LIFE LESSONS FROM A TREE
There is so much we can learn simply by looking at a tree and how it lives. Let’s tap into the wisdom of nature and learn important lessons of life from the living world around us.
Read More Day: May 6, 2024
NEW YORK CITY: FROM MEAN TO GREEN
Year after year and block after block, the famously mean streets of New York City – which make up a quarter of its land mass – are gradually being tamed. Cycling has gone from a marginal to mainstream mode of travel, and countless pavements have been transformed into vibrant plazas. Crowds of people walk, cycle, and dine while sitting along Manhattan streets that are lined with protected...
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Artificial Sweetener has Potential to Damage Gut
New research finds neotame can cause healthy gut bacteria to become diseased New research has discovered that neotame, one of the new generation of artificial sweeteners, is capable of damaging the human intestine and causing illness. The study is the first to show that neotame can cause previously healthy gut bacteria to become diseased and invade the gut wall – potentially leading to health...
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A Wild Orangutan Used a Medicinal Plant to Treat a Wound, Scientists Say
An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation. The adult male orangutan then used his...
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