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Photo: IllinoisHorseSoldier A study done at Portsmouth University shows prawns found in contaminated English waters were under the influence of antidepressants which altered their marine behavior. Scientists are becoming more aware of how an overabundance of pharmaceuticals are seriously polluting our bodies of water. … Read the full story on TreeHugger Credits to:TreeHugger

What’s your gluten-free whole grain IQ?  As more of us discover we’re sensitive to gluten or wheat, it’s valuable to realize the choices we have to meet recommendations for whole grain intake.  So many of the gluten-free choices available today are highly refined.  Whole grains, on the other hand, are packed with a wide variety [...]

Scientists have managed to successfully engineer small functioning livers from human liver cells in a laboratory setting. They say this is the first step towards creating functioning livers for transplantation. They now plan to determine whether the livers will function properly when transplanted into an animal model. This research was presented by scientists from the [...]

Native Amazonian children– not from the Yanomami tribe but still critical in protecting our planet’s lungs, the Amazon. Photo: Jess Root When I traveled to the Amazon Rainforest in 2008, scoping out the work of non-profit Projeto Saude e Alegria, I came home with one of those “Duh!” lightbulb moments. A large part of protecting [...]

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Image: Scientific American You probably already know there are many chemicals in the everyday products that we use — but do you know how many of them have actually been tested for consumer safety? As this telling infographic over at Scientific American shows, this number is startlingly miniscule thanks to a old legislative loophole. They [...]

I’m sure you’ve experienced this before. Yesterday I was feeling tired by the day’s end and I still hadn’t gotten my workout in. I’d had a busy day filled with meetings and before I knew it the clock read 7:00pm. At this point I could have either skipped my workout or tried to muster up [...]

Consumers are warned to steer clear of shellfish, some crustacean parts, or small fish that have been sport-harvested offshore of the Channel Islands, Southern California, because they might contain elevated levels of domoic acid – a toxin. The Channel Islands of California consist of eight islands along the Santa Barbara Channel, five of them – [...]

Image: Flickr via Roberto Verzo Veles, a town in northern Macedonia where industrial pollution has left the soil with heavy metals seven times over the international safety limit, thinks it has found a solution: plants. Specifically, roses. The problem stems from a lead and zinc smelter that has left a 30-year legacy of contamination but [...]

Spread black sanding sugar on a saucer. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of a glass, then dip in sugar. Add ice. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, 1 ounce light rum, 3 tablespoons simple syrup and 1/4 cup pomegranate juice. Shake, then strain into glass, leaving [...]