Tag: limit
Study of Ultramarathon Runners Suggests There’s a Fundamental Limit to Human Metabolism
Is There a Fundamental Limit to Human Metabolism? New Research Suggests Yes A new study finds that even elite endurance athletes run up against a hard metabolic ceiling By Jason Dinh edited by Tanya Lewis The research, published today in , showed that ultramarathoners can burn an astounding 11,000 calories per day during competition. But…
Democrats to force vote to limit Trump war powers after strikes on Venezuelan boats
Claudia Grisales A pair of Senate Democrats is responding to a series of unprecedented U.S. military strikes on alleged drug traffickers at sea ordered by President Trump with a plan to force a Senate vote on a war powers resolution blocking the escalated action by the commander in chief. Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Tim…
UN tries to limit staff going to Cop30 in Brazil due to high price of hotels
Accommodation costs at climate summit in Belem are pricing out some developing countries and media outlets The United Nations has urged its staff to limit attendance at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil in November due to high accommodation prices, while government delegations are still scrambling to find rooms within their budgets. The move comes…
Golden Bachelor’s Mel Owens Clarifies Controversial Age Limit Remarks
Mel Owens is addressing his eyebrow-raising dating parameters. Over a month after the new Golden Bachelor star sparked controversy by saying he wouldn’t date anyone over 60, the former Los Angeles Rams player clarified he is, in fact, open to meeting women from different age brackets. “My reference of dating was 39, 40 years old,”…
VA says its job cuts will limit doctor, nurse resignations
By Katya Mendoza , Quil Lawrence Data that employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs have shared with NPR shows that 11,273 agency employees nationwide have applied for deferred resignation, which the Trump administration is offering as part of its DOGE initiative to cut the VA’s workforce by 15%. The top positions across all networks…
2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit
The planet has moved a major step closer to warming more than 1.5C, new data shows, despite world leaders vowing a decade ago they would try to avoid this. The European Copernicus climate service, one of the main global data providers, said on Friday that 2024 was the first calendar year to pass the symbolic…