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BBC World Service – The Conversation, Descending the depths: freediving champions
Alessia Zecchini and Julia Kozerska speak about the wonder and perils of freediving Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two freedivers from Italy and Poland about what it takes to compete and set world-records in the extreme sport. Athlete Alessia Zecchini set … Continue reading
Skin, mouth, lungs … it’s not just your gut that has a microbiome | The Conversation
ImageFlow/Shutterstock Most people have heard of the gut microbiome, but the lungs, skin, mouth and genitals all have their own unique microbiome. A lot has been written and said about the gut microbiome – the community of bacteria, viruses, fungi … Continue reading
Light Beams For Helena
Helena Bourdillon has pushed her limits in the freediving world, using a single breath to dive to seemingly impossible depths. But her path to discovering her diving potential started 20 years ago, when she was on the verge of suicide. … Continue reading
The World’s First Malaria Vaccine Gets a Shot in Africa | SciShow News
Last week, the World Health Organization announced that a malaria vaccine has finally made it through all the regulatory hurdles and is being distributed in the country of Malawi. Learn how it works and why it’s taken so long to … Continue reading
What really matters at the end of life | BJ Miller
[…] At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it’s simply comfort, respect, love. BJ Miller is a palliative care physician who thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life … Continue reading
Diseases gave us the rise of Christianity, the end of the Aztecs and public sanitation. How might future plagues change human history? | The Conversation
Elena Mozhvilo/Unsplash, CC BY “Every once in a while a book lands on your desk that changes the way you perceive the world you live in, a book that fundamentally challenges your understanding of human history.” So began the blurb … Continue reading
Veteran Who Lost Both Legs Makes History Reaching Mt. Everest | My Modern Met
By Regina Sienra on May 26, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hari Budha Magar (@hari_budha_magar) “If I can climb to the top of the world then anyone, regardless of their disability, can achieve their dream.” … Continue reading
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