How You Can Support Standing Rock
This is your pipeline battle too. Whatever you have to offer, we need it. Wherever you are, take one step deeper. Find your voice. Find your own front lines.
First Country Emerges To Ban Plastic Cutlery, Plates and Cups
Knowing the threat plastic poses to our environment and health, Narayana Peesapathy created a tasty and nutritious alternative: edible cutlery.
Give Your Complexion A Helping Hand As You Age
Taking good care of your skin and using a few techniques to slow down the effects of aging will let your natural beauty shine through, whatever your age.
Here’s How To Raise A Child To Be Sympathetic
Parents and teachers might often wonder how to teach children caring toward others – more so when the world feels full of disagreement, conflict, and aggression.
Why Fixing Your Phone Is One Of The Most Empowering Things You Can Do
You become something more than just a consumer. Something different. Something better. You're a fixer. And armed with a screwdriver and a repair manual, you can fix the world—one broken gadget at a time.
EarthTalk: Protecting The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
What’s the latest in the battle over whether or not to permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)?
Confirming Big Pharma Fears, Study Suggests Medical Marijuana Laws Decrease Opioid Use
It is of little wonder that Big Pharma has been exposed actively undermining efforts to legalize marijuana, after new research on Thursday found a drop in the use of opioid painkillers in that states that allow people to treat pain with good, ol' Mary Jane.
Before Anything Else, We Are All Human
Here's the Ad Council's LoveHasNoLabels diversity-themed PSA, featuring real people and stories, which just won this year's Creative Arts Emmy for Best Commercial.
Water — The Elixir Of Life
Water covers seventy percent of Earth, yet only one percent is available as drinking water, and much of that is of questionable quality.
What You’re Not Being Told About Zika But Need To Know
As you may recall, the Zika virus made big headlines back in January and February when the Brazilian government blamed Zika-carrying mosquitoes for an uptick in reports of microcephaly, a condition in which babies are born with unusually small heads.
Ants, Birds And Bacteria Can Teach Humanity About Teamwork
Researchers believe that some of the most complex technologies of our times, such as robotics or cognitive computing, can learn a thing or two from swarms of ants, pigeons and bacteria.
Climate Justice Meets Racism: This Moment At Standing Rock Was Decades In The Making
North Dakota’s militarized response to activists opposing the Dakota Access pipeline—and the Standing Rock Sioux’s fierce resolve—reflect the area's particular racial divides.
‘Sickening’ Killing Of Wolf Pack Proceeds Despite Research Debunking Program
New research shows killing wild predators may not only be ineffective in protecting livestock, but can actually increase livestock deaths.
I Took A Side Job Selling Cherries At Pike Place—And Now Love The Farming World
When I first saw the “Help Wanted” sign posted at the stall of a farm at my local farmers market in Seattle, I hoped I’d get work picking cherries. When I called, it turned out the job was selling them, but that was almost as good.
Japan’s Notorious Dolphin Hunt Is Where The World’s Aquariums Shop
The notorious annual dolphin hunt got underway last week in the small Japanese town of Taiji. During the six-month hunting season, terrified dolphins are violently herded into a narrow cove. Most are slaughtered — but scores of “good-looking” ones are captured and shipped off to aquariums.
FDA Bans Triclosan And 18 Other Ingredients In Antibacterial Soap
We've become a nation of germaphobes, washing regularly with antibacterial soap, but the Food and Drug Administration has finally said knock it off.
ZeroLandfill Project Upcycles Free Materials For Artists And Educators
Since 2006, ZeroLandfill projects around the country have diverted more than one million pounds of materials, with the Nashville-area Harvest upcycling more than 100,000 pounds on its own.
EarthTalk: Can Cloning Save Endangered Species?
Why are many environmentalists against artificial cloning of living organisms? Isn’t it a good way to save endangered species?
In This Food Desert, Kids Learn To Farm Veggies—Out Of The Back Of A Truck
For the past year, the Food Literacy Project in Louisville, Kentucky, has sent its garden-on-wheels to local food deserts, connecting people to healthy eating and changing the lives of young people.
Life In The Native American Oil Protest Camp
An Indian reservation in North Dakota is the site of the largest gathering of Native Americans in more than 100 years. Indigenous people from across the US are living in camps on the Standing Rock reservation as they protest the construction of a new oil pipeline.
Fermented Vs. Unfermented Soy: Which Is Better?
One of the biggest misconceptions about soy that persists even today is that it’s a health food. While that statement may be partially correct, for the most part, it’s a misleading and dangerous myth.
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December 25, 2025
The waxing Pisces Moon adds abundant sentimentality to today’s activities. For night owls, wee hours of the morning lunar harmony with the Sun fosters inner equilibrium. Energy levels are rising by daybreak...
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