Governments around the world are considering taxing red meat like tobacco in an effort to curb climate change

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Governments around the world are considering taxing red meat like tobacco in an effort to curb climate change
 
 
Governments around the world are considering taxing red meat like tobacco in an effort to curb climate change
 
A recent study found the measure could prevent almost 6,000 deaths a year and save nearly $850 million in healthcare costs.
 
 
 
 
 
Yes, a physicist once lit his cigarette with a nuclear-bomb explosion. Here's how it worked.
 
 
Yes, a physicist once lit his cigarette with a nuclear-bomb explosion. Here's how it worked.
 
A popular Reddit thread about an "atomic cigarette lighter" seems true. In 1952, the physicist Ted Taylor used a nuclear blast to ignite his smoke.
 
 
 
 
 
Climate change experts agree on the last place they'd invest for the future: waterfront property
 
 
Climate change experts agree on the last place they'd invest for the future: waterfront property
 
While it probably won't be underwater in our lifetime, scientists say waterfront property can be a precarious long-term investment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Health insurance startups like Bright and Oscar have raked in $3 billion in venture funding. Here's how they fared through the first half of 2019.
 
 
Health insurance startups like Bright and Oscar have raked in $3 billion in venture funding. Here's how they fared through the first half of 2019.
 
Startups like Oscar and Clover are taking on massive companies like UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health. We took a look at how they're faring.
 
 
 
 
 
People in Iceland held a funeral and erected a plaque for a glacier lost to climate change
 
 
People in Iceland held a funeral and erected a plaque for a glacier lost to climate change
 
Okjökull lost its status as a glacier in 2014 due to ice melt caused by climate change. The plaque eulogizing it carries a message for the future.
 
 
 
 
 
The 29 best books on leadership for young entrepreneurs, according to 30 rising stars in healthcare
 
 
The 29 best books on leadership for young entrepreneurs, according to 30 rising stars in healthcare
 
We asked the honorees on our list of 30 leaders under 40 transforming healthcare for the books they'd recommend to other young leaders.
 
 
 
 
 
Why mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others
 
 
Why mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others
 
Mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others, based on blood type, the fragrances you use, or even if you've recently had a beer.
 
 
 
 
 
Elon Musk hails Newt Gingrich's plan to award $2 billion prize to the first company that lands humans on the moon
 
 
Elon Musk hails Newt Gingrich's plan to award $2 billion prize to the first company that lands humans on the moon
 
Former Republican speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has a plan to offer a $2 billion prize to companies for being first to establish a lunar base.
 
 
 
 
 
These robotic shorts developed by Harvard scientists are designed to help you feel up to 12 pounds lighter while running
 
 
These robotic shorts developed by Harvard scientists are designed to help you feel up to 12 pounds lighter while running
 
The "exosuit" looks like a pair of robotic shorts. It tugs at the wearer's legs, reducing the amount of oxygen used up while breathing.
 
 
 
 
 
Scientists say that this pink seaweed that stops cows from burping could help curb greenhouse-gas emissions
 
 
Scientists say that this pink seaweed that stops cows from burping could help curb greenhouse-gas emissions
 
The "red, puffy, pink-ish seaweed" contains chemicals that reduce the microbes in the cows' stomachs that cause them to burp when they eat grass.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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