palmieri’s …
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Former Dragon Age executive producer Mark Darrah has posted a sprawling video about the development of Anthem, EA and BioWare’s ill-fated mech RPG shoot-me-do. We’ve heard about this remarkably torrid period in the RPG developer’s existence from other ex-BioWare honchos and anonymous sources, but perhaps never quite this extensively: the video tops out at an hour long, and this …
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Every now and then, a bit of nostalgia bait drifts across my social media feed, with people pining for the brighter colors of the past – the vivid hues of the Toys R Us logo, or a 90s McDonald’s play zone. On Reddit, posters observe: “As I get older it feels like life is losing its color,” and ask: “Were …
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Former BioWare executive producer Mark Darrah released the first part of his deep dive into Anthem‘s troubled development this week. It’s almost an hour long and covers a lot of ground, but two important moments during the failed loot shooter’s production stand out. The first was the original EA pitch meeting for the project that would eventually become Anthem. The …
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In less than one week since DHS launched its recruitment campaign, more than 80,000 Americans applied to join ICE WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will waive age limits for new applicants so even more patriots will qualify to join ICE in its mission to arrest murderers, pedophiles, …
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