Plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems, finds research from the Universit... Read more
Fasting may help people lose weight, but new research suggests going without food may also boost human metabolic activity, generate antioxidants, and help reverse some effects of aging. Scie... Read more
Following an exhaustive, ten-year effort, scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and the University of Washington have identified 238 genes that, when removed, increase the r... Read more
A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered a novel way to convert human skin cells into brain cells, advancing medicine and human health by offering new hope for regenerative med... Read more
Market prices don’t reflect hundreds of billions of dollars in hidden costs of energy production to human health and the environment Market prices don’t reflect hundreds of billi... Read more
Image by cesarharada.com via Flickr Plastics surround us. A vital manufacturing ingredient for nearly every existing industry, these materials appear in a high percentage of the products we... Read more
Image via Wikipedia The United States could completely stop emissions of carbon dioxide from coal-fired electric power plants — a crucial step for controlling global warming — wi... Read more
