How To Help My Daughter Face Climate Change With An Open Heart
In his new book Being the Change, climate scientist Peter Kalmus shows why, on the cusp of climate catastrophe, we are neither choiceless nor powerless.
Slower-Growing Chickens For Better Health
Will the USDA heed the call for more stringent regulations?
Good News Headlines 12/26/17
The MacArthur Foundation has awarded Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee a five-year, $100 million grant to educate displaced children in the Middle East, specifically those affected by conflict and persecution.
Emerging Alzheimer’s Studies Stun Experts With Potential Cause And Cure
A number of experts and researchers are stunned to learn the potential cause and cure for our burgeoning cancer and Alzheimer’s epidemics.
To Solve Climate Change, We Need To Recognize Our Unity With All Of Nature
Rather than seeing ourselves as part of the Earth and intrinsically connected to her seasons, cycles and rhythms, our “I am separate” mindset causes us to behave toward the natural world as if we are not connected to it.
The Microbiome In Your Body Thrives With Regular Physical Contact
Hugging helps the immune system, cures depression, reduces stress and induces sleep. Gut bacteria also appears to thrive with regular physical contact, suggests new data that shows ‘huddling’ actions lead to a synchronised microbiome.
The Tea Industry: A Model For A Sustainable Future
First discovered 5,000 years ago in China, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world, besides water, and more than half of Americans drink tea on a daily basis.
Illegal Organic Certification Of Hydroponics Continues
Can conventional, GMO, glyphosate-sprayed soybeans be certified USDA Organic? Of course not.
Amid Travel Ban, Refugee Women Cope With Trauma And Stress Through Drum Circles
How music is helping women from war-torn countries express grief and loss.
Good News Headlines 12/19/17
World Bank announces in Paris it ‘will no longer finance upstream oil and gas’ after 2019 in response to threat posed by climate change.
CVS Merger With Aetna: Health Care Cure Or Curse?
Should American consumers be happy or concerned about the proposed merger? As a professor of health law and bioethics, I see compelling arguments on both sides.
Community Food Sharing: The Ultimate Guide To Hosting ‘Stone Soup’ Event
The story goes like this: A group of weary, hungry travelers come to a village and ask for some food. They are turned away, so they declare that they’re going to make a “stone soup” and place a pot in the middle of the village with some water in it and a stone.
How Much Do You Really Know About Vaccine Safety?
The official refrain repeated by most mainstream media is that vaccines have been thoroughly researched and “hundreds” of studies have proven they’re safe. Unfortunately, this simply isn’t true.
Power Of Inner Silence
Just as we can appreciate special moments of winter’s silence, are we also able to create inner silence?
Check Out This Seed Library In Boston And Learn How To Start Your Own
Around the globe, seed lending libraries have been sprouting up in public libraries. The seed libraries function very much like regular libraries, except instead of books, you check out seeds and bring them back once you've harvested them.
Utilizing Indigenous Thought To Cope In The Age Of Trump
As we move forward in the era of Trump, facing vast structural problems, let us remember that Nature is and always will be the ultimate teacher if we heed it accordingly.
For Baby’s Brain To Benefit, Read The Right Books At The Right Time
Shared book reading with young children is good for language and cognitive development, increasing vocabulary and pre-reading skills and honing conceptual development.
Does Marijuana Affect Your Sleep?
If you speak to someone who has suffered from insomnia at all as an adult, chances are good that person has either tried using marijuana, or cannabis, for sleep or has thought about it.
Good News Headlines 12/12/17
Under the Sumner Street overpass in East Boston, a crowd of people gathered in the crisp December air Friday morning for the unveiling of a new mural…
When Buying Nothing Gives You More Of Everything
A way to get and give free stuff with your neighbors that is time-consuming, inconvenient—and wonderful.
Daily Astrology
August 7, 2026
The waning Moon enters talkative Gemini during the wee hours of the morning. Excitement and anticipation accompany the dawn as airy Grand Trine energies gather strength. Get an early start if you have travel plans...
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