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Nature's got your back
If you live by or have visited the coast you have probably noticed man made attempts at protecting coastal residents from rough seas and rogue waves. Breakwaters and seawalls do a good job of defending seaside residents from stormy weather, but what about nature’s natural protection of its Read More...
It's all in your head
Jim Willett ran a ½ marathon while undergoing cancer treatment. Some call him crazy, some call him stubborn, but Willett simply calls himself an optimistic runner. Willett is the founder of The Optimism Revolution, a social media movement geared towards improving the mindset of anyone he can Read More...
Sustainable smoking
Throwing a cigarette butt onto the beach is like throwing a plastic cup or can into the ocean. Cigarette companies keep customers uninformed that the cigarette butts they throw out won’t actually biodegrade - it turns out that they can stay in the environment for 10 to 15 years. The Read More...
Recycling your rice
Nature doesn't know the concept of waste - and we humans are continually learning from it. Researchers just found a way of taking advantage of rice-husks, the outer protective layers of the rice plant. So far, they were only recycled into pest control, bio-fertilizer additives, and low quality Read More...
The higher calling of fat
Fat cells play an important role in weight gain, that’s what we all know. But we’re currently learning that those cells are not just passive storage depots. Recent research shows that certain fat cells in your body react to cold temperatures by burning calories. Cell biologist Bruce Spiegelman Read More...
Sleep does more for your health than looks
A quick fix to a late night is grabbing a coffee on the way to work or picking up one of those few hour energy drinks. Consuming high levels of caffeine or taurine wakes you up and is just like getting a few more hours of sleep, right? Wrong. Studies have found that not getting enough sleep, 5 Read More...
Molding the economy: The Senate’s attempt to reshape immigration
The immigration bill passed by the Senate on June 24, 2013 will revolutionize current immigration laws while boosting the economy. The Senate’s immigration bill will increase the number of green cards issued annually from 1 million to 1.5 million, give illegal immigrants a 13 year path to legal Read More...
Brain Food
Turn on the television, open a magazine or listen to the radio, and in short order you will no doubt be exposed to an advertisement extolling the virtues of some newly discovered exotic fruit juice that has the highest antioxidant content on the face of the Earth. You may wonder—why all the Read More...
Rice paddy revolution
Bounthanh Nhanphatna sits in the shade under a gnarled tamarind tree. Her hands are calloused. In spite of this, she is so deft at weaving a bamboo-fiber basket that her movements are hard to follow. “Which sort I like to grow best? Hom Sang Thong!” Behind her, in a hollow, are the rice paddies Read More...
The use of oil
How do you propose to balance the exploitation of Ecuador’s natural resources with preservation of its amazing ecological diversity? Rafael Correa: “It is madness to say no to natural resources, which is what part of the left is proposing—no to oil, no to mining, no to gas, no to Read More...