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Why rowing makes full-body home cardio so efficient

A rowing stroke looks like a pull, but most of the movement begins somewhere else. Concept2's technical breakdown starts the drive with the powerful muscles of the legs, followed by hip movement and then the arms. Across the complete stroke, the quads, glutes, hamstrings, abdominal muscles, back, shoulders and arms all have work to do.

World

NSCDC arrests four suspected drug dealers in Kano

The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested four suspected illicit drug dealers in Kano. The suspects were arrested during a covert operation carried out by operatives of the corps’ Counter Terrorism Unit based in Dorayi Babba, Gwale Local Government Area.

Business

The grocery aisle's new double whammy: price and safety

Plenty of Americans feel like they're forking over a fortune for groceries —only to get hit with a recall notice that forces them to throw that expensive food out. Why it matters: While grocery prices are driven by complex trade and energy costs, the safety net meant to keep them safe to eat is fraying, creating a dual crisis of…

Science

Carbon capture tech exists. Scaling it up is the hard part

Europe just opened a carbon capture and storage plant billed as the continent's largest. But global climate scenarios call for far more capacity than exists anywhere on Earth.

  • Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology exists but scaling it globally is challenging.
  • Only 77 operational commercial CCS plants worldwide, capturing a fraction of needed CO2.
  • High cost of building new CCS plants requires government subsidies and policy intervention.
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