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Cold Comfort

February 28th, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Hazardous Pollutants Found in Mount Everest Snow Manmade perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) used in water-repellant outdoor gear and linked [&hellip

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Buzz Kill

February 28th, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Honey Bees Have a Dirty Secret Although honey bees symbolize prosperity, sustainability and environmentalism, and are vital to farmers, they [&hellip

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Flying High

February 28th, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Economical Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel Scientists looking for ways to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere have [&hellip

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Low-Carbon Cement Offsets Climate Change

January 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The manufacture of cement creates up to 8 percent of the total global carbon dioxide generated by humans, according to the [&hellip

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Plastic Particles Ingested in Food and Water

January 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Researchers at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, estimate people that drink bottled water ingest an additional 90,000 microplastic particles [&hellip

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Childhood Immunity Enhanced by Natural Environment

January 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

At the University of Helsinki, in Finland, a new project recorded in the journal Science Advances found that switching a child’s playground from gravel [&hellip

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Climate Change Makes Hurricane Destruction Worse

January 31st, 2021 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

A study from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University published in Nature predicts that hurricanes will remain stronger and persist longer [&hellip

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Generosity Fosters Increased Longevity

December 31st, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

A new study published in the journal PNAS suggests that people that share more live longer because the act of giving and receiving [&hellip

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Nitrous Oxide Hastens Global Warming

December 31st, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Rising nitrous oxide (N20) emissions are jeopardizing the climate goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a study published in [&hellip

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Smiling Makes for More Positive Thoughts

December 31st, 2020 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

According to research from the University of South Australia published in Experimental Psychology, the act of smiling and moving facial muscles can trick [&hellip