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Journalist and scientist D. Büttner has spent more than 20 years researching the ‘blue zones’ – the regions with the highest number of people over the age of 85.
To prolong life, the researcher advises to eat a handful of walnuts and about 200 grams of black beans every day. These two foods, he claims, form the basis of the menu of long-lived people.
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Experts examined deoxyribonucleic acid sequencing data from two sets of Neanderthal remains found in the Chagyr cave. Experts were looking for traces of herpesvirus, adenovirus and HPV genomes.
As a result, remains of all three species were found. They were recognised as the oldest human viruses ever identified.
As it turned out, Neanderthals were infected with the same viruses as modern humans. For example, adenoviruses can cause symptoms ranging from muscle aches to bouts of gastroenteritis. HPVs increase the likelihood of cervical cancer. And herpes virus type 4 causes mononucleosis.
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The publication sheds light on a lengthy study conducted in the US over 34 years, involving more than 74,500 nurses and 39,500 doctors. None of them had a history of cancer, heart disease or diabetes at the time they started.
Participants provided information about their health and habits every two years, and completed a detailed dietary questionnaire every 4 years. More than 48,000 people died during the study, of which 13,500 died of cancer and another 11,400 died of cardiovascular disease.
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Time accuracy is critical for ships: as they use global positioning systems, even a small time error while tracking the propagation of satellite signals leads to incorrect positioning of the ship. The deviation in this case can be hundreds of metres.
According to the researchers, the latest atomic clock will finally overcome this problem.
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Valencia is aiming to become climate neutral by the end of this decade, as it is already seriously affected by warming, with a record temperature of +46.8 recently recorded.
The new project involves the installation of more than 6,600 solar panels to generate 27% of the city’s energy.
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