Chromium made it into multivitamins, not because science proved it’s essential, but because nutritionists in the 1950s suspected it was important. As science has evolved, it looks like we get what we need from stainless steel cookware, not food. No real harm, no real benefit.
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Why chromium is considered an essential nutrient, despite having no proven health benefits
Dietary supplement companies tout chromium as a way to boost energy, weight loss and blood sugar control. But the studies behind these claims are e...
President Trump and his “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth today called on the military’s top brass to return to what they’ve called a “warrior ethos.” An international affairs scholar warns it marks a deeper turn toward militarism, the very mindset Gen. Eisenhower cautioned could undo America from within.
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‘Warrior ethos’ mistakes military might for true security − and ignores the wisdom of Eisenhower
As hundreds of military brass descend on a base in Virginia to be addressed by Pete Hegseth, his newly bestowed title is ‘Secretary of War.’ Th...
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Russell M. Nelson — the 17th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — died at 101, after seven years in which he streamlined church bureaucracy, ended ties with the Boy Scouts and reaffirmed opposition to LGBTQ+ relationships. But one of his most far-reaching moves was to steer away from the word “Mormon”, calling its use a “major victory for Satan” ⬇️
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Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, pushed it away from ‘Mormon’ – a word that has courted controversy for 200 years
Russell M. Nelson pushed the church away from members’ longtime nickname, ‘Mormons’ – a term that has shaped other Americans’ view of the...
Serbia's President Vučić clings to power, drawing comparisons to Slobodan Milošević and Vladimir Putin. The one-time reformer has taken an authoritarian turn, and months of protests haven’t dislodged him: https://buff.ly/MEXGtBR
Trump’s Gaza peace plan: A bit of the old, a bit of the new – and the same stumbling blocks https://buff.ly/AP82FWV
Women artists like Dorothea Tanning brought radical innovations to surrealism, depicting female experiences of sexual awakening, domestic entrapment, and psychic resistance. Sally Jane Brown, an artist, writer and curator who focuses on feminism in art history, explains: https://buff.ly/YCu6GOg
Trump administration has already cut 25% of EPA staff, with plans to reach 33% by the end of 2025. This would reduce the agency to staffing levels not seen since the Nixon and Ford administrations. https://buff.ly/5AyOIFv
Rapamycin, a billion-dollar drug discovered in Easter Island soil in 1964, has led to breakthroughs in cancer treatment and aging research. But the story of its discovery omits the crucial role of the Indigenous Rapa Nui people, explains a molecular biologist. https://buff.ly/042pt7j
Paw prints in different shapes and sizes are clues to the visitors who pass through your yard. A zoologist explains how to read the signs of wildlife in your neighborhood. https://buff.ly/6mfRxR9
A staircase in a small NC museum tells a harrowing story of slave Harriet Jacobs, who was thrown down the steps in the 1800s by her enslaver. The artifact survived by chance, preserving a powerful piece of history, scholars of 19th-century literature explain: https://buff.ly/NMlsibC