Research we’re watching Do you know someone who is taking supplements in hopes of boosting their energy levels, gaining muscle, or losing weight? You may want to warn them about potential dangers. A study published…
Date Archives September 2019
Healthy lifestyle: 5 keys to a longer life
How is it that the United States spends the most money on healthcare, and yet still has the one of the lowest life expectancies of all developed nations? (To be specific: $9,400 per capita, 79…
How to Activate the Good Kind of Body Fat
When it comes to talking about weight loss and fat, the conversation usually goes in one of two directions. Either you’re discussing the benefit of adding healthy fat into a diet to lose weight, or you’re talking…
Recycling on Earth for more than 3 billion years
Plate tectonics much older than previously thought Only 100 years ago Alfred Wegener developed the theory of continental drift. However, the associated recycling process of crustal material began much earlier than previously thought. An international…
The Recycling Partnership launches tool to simplify recycling for consumers
Dive Brief: The Recycling Partnership recently launched DIYSigns, a free online sign tool to help consumers better understand what can be recycled in their community, in beta form. The open-source tool includes access to customizable templates…
Can plastic packaging be avoided? This initiative shows the way
Interweaving sustainability, responsibility and social welfare, some enterprises offer and induce customers to choose and become eco-conscious You open your eyes in the morning, stretch out to grab that little plastic containing device you cannot…
Ocean Planning Takes a Village
How stakeholder engagement is delivering a better ocean plan for Connecticut Our ocean is mind-bogglingly vast. It covers nearly 140 MILLION square miles of our Earth’s surface. That’s roughly 35 times the size of the…
Can you afford to be a marine biologist? Or a scientist?
The early years 1. Could your parents afford to live on the good side of town? The one with the right schools? Did they send you to that elite private school? There are clear advantages…
The best – and worst – countries for air pollution and electricity use
China steals an unsavory global spotlight for the thick, noxious smog that often chokes its mega-cities. Air pollution has become so bad in Beijing, for example, that Chinese officials aim to slash its local coal consumption by…
20 Green Tips That Will Improve Your Health and Lifestyle
Making the shift towards an environmentally-friendly lifestyle can help improve your health and life overall, and it’s also a major boost to the world around you. Ditching unnecessary chemicals, unhealthy foods, unfriendly Earth practices, and…