‘The situation is criminal’ Less than six months after two horrific oil spills in the Peruvian Amazon devastated Indigenous communities and the local ecosystem, yet another spill in the region has been reported. On Friday afternoon, a leak was discovered in the Nothern Peruvian Pipeline—the same pipeline responsible for the earlier spills—that eventually coated over Read More…
Health
What Living in Space Does to Your Body
Going to space, and living there for an extended period of time, has long been a subject of both wonder and debate among citizens of Earth. Some feel that life in space is the answer to our problems here on this planet, and that eventually, many people will be living in space or on other Read More…
Scientists Demonstrate What Meditation Does To Your Gut & Your Brain
Numerous studies have indicated the many physiological benefits of meditation, and the latest one comes from Harvard University. An eight week study conducted by Harvard researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) determined that meditation literally rebuilds the brains grey matter in just eight weeks. It’s the very first study to document that meditation produces changes Read More…
Big Food Seeks to Exempt Itself from the Freedom of Information Act
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” the famous quote attributed to Hippocrates, is probably more important today than ever before as a handful of corporations, dubbed Big Food, gain more control over the food industry. Hippocrates’ statement brings up a very complex question: Is food as ‘healthy’ as it used to be, and can Read More…
Couple Sentenced to Prison for Seeking Natural Remedies for Son’s Illness
Should the parents of a child who sought out a homeopathic treatment instead of traditional medicine for their son’s illness be punished if that treatment fails? An Alberta court says, ‘yes.’ Judge Rodney Jerke sentenced David Stephan to prison this week and his wife Collet Stephan to three months of house arrest. The couple was found ‘guilty’ Read More…
The War On Weed Is Winding Down – But Will Monsanto Be The Winner?
The war on cannabis that began in the 1930s seems to be coming to an end. Research shows that this natural plant, rather than posing a deadly danger to health, has a wide range of therapeutic benefits. But skeptics question the sudden push for legalization, which is largely funded by wealthy investors linked to Big Read More…






