By Carey Wedler An orca whale that washed up on the coast of Scotland last year was poisoned by environmental pollutants, according to a report released last week. The Guardian reported last Tuesday that Lulu, the full-grown whale who died, “was a member of the…
By Health Tips Now At first, it might sound strange (throwing away your shoes and walking barefoot in the grass or sand) but there is evidence that this can be very beneficial for your health. It lowers free radical damage, inflammation, stress, and pain. The…
By Health Tips Now Whether you work indoors or live in a city, you are probably not as often in nature as people generations before you were. Today, the majority of people live in congested and busy cities. Even those who live in the countryside…
Richard Taylor, University of Oregon Humans are visual creatures. Objects we call “beautiful” or “aesthetic” are a crucial part of our humanity. Even the oldest known examples of rock and cave art served aesthetic rather than utilitarian roles. Although aesthetics is often regarded as an…
By Amanda Froelich The two towers will clean the air of Nanjing, China, with 1,100 trees and 2,500 shrubs and plants. When Stefano Boeri Architetti presented the idea of installing a vertical forest in Milan, people were beyond thrilled with the idea. Following the success…
By Organic and Healthy Recently a 13-year-old boy may have just cracked the next step in the evolution of solar energy. His idea is based on the Fibonacci sequence. It all started with trees… After realizing that branches were frequently displayed in a spiral, and…
By Brianna Acuesta Trees protect each other, sometimes even more than humans do. Longtime forest ranger in Germany, Peter Wohlleben, has been studying the forest since he first decided to become a conservationist at 6 years old. He followed his passion for nature throughout college,…
By Christina Sarich Humans have long thought themselves to be the smartest animals on the planet, but evidence continues to reveal that even with little shared DNA – animals are catching up, and perhaps even surpassing our own evolutionary intelligence. Some philosophical perspectives suggest that…
Op-ed by Lanaria Amberkira, The Netherlands I often wonder, when I am watching the news, or a documentary, what can I do to end all this misery? When again bombs are thrown, when people blow themselves up and take others with them, when refugees drown, or wash…
By Amanda Froelich Researchers have already confirmed that spending time in nature reduces stress and that living near trees is beneficial for your health and wallet. Now, a new study concludes that women who surround themselves with vegetation are likely to live longer lives. The study,…
By Claire Bernish Post-traumatic stress disorder wreaks havoc on war veterans, survivors of various forms of abuse, accident or disaster witnesses and victims, and many more — but the pharmaceuticals dispensed for treatment can worsen the problem. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Prozac,…
By Christina Sarich Bees and butterflies, the world’s premiere pollinators, will get a big boost along a 1,500-mile section of a major U.S. Federal highway in an effort to boost declining populations. All major crops depend upon these small creatures, and account for almost 10…
By Vic Bishop Tourists in Argentina made international news this week after photos and video surfaced online of a mob of beach-goers taking photographs with a rare Franciscana dolphin was snatched out of the water by waders and brought up onto the beach where a horde of…
By Brianna Acuesta Scientists at the University of Maryland were successfully able to use leaves to replace an important component in batteries. It’s basically common knowledge that when we dispose of batteries, we’re not supposed to just throw them in our trash casually. Whether or not…
By Phillip J. Watt It’s becoming more recognizable to even the most indoctrinated that there’s something not quite right about the collective consensus in humanity’s mind structure. This reflects that the vibration and energy of the third dimensional environment that we inhabit is slowly shifting, day…
By Ryan Mandell After the holidays, I, like most people, found myself feeling incredibly drained. Whether it was the socializing, the food or the travel, it had all resigned me to the couch in a pseudo-catatonic state. While it’s easy to think this is because of…
By Cassius Methyl Not only is this week an opportune time to briefly see the elusive planet Mercury at the break of dusk, but at the break of dawn, a skygazer could see every single visible planet except Mercury. Near the midheaven (top of the…
By Josh Richardson Simple health prevention and lifestyle strategies can help people achieve their optimal health potential and add a decade or more of healthy years to the average lifespan. Healthy lifestyle initiatives can give people a 90 percent chance of living to the age…
