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How cities are treating noise pollution

Noise is toxic and damaging to your peace of mind. An unsettled mind can lead to immune system malfunctions and chronic problems related to stress.

How psychedelics reset the brain

Now, a study in mice suggests that psychedelics all work in the same way: they reset the brain to a youthful state in which it can easily absorb new information and form crucial connections between neurons.

The toxicity of recycled plastics

A new report from Greenpeace shows the toxicity of recycled plastics

6 Ways to Remember to Take Your Meds

Environmentalists believe in birth control, because fewer babies is a sustainable choice. 

Seres and Nestle launch a poop pill for your gut biome

Seres Therapeutics Inc. plans to start selling its first FDA-approved product, a drug called Vowst made of bacterial spores derived from donated feces, this summer at $17,500 a course.

Cannabis gives worms the munchies

Roundworms get the munchies when high on cannabis

How to ‘Go Green’

CBD is a non-psychoactive form of cannabis that is used widely for relation, calming anxiety, chronic pain and for supporting love.

How predictive analytics is changing the healthcare industry

Ready to unlock the power of predictive analytics in healthcare? Check out this article to discover how predictive analytics is changing the healthcare industry for better.

Cannabis grandfather Rapahel Mechoulam dies at 92

It hit me like a punch to the gut: the world pioneer in cannabis research, Prof. Raphael Mechoulam, known as the father of cannabis research died in Israel at age 92. His research in cannabis, on THC and CBD set off a chain reaction globally, recognising cannabis as medicine.

Can CBD Help Make Your Relationships Stronger?

When it comes to relationships, the stresses of modern life, health issues, and difficulties with intimacy can make life hard. But by restoring a sense of calm to the mind and well-being to the body, cannabidiol (CBD) can help.

Buttery hamantaschen cookies for Purim

It isn't often you can bite into a cookie with a load of ancient history behind it. Call them Hamentaschen or Oznei Haman, or Haman's Ears but make sure to bake up a batch of these buttery, traditional Purim cookies.

Make ghorabeya, Arab shortbread cookies

If there's one weakness we confess to, it's cookies. We've written about fruit-stuffed ma'amoul cookies and tehina cookies. Now meet Sephardic ghorabeya cookies, a...

5 surprising uses for kitchen salt

We can't live without salt. That's a known fact. To satisfy the craving for this essential nutrient, people have fought wars to own it,...

Making organic sourdough from ancient wheat he grows

We feel what happens to food prices and our lifestyle when conflict broke out in the Ukraine and Russia. So much of our daily...

Wim Hof and cold water swimming

Sea-swimming was part of the new normal that came with Covid-19. It was safer than going to the gym or disco during a pandemic. We had a beautiful natural setting, healthy social distance, fresh air and fitness. It was the perfect activity except for one thing. It was cold.

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Iron age folks made tools from dead peoples’ bones

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Who Owns the Farm Robot? A State of Jefferson Startup Takes on Carbon Robotics

In California's self-proclaimed State of Jefferson, a small agricultural technology company is challenging the dominant laser-weeding business model. Laudando & Associates believes farmers should own and repair their AI-powered weeding tools rather than pay ongoing subscription fees. The approach has put the company on a collision course with industry leader Carbon Robotics, sparking a patent dispute that has pushed the Jefferson startup toward overseas markets while raising broader questions about ownership, right-to-repair, and the future of farm automation.

Etihad offers free travel insurance to any visitor to the UAE

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Weston Higginbotham’s Funeral Set for June 17 as Family and Friends Honor Environmentalist

The family of environmentalist and eco-engineer in training, James "Weston" Higginbotham will gather with friends, classmates, and supporters on June 17 in Birmingham, Alabama, to celebrate the life of the Auburn University student whose death in a Kyoto forest in Japan touched people around the world.

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Is Qatar paying UNESCO to turn a blind eye on the Seychelles?

Is UNESCO being paid off by Qatar so it can own a private airstrip in a strategic location in the Seychelles?

Iron age folks made tools from dead peoples’ bones

Scientists have uncovered evidence of an Iron Age funerary tradition involving the deliberate removal of human brains and the fashioning of long bones into sharp tools.

Who Owns the Farm Robot? A State of Jefferson Startup Takes on Carbon Robotics

In California's self-proclaimed State of Jefferson, a small agricultural technology company is challenging the dominant laser-weeding business model. Laudando & Associates believes farmers should own and repair their AI-powered weeding tools rather than pay ongoing subscription fees. The approach has put the company on a collision course with industry leader Carbon Robotics, sparking a patent dispute that has pushed the Jefferson startup toward overseas markets while raising broader questions about ownership, right-to-repair, and the future of farm automation.

Etihad offers free travel insurance to any visitor to the UAE

Talk about a way to woo your visitors. Etihad, the UAE's national carrier has decided to offer free travel insurance to visitors heading to the UAE.

Weston Higginbotham’s Funeral Set for June 17 as Family and Friends Honor Environmentalist

The family of environmentalist and eco-engineer in training, James "Weston" Higginbotham will gather with friends, classmates, and supporters on June 17 in Birmingham, Alabama, to celebrate the life of the Auburn University student whose death in a Kyoto forest in Japan touched people around the world.

Health Canada approves lab grown milk

Canada's approval of animal-free dairy proteins marks a milestone for precision fermentation and the growing alternative-protein industry. Will consumers embrace milk made without cows?

Before Funeral, Auburn University Creates Environmental Scholarship in Memory of Weston Higginbotham

The James "Weston" Higginbotham Endowed Scholarship will support Auburn students pursuing ecological engineering, ensuring that the work Weston cared about so deeply continues long after his passing.

Weston Higginbotham’s Family Declines to Release Cause of Death in Kyoto Forest

The family of Weston Higginbotham,an Auburn University student whose disappearance and death in the mountains near Kyoto, Japan, drew international attention, has declined to publicly release the cause of his death.
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