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NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory heads to Los Angeles, Southland during Tenaja Fire, to study the effects of smoke with UC Irvine researchers.

The Trump administration’s prolonged trade dispute with China has yet to reach a resolution, but there are signs it is having an impact on its adversary.

What if a natural supplement was just as effective as prescription drugs without the cost and dangerous side effects? A recent study found that curcumin, the main polyphenol in turmeric, is as at least as effective as fluoxetine (Prozac) in treating depression. So how could turmeric actually treat depression? Curcumin possesses anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, immuno-modulatory, anti-cancer, …

Pesticides have long been popular in the news cycle, and now, researchers are exploring how one popular weed killer could be negatively affecting the healt

A jury in Philadelphia has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $8 billion in punitive damages to a man who says he was not told a drug he was taking could pro

A new report compiled by government and private scientists declares that the earth's climate is changing at a faster rate, due largely to human activity.

E-cigarettes have certainly been dominating the news cycle recently. Though a popular alternative -- particularly among youth -- to traditional cigarettes,

A new study conducted by researchers at Florida State University explores the effects of paternal nicotine use on future children.Pregnant women have b

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Steve James visits Chicago-based ACE Metal Crafts, an innovative, unusually close-knit company that’s gotten a competitive kick out...

For cancer sufferers, the list of side effects that can come with traditional chemotherapy drugs is extensive.To help combat those issues, researchers

For consumers going in to surgery or starting a new prescription, knowing all the information about potential side effects is crucial.However, a recent

Originally posted at BestFriends.org on June 30, 2009 : 12:17 PM
Tips for keeping your pets safe on the Fourth of July
by Barbara J. Koll, Best Friends Network volunteer
At almost every fireworks display, you see someone who has brought their beloved pooch with them. That is almost never a good idea. Fireworks displays can be stressful, disorienting and frightening for dogs. Your normally calm pooch might get spooked and confused by the noise, crowds and bright lights and become afraid or…

This article was published in Entheogenesis Australis (EGA) Journal 3 – 2011/2012 (December 2011)
Introduction
In 1974, American professor of psychology Dr Clare W Graves wrote an article for The Futurist magazine titled Human Nature Prepares for a Momentous Leap . In his article Graves described an impending change in human consciousness that would be, in his words
‘…the most difficult, but at the same time…

Today's talk is being filmed, recorded and transcribed, and everything I say today will leave an indelible trace online. In other words, it's just a normal day on the Internet
For people like me, who go around giving talks about the dystopian future, it's been an incredible year. Let me review the highlights so far:
We learned that AT&T has been cooperating with the NSA for over ten years, voluntarily sharing data far beyond anything that the law required them to give.
The…