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Consuming Essential Oils: The Secret Spring Ingredient for 2018 and One Immune Boosting Recipe

April 2, 2018 by Lidija Millonig Atlas
Last updated on: April 2, 2018

Not many people are aware that essential oils can be used medicinally both externally (via diffusers, massages, and baths) as well as internally (via food and drink). When we think of cooking with herbs and spices we usually reach for… [read]

New Report Details Harms of Fracking including Asthma, Birth Defects, Cancer

April 2, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: April 2, 2018

A new report, titled Compendium of Scientific, Medical and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking is the most authoritative study that’s ever been done on fracking and how it is contaminating the air and water – and imperiling… [read]

Trump Officially Eliminates Obama’s Organic Animal Welfare Rules

March 30, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 30, 2018

The Trump administration officially withdrew an Obama-era rule for higher standards regarding the treatment of animals whose meat will be sold under the organic label. The standards were first created in 2016 under the United States Department of Agriculture. The… [read]

U.S. EPA reverses policy on ‘major sources’ of pollution

March 28, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: March 29, 2018

After 23 years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the portion of the Clean Air Act designed to reduce air emissions of mercury, lead, benzene, and arsenic. This move from President Trump’s EPA is a departure from the “once-in… [read]

Great Pacific Garbage Patch Now Twice the Size of Texas

March 26, 2018 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 26, 2018

According to a new study, there are more than 79,000 tonnes of ocean plastic and other trash (mostly plastic) all within a 1.6 million square kilometer area of the North Pacific Ocean (600,000 square miles). That’s 16 times larger than… [read]

Birth Control Pills for Men are Here. What Does that Mean for Reproductive Health?

March 23, 2018 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: March 26, 2018

Effective male birth control might finally be on its way, as scientists from the University of Washington Medical Center and the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA prepare to present their experimental oral contraceptive at the Endocrine Society’s 100th meeting… [read]

The Last Male Northern White Rhino Has Died

March 22, 2018 by Michael Edwards

Sudan was our last male northern white rhino. He was 45. Sudan was suffering from multiple infections in his advanced age. He was euthanized Monday by a veterinary team in Kenya, a tam that had fought for years to save… [read]