Caloric restriction beats fasting diets for weight loss, new trial finds

[Health & Wellbeing]( [Caloric restriction beats fasting diets for weight loss, new trial finds]( [A trial found fasting subjects lost as much muscle mass as fat, whereas those eating a calorie controlled diet lost mostly fat]( A trial led by researchers from the University of Bath questions the value of popular fasting diets, finding a simple calorie-controlled diet is more effective at reducing weight. The trial also found fasting can lead to greater losses of muscle mass. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [This Core-Tex Sit requires little effort to make back pain disappear]( Getting back to working full-time is tough, and it's made worse by sitting in an uncomfortable chair all day. Make sure you're giving your back, shoulders, and neck the love they deserve while cranking out spreadsheets with the Core-Tex Sit. [Read more]( [Energy]( [Surprising study shows how wind turbines can work better behind hills]( [Wind turbines could benefit from placement behind hills, according to a new study]( To maximize the exposure of wind turbines, blades are placed atop tall towers on the crests of hills or miles off shore. But a new study has shown how turbines behind hills could actually produce higher amounts of energy than those out in the open. [Read more]( [Good Thinking]( [Former WWII bunker hosts world's first 10K 3D planetarium]( [The planetarium at La Coupole promises visitors "unforgettable journeys through the Universe in an ultra-modern 360° environment"]( As part of a refurbishment at the planetarium at La Coupole, a former World War Two bunker in northern France that's now a museum, RSA Cosmos has installed a dozen 4K projectors to create what's billed as the world's first 10K 3D planetarium. [Read more]( [Health & Wellbeing]( [Researchers discover how gut bacteria can influence stroke severity]( [Research has found a metabolite produced by certain gut bacteria can amplify the severity of a stroke]( A striking new gut-brain link has been discovered by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic. The findings show how a metabolite produced by gut bacteria can amplify the severity of a stroke and impair a person’s recovery. [Read more]( [Space]( [China launches first crew to Tiangong space station]( [A render of China's Tiangong space station in orbit]( China has embarked on its first crewed space mission in almost five years, launching a trio of astronauts into orbit to occupy its under-construction space station, before the two final modules are launched over the next 18 months. [Read more]( [Robotics]( [Tunneling snake robot takes cues from nature to keep its head in the sand]( [The new sand-burrowing robot has air jets in its front to blast sand out of its path, and a wedge-shaped head to help it steer]( Robots are great explorers, but one environment that’s tricky for them to navigate is through the ground. Now, engineers at UCSB and Georgia Tech have developed a snake-like robot that uses a range of methods to burrow through soft sand or soil. [Read more]( [Aircraft]( [Airspeeder flying race car takes to the air over South Australian desert]( [Debut flights of the Airspeeder Mk3 were recently undertaken at undisclosed desert locations in the South Australia]( Matt Pearson's Alauda Aeronautics has released footage of engineers remotely piloting its full-size Airspeeder Mk3 multirotor electric "flying car" ahead of international teams taking the controls for the first EXA racing series later in the year. [Read more]( [Medical]( ["Graphene camera" images the electric field of a beating heart]( [A new type of "graphene camera" could enable new ways to monitor heart activity, along with other cells in the human body]( Scientists have demonstrated yet another use for the ever-versatile wonder material graphene, using it as the basis for an advanced sensor that can image electrical signals from living cells and tissue in real time. [Read more]( [Space]( [Collapsing dark matter halos could seed supermassive black holes]( [An artist's impression of a supermassive black hole]( Supermassive black holes are thought to grow slowly over billions of years – but how did they appear so early in the universe’s lifetime? A new origin story suggests black hole seeds were created by halos of self-interacting dark matter collapsing. [Read more]( [Smartwatches]( [The budget TicWatch E3 shows off Wear OS at its best]( [The TicWatch E3 can track everything from your sleep to your heart rate]( Google has promised big improvements for its Wear OS wearable platform later this year, but in the meantime Mobvoi has launched a new device that could be the best value smartwatch on the market right now: the TicWatch E3. [Read more]( [Tiny Houses]( [Compact but comfortable tiny house can vacation a family of four]( [La Salamandre is finished in cedar and is topped by an aluminum roof]( This new model by Baluchon meets the strict size requirements of a French tiny house while maintaining a relatively comfortable interior layout. It sleeps a family of four inside – as long as the kids don't mind sharing a sofa bed. [Read more]( [Space]( [Astronomers conclude Betelgeuse isn't dying, it's just dusty]( [An artist's illustration of a dust cloud obscuring the supergiant star Betelgeuse]( Astronomers say they’ve closed the case on the mysterious and unprecedented dimming of the supergiant star Betelgeuse in 2019 and 2020. A new study says that the event was caused by a combination of a big dust cloud and a drop in temperature. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). [Update profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright New Atlas © 2021