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  • Here’s What 500 Days Alone in a Cave Will Do to You

    Here’s What 500 Days Alone in a Cave Will Do to You

    Gizmodo Australia

    A year and half alone in a cave might sound like a nightmare to a lot of people, but Spanish athlete Beatriz Flamini emerged with a cheerful grin and said she thought she had more time to finish her book. She had almost no contact with the outside world during her impressive feat of human…

  • Would You Eat Insects to Save the Planet?

    Would You Eat Insects to Save the Planet?

    Gizmodo Australia

    Producing meat pollutes and requires a lot of space and resources (water, grains…). To protect the planet, we must therefore find new sources of protein. One of the solutions is to replace, at least partially, meat by insects. The problem is that insects, as a food, are rejected by most countries as inedible, dirty and…