Author Archives: Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi

Why Are Tornadoes so Dangerous?

Although the annual number of days with tornadoes has decreased in the past 50 years, the number of tornadoes has remained consistent overall. Continue reading

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What are Ultra Processed Foods?

Ultra processed foods are everywhere. While not easy, experts try to group foods into four categories. However, lines are often blurred. Continue reading

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What are Ultra Processed Foods?

Ultra processed foods are everywhere. While not easy, experts try to group foods into four categories. However, lines are often blurred. Continue reading

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How Do Roller Coasters Affect Your Body?

Roller coasters can have a significant impact on your heart, neck and brain. Learn what could be happening to your body while you experience the thrill. Continue reading

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Secret 30-Foot Long Chamber In The Great Pyramid Discovered

An international team of researchers used cosmic-ray muon detectors to peek inside the secret chamber. Continue reading

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Who Was Ötzi the Iceman?

Ötzi the Iceman is the oldest mummy ever found. Learn what scientists now know about the famous ancient human. Continue reading

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What Are the Three Types of Water?

There are three types of water: potable, black and grey. Learn how reusing greywater in some areas could combat dwindling water supplies. Continue reading

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What Are the Three Types of Water?

There are three types of water: potable, black and grey. Learn how reusing greywater in some areas could combat dwindling water supplies. Continue reading

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Is Laser Surgey for Eyes Actually Safe?

Have you been considering laser surgery for eyes? You may want to check the recently released information from the FDA. Continue reading

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Is Laser Surgey for Eyes Actually Safe?

Have you been considering laser surgery for eyes? You may want to check the recently released information from the FDA. Continue reading

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Meet Ada Lovelace, The First Computer Programmer

Though Ada Lovelace was excluded from higher education, she is the world’s first computer programmer — and her mathematical contributions form the foundations of computer science. Continue reading

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Top 5 Pieces of Forensic Evidence Used to Solve a Crime

Forensic science is complicated. Here are five convincing pieces of forensic evidence scientists use when solving a crime. Continue reading

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Cryptologists Decode Mary Queen of Scots’ Letters

Cryptologists use modern technology to decipher nearly 50 letters Mary Queen of Scots sent while imprisoned from 1578 to 1584. Continue reading

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Cryptologists Decode Mary Queen of Scots’ Letters

Cryptologists use modern technology to decipher nearly 50 letters Mary Queen of Scots sent while imprisoned from 1578 to 1584. Continue reading

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How to Diagnose Dementia

Early diagnosis of dementia is crucial for effective treatment and management. Learn what tests and examinations can help determine if you or your loved one may be showing symptoms. Continue reading

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At 2,000 Years Old, The Dead Sea Scrolls Help Inform Ancient Language

The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947 on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea and now with digital technology, more scholars can study these ancient texts. Continue reading

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An Underground Army: The 8,000 Terracotta Warriors

Experts think the Terracotta Army was meant to protect Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi in the afterlife and they also think there are still Terracotta Warriors left to be found. Continue reading

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Unlocking Ancient Texts with the 2,000-Year-Old Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone was found in 1799 and since then it has taught scholars how to read hieroglyphics, unlocking insight to ancient texts. Continue reading

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The Origins of King Tut’s 3,300-Year-Old Funerary Mask

Of the 5,000 artifacts found in King Tut’s tomb, the 3,300-year-old mask is one of the most famous ancient artifacts. But did it even belong to King Tut himself? Continue reading

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The 3,400-Year-Old Olmec Colossal Heads Origins

Archaeologists have found 17 Olmec Colossal Heads at four locations, which shed light on the Olmec civilization who created them. Continue reading

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The Hierarchy of the 1,200-Year-Long Roman Empire

Plebes and patricians were just some of the people who made up the Roman Hierarchy. Continue reading

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We’ve Lost 35 Percent of Forests in the Past 300 Years

Removing wooded areas is called deforestation and it’s often for human benefit. But the impact of deforestation could be devastating to the environment. Continue reading

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4 Common Toxins Found in Everyday Foods

Not all hazardous substances carry a warning label. Here are four toxins found in common foods that can pose a serious health risk. Continue reading

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4 Common Toxins Found in Everyday Foods

Not all hazardous substances carry a warning label. Here are four toxins found in common foods that can pose a serious health risk. Continue reading

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The Origin of the 30,000-Year-Old Venus of Willendorf

A new study may have found the original location of the 30,000-year-old work of art and researchers gain insight to the Gravettian people because of it. Continue reading

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7 Most Effective Forms of Birth Control

Contraception options now include a variety of inexpensive and long-term options and these are the methods scientists recommend. Continue reading

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Cancer Cells Most Active During Sleep, Study Finds

For metastatic breast cancer, scientists discover that circulating tumor cells activate the most while patients sleep. But experts advise not to sleep less. Continue reading

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The Rise Of The Obesity Epidemic

New study looks at why obesity is on the rise in younger people. Continue reading

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Who Was Pilot Bessie Coleman?

Pioneer and pilot, Bessie Coleman was the first Black woman and first Native American woman to hold a pilot’s license. Continue reading

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Katharine Wright: 5 Ways She Ensured The Wright Brothers Made History

History often overlooks Katharine Wright’s contributions to her brother’s success, however, they may have never taken flight without her. Continue reading

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