By Elias Marat The United Nations has finally recognized the medicinal value of cannabis, voting Wednesday to remove the plant from a list of dangerous drugs and clearing the way for the widespread research and medical use of marijuana and medications based on the plant. Experts are hailing the decision […]
By Elias Marat Thousands of dead seal pups have washed ashore on the coast of Namibia, raising grave concerns from conservationist groups. Locals were in shock after an estimated 5,000 premature cape fur seal pups washed up along the coast of Pelican Point peninsula, turning the popular tourist destination known […]
By Elias Marat The problem of improving air quality in heavily-polluted cities across the world is one of the big challenges faced by urban planners, especially in the 21st century as greenhouse gas emissions climb and temperatures increase across the world (highly debatable – Ed.). However, a pioneering effort to […]
By Elias Marat The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has effectively decriminalized psilocybin or “magic” mushrooms along with other natural psychedelics in the latest sign that public opinion across the U.S. is continuing to turn against prohibitionist policies. On Monday, the Ann Arbor City Council unanimously voted in favor of […]
By Elias Marat Wildlife researchers in New Mexico and Colorado are aghast as a growing number of birds across the region are being discovered to have mysteriously died off in massive numbers. In recent days, residents across the region have been finding the corpses of various migratory birds along hiking […]
By Elias Marat When scientists discovered the Tapanuli Orangutan in 2017, they were ecstatic. After all, these rare primates were the first great ape species to be discovered in almost a century. But now, with only about 800 of the newly-identified animals remaining, it is feared that the rarest great […]
By Elias Marat It was only to be expected that in an already brutal year, the summer of 2020 was going to be the absolute worst. And now, it appears that a sizzling “heat dome” will be frying most of the continental United States for several weeks starting this weekend. […]
By Elias Marat A U.S. federal court has ordered the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to immediately halt operations and evacuate all oil from the pipeline over concerns about its likely environmental impact and the potentially existential risk it poses to the land belonging to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. […]
By Elias Marat As if 2020 hasn’t been apocalyptic enough with war, fires, plagues, and locusts – now the U.S. will literally be having its breath taken away by a mammoth cloud of dust floating in from overseas. The vast cloud of Sahara dust that blanketed the Caribbean, causing “hazardous” […]
By Elias Marat In a clear sign that it’s high time for change, the National Basketball Association and its players union have come to an agreement that athletes will be tested for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) when the NBA restarts its pandemic interrupted season at Disney World, but not recreational drugs […]