By Brianna Acuesta A new DARK Act is here and it just passed in the Senate. Americans should prepare to be in the DARK again about GMOs in their food. The original DARK Act (Denying Americans the Right to Know) was passed last year in the…
By Brianna Acuesta In the North Pacific, there is a sort of “trash vortex,” sometimes referred to as the great garbage patch, due to the diverging of ocean currents that have an estimated 13lbs of plastic per 2.2lbs of plankton. It swirls around “like a…
By Brianna Acuesta Researchers are now saying that aloe vera, a common plant that many people keep in their backyard, should be investigated further for its effectiveness in treating diabetes. Diabetes is a lifelong condition in which the body cannot produce any or enough insulin,…
By Brianna Acuesta A 9-year-old girl from Tampa, Florida went in for a flu shot one day, just as millions of Americans do every year, not knowing that her life would be forever changed because of it. The girl, Marysue Grivna, was an active 9-year-old…
By Brianna Acuesta After nearby farms began spraying insecticides on their GMO crops, 37 million bees died instantly at one farm as a result. It’s no secret that bees are extremely important for the health of the environment and for humans, although this fact is not…
By Brianna Acuesta On beautiful Isla Colón in Bocas Del Toro, Panama, the world’s first-ever village constructed out of recycled plastic bottles is underway. Robert Bezeau, the founder of the project, is in the process of building 120 houses to complete the village. Each house…
By Brianna Acuesta Doctors at a medical center in North Carolina have begun printing living tissue, including sections of bone, cartilage, and muscle, and have successfully transplanted them into animals. The goal for researchers is to eventually use the technology to transplant tissues into human…
By Brianna Acuesta Michelle Obama helped to announce on Friday that the FDA approved a new set of requirements for food nutrition labels for the first time in decades. At a health summit in Washington, the FLOTUS said, “I am thrilled that the FDA has…
By Brianna Acuesta For the first time ever, a U.S. drug regulatory agency has approved a randomized controlled trial of whole plant medical marijuana as a treatment for PTSD in veterans. By approving the trial, the Drug Enforcement Administration has agreed to allow the testing and…
By Brianna Acuesta A new study published recently in the Oncology Reports journal reveals that maple syrup can inhibit the growth and further invasion of human colorectal cancer cells. The study is considered “provocative” because of numerous studies that implicate processed sugars as a cause of chronic disease…
By Brianna Acuesta This Indian restaurant owner cooked meals to send to 170,000 people after a deluge hit his city during monsoon season. Food scarcity is a huge epidemic throughout the world, and oftentimes those it affects increases when natural disasters hit. One such area…
By Brianna Acuesta The American people have been distracted to keep them from hearing about the 3 nuclear disasters occurring on the East Coast. The debate over which bathroom transgender people can use has been taking over the Internet and our social conversations for weeks…
By Brianna Acuesta Tiny hemp homes are being made in Washington as a way to promote more sustainable building materials. Though she has never built a home before, Pam Bosch claims that “Anybody can do this. Grandma can do this. Grandma’s doing it.” She’s referring…
By Brianna Acuesta France’s National Assembly just voted to totally ban this bee-killing pesticide. France’s National Assembly just narrowly approved a bill that would ban neonicotinoid pesticides, which are largely criticized for possibly causing the decrease in bee populations. The European Union already limited the…
By Brianna Acuesta Starbucks will now donate 100% of their leftover food to food banks. Though Starbucks has been working with Food Donation Connection since 2010 to donate all of their leftover pastries, the corporate coffee shop has now found a way to safely donate…
By Brianna Acuesta Humans have disposed of so much plastic in the ocean that they are now eating plastic particles in seafood. A recent study revealed that there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050, but an even more disturbing study…
By Brianna Acuesta Cuba and America strengthen new relationship by sharing lung cancer vaccine. The U.S. and Cuba have had a precarious relationship at best for the last century, but President Obama has seen to it that that relationship be a part of America’s past….
By Brianna Acuesta Jim Carrey slams Big Pharma for its influence on the U.S. government. Comedian and actor Jim Carrey has been making a name for himself as an activist in recent years as he attacks the government for the influence big corporations have on…
By Brianna Acuesta A passionate couple moved to India to save the nation from complete deforestation by rescuing and rehabilitating barren farmland. For those seeking inspiration even though they have been told that one person can’t make a difference, look no further. This is actually…
By Brianna Acuesta Kraft macaroni and cheese contains toxic food dyes that are totally legal in the US. Although food recalls can be a scary thing, especially if something you purchased or something you frequently buy was recalled, many consumers return to using the product…
