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Hello. I’m Kathy Riggs, UtahState University Extensionprofessor for familyand consumer sciences. The question I will answertoday is regarding home foodpreservation safety. After all, home foodpreservation safetyis priority number one. Have you ever asked yourselfthe question, how can Ibe sure the foods Ihave preserved at homeand placed on my storage shelvesare safe for my family to eat?Looking for visible evidenceof spoilage such as mold,a lack of a seal, perhaps thefood is slimy to the touch,or there’s an off color–these are all agreat place to start. However, before you prepareyour next batch…

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Who Will Survive The 6th Mass Extinction?

November 12, 2021November 7, 2021 TaathWho Will Survive The 6th Mass Extinction?0 comment

It’s no secret that our success as a specieshas been pretty bad for a lot of other species on earth. In fact, some scientists believe we are currently in the midst of Earth’s6th mass extinction event, caused entirely by us. Us, taking up more land that used to be wild habitat, using up more fresh water, and belching out greenhouse gases that are changing the climate. So, for many species, we’re just terrible news, but there are exceptions. Some species even seem to thrive in the biggest most densely populated…

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Are food preservatives bad for you? – Eleanor Nelsen

November 11, 2021November 7, 2021 TaathAre food preservatives bad for you?0 comment

Food doesn’t last. In days, sometimes hours,bread goes moldy,apple slices turn brown,and bacteria multiply in mayonnaise. But you can find all of these foodsout on the shelf at the grocery store,hopefully unspoiled,thanks to preservatives. But what exactly are preservatives?How do they help keep food edibleand are they safe?There are two major factors that causefood to go bad:microbes and oxidation. Microbes like bacteria and fungiinvade foodand feed off its nutrients. Some of these can cause diseases,like listeria and botulism. Others just turn edibles into a smelly,slimy, moldy mess. Meanwhile, oxidation is…

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There’s A Dinosaur That Survived Mass Extinction!

November 10, 2021November 7, 2021 TaathThere's A Dinosaur That Survived Mass Extinction!0 comment

Step aside, tyrannasaurus. There’s a new dinosaurin town and it goes by the name of Leikupallaticauda. Not very catchy. Hey guys, Tara here for Dnews – and if youlike dinosaurs, then you’re gonna love thisstory. A new fossil uncovered in Patagonia has providedthe first evidence that certain dinosaurssurvived the great extinction, and existedmillions of years after they were thoughtto have died off. The diplodocid sauropod is a family of long-necked,whip-tailed dinosaurs – made famous by thisscene from the second Jurassic Park movie. They are some of the longest creatures toever…

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How Long Can Humans Outrun Extinction?

November 9, 2021November 7, 2021 TaathHow Long Can Humans Outrun Extinction?0 comment

Modern humans evolved a couple hundred thousandyears ago. And between ice ages, volcanoes, climate change,earthquakes, droughts, floods,and Reddit being down sometimes, we’ve seen some stuff. But on cosmic timescales, two or three hundredthousand years is just a drop in the bucket. The longer we’re around, the more likelywe are to witness something truly Earth-shattering,whether metaphorically or literally. And someday, if we’re still here,we’ll have to face things like Earth melting as it’s engulfed by the Sun. Or the Sun going out. Or galaxies colliding. One way or the other, we’re…

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What is the best way to preserve food?

November 8, 2021November 7, 2021 TaathWhat is the best way to preserve food?0 comment

Are you tired of your food going towaste? Freeze drying could be your answer. There are a few different ways of preserving food. First, you can dehydrate. A dehydrator uses heat to slowly dry out food. The heat ends up destroying a lotof the foods’ nutritional value and shrinks and toughens the food. And most foods can’t even be dehydrated, like soup, cheese and ice cream. You can also try home canning. Canning also uses heat which,once again, destroys nutrition. Canning is hot, messy and requires careful attention to detail.…

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How to win at evolution and survive a mass extinction | Lauren Sallan

November 8, 2021November 7, 2021 TaathHow to win at evolution and survive a mass extinction | Lauren Sallan0 comment

Congratulations. By being here,listening, alive,a member of a growing species,you are one of history’sgreatest winners –the culmination of a success storyfour billion years in the making. You are life’s one percent. The losers,the 99 percent of specieswho have ever lived,are dead –killed by fire, flood, asteroids,predation, starvation, ice, heatand the cold math of natural selection. Your ancestors,back to the earliest fishes,overcame all these challenges. You are here becauseof golden opportunitiesmade possible by mass extinction. It’s true. The same is trueof your co-winners and relatives. The 34,000 kinds of fishes. How…

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I Survived 100 Days of Hardcore ARK Extinction and this is what happened.

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 TaathI Survived 100 Days of Hardcore ARK Extinction and this is what happened.0 comment

yo guys it’s your boy mr rums here today i’m here to take you on a journey through my 100 day playthrough of ARK extinction not just any simple playthrough of ARK extinction but a hardcore playthrough where we’re only allowed one life whether it be by our hands or the hands of a dinosaur or the unforgiving environment and flora and fauna of arc extinction before we get into it i’d like to give a quick shout out to two people luke the notable and zany zebra both early adopters of the 100 day hardcore playthrough series and both true legendary…

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How can you tell if a mushroom is poisonous?

August 7, 2021August 1, 2021 TaathHow can you tell if a mushroom is poisonous?0 comment

– Hi, it’s Doug!Have you ever found amushroom growing in the wild?Well, this guy in the countryof Zambia found what might beone of the biggest mushrooms in the world. And best of all, it’sone that’s not poisonous. He could eat it. Someone named Isaiah has aquestion about mushrooms. Let’s give him a call now. – Hi, Doug. – Hey, Isaiah. – I have a question for you. How do you know if amushroom is poisonous or not?- Ooo, that is a great question. Mushrooms aren’t just somethingyou can find at…

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How can you tell if a plant is poisonous?

August 5, 2021August 1, 2021 TaathHow can you tell if a plant is poisonous?0 comment

– Hi, Doug. – Hi, Landon. – I have a question for you. How can you tell if a plant is poisonous?- That’s a great question. There’s probably lots of food from plantsthat you love to eat. Maybe you like strawberriesor carrots or raspberries. I’m guessing most of these are thingsyou get from the grocery store. All of the foods fromplants in the grocery storegrow in the wild, too, butdefinitely not all of the plantsyou can find in the wild are safe to eat. You might have heard thatsome plants…