As technology advances, more workers are becoming electronically chained to their desks for several hours per day, and that sedentary work life is taking its toll, according to new research confirming earlier studies indicating lengthy sitting at work can lead to an early grave. As reported by The Washington Times, a new study by researchers from … Continue reading CONFIRMED: Desk jobs and lots of daily sitting lead to an early grave
The shocking TRUTH: Where does your favorite bottled water actually come from?
An animated map generated by Business Insider has provided an overview on where the most popular bottled water brands actually came from. According to the map, Dasani Purified Water comes from a local water supply, while Nestlé’s Pure Life Purified Water takes its supply from a local well or municipal water source. Likewise, Aquafina’s Purified Water uses public … Continue reading The shocking TRUTH: Where does your favorite bottled water actually come from?
Too Much Fertilizer Causes Loss of Plant Diversity
Scientists may have discovered why excessive fertilizer use leads to a loss of species diversity in grasslands, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and published in the journal Science. Rain washes fertilizers off of the fields where they are applied and into neighboring ecosystems, leading to an increase in … Continue reading Too Much Fertilizer Causes Loss of Plant Diversity
Harvard study: U.S. government actively props up Big Pharma’s profiteering monopoly
Many of us have long believed that the high drug prices in this country can be blamed on the government for allowing Big Pharma to have a monopoly, and now a Harvard study has admitted that this is indeed the main cause of this increasingly serious problem. The paper, which is entitled The High Cost of … Continue reading Harvard study: U.S. government actively props up Big Pharma’s profiteering monopoly
Using cannabis, scientists discover inexpensive way to dramatically boost battery storage potential
Researchers presenting at the recent 248th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society revealed that fibers from the hemp plant, a variety of the cannabis plant, can be turned into electrodes capable of better storing energy in supercapacitors. The best material currently available for supercapacitor electrodes is graphene, a light-weight material that is … Continue reading Using cannabis, scientists discover inexpensive way to dramatically boost battery storage potential
Arctic science expedition ship gets stranded in too much ice, so university scientists blame “climate change” … now it’s too MUCH ice!
First, it was global warming. When that didn’t pan out, it morphed into climate change, though still with an emphasis on rising temperatures that would supposedly one day melt the polar ice caps and flood the world’s coastal areas. Now, there’s a new twist on climate change that emphasizes cooling because apparently in some areas there’s actually more ice … Continue reading Arctic science expedition ship gets stranded in too much ice, so university scientists blame “climate change” … now it’s too MUCH ice!
SODA NATION: Half of America now has type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), about half of the adult population in the U.S. has either pre-diabetes or diabetes. Interestingly, reaction to the findings seems to suggest this is a good thing. In an editorial responding to the findings, William H. Herman, M.D., M.P.H., and Amy E. Rothberg, … Continue reading SODA NATION: Half of America now has type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes
New Study Suggests Vitamin D is Better than Vaccines at Preventing Flu
The Times of London recently published an article covering the effects of Vitamin D in children as a flu preventative [1]. Researchers at Japan’s Jikei University School of Medicine in Tokyo conducted the double blind, fully randomized study during the 2008-2009 winter season [2]. All said, 354 children whom participated in the study were administered 1200 IUs … Continue reading New Study Suggests Vitamin D is Better than Vaccines at Preventing Flu
Stay cool without electricity: New “radiative sky cooling” system may prove useful for preppers
Staying cool during hot or humid weather without racking up a hefty electricity bill could be a reality in the near future. A team of researchers from Stanford University have developed a passive cooling system that sends excess heat towards outer space. Since almost no energy is required to keep them functional, these high-tech optical surfaces could … Continue reading Stay cool without electricity: New “radiative sky cooling” system may prove useful for preppers
Child abuse: Austrialian doctors subject 4-year-old to sex change surgery
In what is easily one of the most outrageous examples of child abuse in modern history, parents in Australia have actually consented to their four-year-old child's request to change sexes – and then found a doctor willing to go along with the craziness. As reported by Yahoo news, the child – whose birth sex was not released by Australian education … Continue reading Child abuse: Austrialian doctors subject 4-year-old to sex change surgery
