While rosemary is an herb commonly found in many a spice cabinet, we don't often give it enough credit for its medicinal properties. We see it as a great flavoring for soups, stews, sauces, and roasts — and it...
I’m going to go ahead and make a bold assumption. And that assumption is that you view avocados in relation to sandwiches, salads, burgers and as a mushy slop on your nacho chip (otherwise known as guacamole). Often, avocado...
Are you concerned about terrorism in the wake of the Orlando shooting? Don't worry, you won't be for very long, at least according to data from pollsters. In fact, most of us will forget about it in just a few...
European Union countries have taken a stand against the widely used herbicide glyphosate after researchers connected it to cancer risk in humans. They refused to grant a product license extension. Without this extension, products containing glyphosate could be taken off the market...
Coral reefs are the rainforests of the ocean, and much like the Amazon or the Congo, they are under great stress due to destructive human activity.
Despite taking up only 0.25 percent of the world’s oceans, coral reefs provide...
All parents know that when given the choice, the great majority of kids love to run through mud puddles, dig in the sandbox, roll in the grass, and get as dirty as possible!
Many parents understandably cringe when they...
Women have made momentous strides in the U.S. military. For the first time, women have successfully completed the U.S. Army Ranger School. In addition, the military has welcomed the Army’s first female infantry officer, the first Marine enlisted infantry...
More than four in 10 Americans (43%) to some degree have stopped looking for work. While a small survey sample, recent survey results raise a lot of questions about the economy and our faith in the long-running — but very slow...
As Winston Churchill said, “There’s something about the outside of a horse that’s good for the inside of a man.” Two former Standardbred racehorses are now proving his point at the New Jersey Training School, part of the state’s...
Parts of Peru are dying because of an imaginary value we place on shiny metals. Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR), a law and policy nonprofit organization that aims to protect the Peruvian Amazon, estimates that close to 30...
