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Depressing new aerial photographs of Mont Blanc reveal the extent of ice loss over time in the Alps. A century ago, the Swiss pilot and photographer Walter Mittelholzer flew over Mont Blanc in a biplane to photograph the alpine landscape. from https://nypost.com/2019/10/11/heartbreaking-aerial-shots-reveal-massive-ice-loss-on-mont-blanc/ https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/mer-de-glace-glacier-01.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1

As you read this article, your brain has begun a series of complicated chemical steps in order to form a memory. How long you keep this memory may well depend on whether you are a man or a woman. Some scientists think that the reason for this difference may be estrogens. from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/estrogens-and-memory-loss-in-women/ https://static.scientificamerican.com/blogs/cache/file/0DE8B861-CCC5-457B-AAC2459353130018_source.jpg?w=590&h=800&6F55828E-AA1D-44DC-9FD1B0DD19B1C74C

At 25 years old, Peter Perez was a college graduate with his whole life ahead of him. But one thing kept getting in the way: his weight. In the prime of his life, Perez was 342 pounds—the product of stress, work, and an inability to regulate his emotions without food. from https://www.menshealth.com/weight-loss/a27198556/weight-loss-elimination-diet-cutting-out-sugar/ https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/screen-shot-2019-04-18-at-5-11-01-pm-1555621881.png?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=480:*

(CNN)To achieve your weight loss goals, be consistent. A new study suggests that slowly but steadily shedding pounds each week can be more beneficial for long-term weight loss than seeing your weight drastically drop, only to rise again. from http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/health/weight-loss-consistency-study/index.html http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170331143824-weight-loss-tips-00002101-exlarge-169.jpg