There is a better than even chance that if you ask someone at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the World Health Organization (WHO) or your family physician who first discovered the poliovirus and when they did it, they would have a hard time coming up with the right answer.
Germs are everywhere. According to Charles Gerba, microbiologist at the University of Arizona, your kitchen is the heart of your home, and the heart of its germs.
Hundreds of old growth redwoods will be preserved with the Save the Redwoods League's acquisition of a 730-acre reserve north of Cazadero in Sonoma County.
She was loud and made sure everyone knew that what was happening was illegal.
If you’re traveling to out-of-the-way farmers markets or find yourself dining on beautiful heirloom tomato varieties that you find particularly delicious, save a tomato slice to take home.
While the #MeToo movement has been successful in bringing down several high-profile assailants, critics continue to argue that it has been monopolized by middle- and upper-class white women, particularly white Hollywood actresses.
By luring predatory birds to farms, farmers can reduce the need to use poisons to keep insects, rodents and other pests in check.
Sunday morning, I flew to McAllen, Texas to find out what’s really happening to immigrant families ripped apart by the Trump administration. There’s one thing that’s very clear: The crisis at our border isn’t over.
Speeding up your walking pace could extend your life, research led by the University of Sydney suggests.
Hawaii is showing the Trump administration that the states will stand up for our kids, even when Washington will not and becomes first state to ban widely-used pesticide found to be harmful to kids.
In preaching love, Rogers wasn’t just attending to the moral character of his youthful audience. He believed that he was also promoting their health.
The internet is rife with claims about the healing powers of turmeric and many of the claims do have scientific merit.
As a society, we often wax eloquent about how important it is to nurture, support and protect our children. The sad reality, however, is that all too often major, life-changing decisions are made without any consideration of their potential lifelong and devastating impact on kids.
Most of the center’s clients have been middle-aged people who inherit guns and don’t want them ending up in the wrong hands.
Whether they are adopting the diet for health reasons, for the animals or for the environment, there are many benefits to adopting a plant-based diet — including the opportunity to heal our bodies and the planet.
For their first 100 million years on planet Earth, our mammal ancestors relied on the cover of darkness to escape their dinosaur predators and competitors.
No wonder the Japanese government removed it from its list of recommended vaccines; there’s zero evidence it’s prevented a single disease.
From food assistance for the poor to subsidies for a corporate food system, the nation’s next farm bill is taking shape.
Each lawn has different needs, but there are several key considerations you should make when planning your landscaping tasks.
A Mennonite church in Englewood, Colorado has partnered with blacksmiths in the community to help deal with the problem of gun violence by turning weapons into garden tools.
While researching how hard it is for low-income Americans to eat healthy on tight budgets, I’ve often found a mismatch between what people want to eat and the diet they can afford to follow.
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