World Trade Center (WTC) responders with prostate cancer showed signs that exposure to dust from the World Trade Center site had activated chronic inflammation in their prostates, which may have contributed to their cancer, according to a study by Mount Sinai researchers in Molecular Cancer…
Beekeepers across the United States lost 40.7% of their honey bee colonies from April 2018 to April 2019, according to preliminary results of the latest annual nationwide survey conducted by the University of Maryland-led nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership. The survey results indicate winter losses of…
By Matt Agorist As the world population of honeybees continues to decline at a dangerous rate, a new study from Colorado State University purports to have found the answer to quell the decline—hemp. The reason hemp is such a boon to the bee population is…
In experiments with mice, Brazilian scientists demonstrated that a moderate training protocol reduced liver fat and made the organ more sensitive to insulin, even before loss of body weight occurred Research conducted at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, shows that…
A chemical residue study of incense burners from ancient burials at high elevations in the Pamir Mountains of western China has revealed psychoactive cannabinoids. This study, conducted by researchers from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the…
We’ve all heard about bacteria that are becoming resistant to multiple types of antibiotics. These are the so-called superbugs perplexing and panicking medical science. The plant analogue may just be waterhemp, a broadleaf weed common to corn and soybean fields across the Midwest. With resistance…
A recent forecast of the size of the “Dead Zone” in the northern Gulf of Mexico for late July 2019 is that it will cover 8,717-square-miles of the bottom of the continental shelf off Louisiana and Texas. The unusually high Mississippi River discharge in May…
Revised/Updated 6/25/19 By Peter Tocci Author’s note 12/29/20: A completely re-written, more comprehensive and critical update is here: Giving Life the Electric Chair — The Plain Physics & Biophysics of Phone & WiFi Radiation Many organizations/sites sharing warnings about the wireless health threat have names like…
By Emma Fiala Minnesota’s Legislature just approved a spending plan that would set aside $900,000 over one year to assist homeowners in turning their lawns into bee-friendly habitats. That’s right—the state of Minnesota wants to pay residents to make their lawns better for bees. The…
A research group led by Washington State University scientists has found a way to turn daily plastic waste products into jet fuel. In a new paper published in the journal Applied Energy, WSU’s Hanwu Lei and colleagues melted plastic waste at high temperature with activated…
By Billene Spellins Even though I too am hypersensitive to EMF, I am concerned that the terms EMF Sensitivity and Hypersensitivity may be too compartmental, when the ramifications are so profound and universal. By identifying our symptoms as somehow unique to us alone, we are…
Op-Ed by Arjun Walia The Facts: Despite government regulations and ethical issues, there are powerful corporate interests involved in the development and patenting of genetic editing of life forms. Reflect On: Human advancements in biotechnology as well as technology will only be plausible and useful…
By Mayukh Saha Neil Armstrong said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. Of course, he was talking about the Moon landing. But considering the present condition our society is in, it could very well apply to us. With the continuous…
Study reveals pregnant women who live near fracking sites had 16 times more aluminum, 10 times more manganese, 6 times more strontium, and 3 times more barium in their bodies. The Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology last week revealed the findings of a…
Study finds better sleep, diet habits help homeschoolers counter shortfalls in formal exercise. Homeschoolers see no added health risks over time. Years of home-schooling don’t appear to influence the general health of children, according to a Rice University study. A report by Rice kinesiology lecturer…
Researchers find group meditation can positively impact society. The group practice of the Transcendental Meditation® and TM-Sidhi® programs in Cambodia between 1993 and 2008 was associated with a 96.2% decline in sociopolitical violence in that war-torn country compared to violence in the preceding three years,…
By Peter Tocci Most people know something about polarity—North Pole/South Pole; putting the phone battery in the right way—opposing aspects of one thing. Less people may have considered what Einstein said concerning matter: “Reality is an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” What follows is…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Poison! What is the definition? According to Dictionary online, a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed. According to MedicineNet online, Poison: Any substance that can cause severe organ damage…
Hunter-gatherers in the Philippines who adopt farming work around ten hours a week longer than their forager neighbours, a new study suggests, complicating the idea that agriculture represents progress. The research also shows that a shift to agriculture impacts most on the lives of women….
By John Vibes The abortion debate is once again taking center stage in US politics, and the prospect of artificial wombs is slowly becoming a part of the conversation, as the technology is actually starting to become a reality. According to some experts in the…
