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Images: Panthera It’s no secret that traditional conservation methods, while noble, have been failing miserably. Since the first forest and wildlife conservation programs were embraced internationally some 40-50 years ago, half of the world’s forests have been razed, and biodiversity has plummeted around the globe, to the point where many scientists are already terming this [...]

Global pharmaceutical sales are estimated to reach $880 billion for 2011, an increase of between 5% to 7% compared to 2010. The 2010 global pharmaceutical market is expected to have grown by between 4% and 5% compared to 2009. The 2011 forecast was made in a new report IMS Market Prognosis, by IMS Health Incorporated… [...]

If you’re a regular reader of this blog or follow my twitter account, you probably know that I’m a big believer of eating healthy and following a raw food diet. On a daily basis, I personally eat as many raw seeds, nuts, fruits and veggies as I can, all uncooked and unprocessed. I eat about [...]

September is the best of summer and fall all at once. This week our CSA provided us with bell peppers, potatoes, celery and yellow beans (both new this week), mesclun, a head of leafy lettuce, tomatoes (regular, heirloom, and orange and purple cherry varieties), and potatoes. For fruit we received peaches plus some new items—pointy [...]

Photo via JWGA Inc Sometimes the waterway is both greener and faster than the highway. Though ferries are bigger than cars and usually use more fuel, they can carry hundreds of people and cars at one time. Plus, they are also often the shortest route from point A to point B — meaning a fraction [...]

The World Health Organisation reports that half of the world’s population is at risk of Malaria, and an estimated 243 million cases led to nearly 863 000 deaths in 2008. The renewed effort to control malaria worldwide and move towards elimination in some countries is founded on the latest generation of effective tools and methods [...]

The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ brings the biggest fans and the best soccer players together for an incredible month-long competition. And while these top athletes are competing in South Africa, people around the globe are playing soccer in leagues, schools, or just for fun. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) recommends that when playing [...]

Coronella austriaca, also known as the “smooth snake,” was one of the species in the study. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Conducting a global study of an entire sub-order of species is not a simple proposition. It requires huge amounts of data, conducted by field researches in locations around the world, that spans a decade or [...]

Photo:Meaghan O’Neill. Think about everything you love about nature, and why you believe its worth preserving. Maybe the smell of the ocean breeze, say, or the beauty of your favorite flower in bloom reminds you of your mom. Maybe you love bird watching or camping with your family. Perhaps the extinction of a even single [...]