Avoid Toxic Chemicals to Prevent Celiac Disease

Children and young adults diagnosed with celiac disease have been found with elevated blood levels of toxic chemicals found in pesticides, nonstick cookware and fire retardants. Read More »

Increase Focus by Reducing Saturated Fat

Researchers discover that eating a meal heavy in saturated fat can hinder the ability to concentrate and maintain attention. Read More »

Dirt Can Help Heal Wounds

A study reports that soil in wounds can activate a blood protein that kicks off a chain reaction which seals the wound and limits blood loss. Read More »

Eat Spuds for Muscle Protein

Researchers find that potatoes can be a plant-based source of high-quality protein that helps to maintain muscle. Read More »

Dinosaur Bone Ownership Resolved

The Montana Supreme Court has decided that fossils should not be deemed minerals, a ruling that restores ownership to landowners and benefits scientific fossil hunting by paleontologists. Read More »

Some Animals Garner Lion’s Share of Conservation Donations

A conservation biologist and an artist designed a menagerie of imaginary beasts to find out which animals people were most willing to support through financial donations. Read More »

Nature Needs More Space

All over the world, plants and animals are increasingly threatened by human activities and habitat encroachment. Read More »

Bumblebees Chew Leaves to Hasten Pollen Production

When pollen is scarce, bumblebees use their mouth parts to snip little bits out of plant foliage, causing the plants to bloom at an accelerated rate. Read More »

Tropical Forests Face Climate Change Risk

Tropical forests remove and absorb carbon from the atmosphere, but as trees stressed by global warming die and release their carbon, their ability to act as reservoirs will diminish. Read More »

More Nuclear Reactors on the Way

The U.S. Department of Energy is spending $230 million this fiscal year to start building two new prototype nuclear reactors as part of an Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. Read More »

Eco-Friendly Home-Cooling Tips

Here are some eco-friendly tips to stay cool at home with minimal or zero use of air conditioning, saving costs in electricity bills and strain on the environment. Read More »

The Upside of Lockdowns: Air Gets Cleaner Around the Globe

Despite their dire consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, government-mandated lockdowns around the world have had an unintended positive consequence: cleaner air. Read More »