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[...] There is a clear correlation between close proximity to a body of water and better psychological and overall health outcomes, said Michael Depledge, chair of Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter Medical School.
Depledge has been studying the effects of so-called "blue environments" for a decade, helping to shepherd a number of research projects that have caught the attention of the U.K. government and the European Union (EU).
Spending time near the water, "promotes physical activity and general fitness," reducing the incidence of diabetes and other diseases associated with obesity.
But it also slows down our heart rate and reduces stress hormones, boosting our mental health, which Depledge calls "the second great epidemic we're facing."
I told you fishing was good for the soul but you were all poo-poo, he's a redneck, poo-poo.
Source: Being Near a Body of Water Makes Us Calmer and Healthier, Science Shows
(Score: 2) by AthanasiusKircher on Saturday July 28 2018, @02:09PM
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Absent other significant geological features (e.g., magma vents), cave temperatures usually tend toward the mean surface temperature in that region. Which means cave temps vary. In a hot region, they may indeed be near 70F. In a temperate region (e.g. large parts of Europe and Asia where we know primitive humans lived) they may be more like 55-60F. In a moderately cool region (e.g. northern U.S.) they may average 50F or lower.
Yes, but generally only once you get nearly a mile underground or more (again, absent other geological features that would vent from deeper underground). And temperature generally rises only quite slowly with descent, so a cave that's 50F on average is not going to become more hospitable quickly... And I don't think primitive hominids were wandering around deep underground without light sources.