Most people consider freezing food to be the most effective way to store it. Preservatives are often added to keep foods longer. However, such substances change the taste of food and are also often not healthy for the body....
The sea depths hide many sea creatures that have not yet been described. Every expedition into the depths of the ocean is an adventure that helps to discover the life that is hidden from us. Marine scientists aboard Schmidt...
Earthworms are usually considered beneficial creatures. However, invasive Asian earthworm species are displacing native species in the United States while deteriorating soil quality.
Harmful Invasive Earthworms
Earthworms are usually known as useful creatures that benefit the soil by their presence. It...
Hydraulic fracturing – fracking – is used to extract natural gas, petroleum, brine or shale gas from “unconventional” deposits, which would be unprofitable by conventional mining methods. A mixture of water, sand and some chemicals (the so-called fracking fluid)...
A laboratory hidden tests chemical weapons on a wide plain in the desert. A photographer David Maisel captured a dramatic landscape change in his photographs. What did happen on the Dugway Proving Ground military zone that tests facilities in...
The American financial crisis of 2008 sent shock-waves through world markets from Wall Street to Asia. The event left many analysts wondering how viable the US economy would remain in the face of recession and an economically-resurgent China. However,...
After the bill passed unanimously by the Senate, in November 2019, US President Donald Trump signed the Act on the Prevention of Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT). Activists and the general public regard the bill as a great victory.
The...
An art professor has created a lively art project - a tree that bears dozens of fruits varieties. It combines a sense of art and beauty with self-realization and in the form of protection and education. His idea could...
Dissecting frogs is part of the teaching of many high schools. Millions of frogs are killed annually for this purpose. The Florida’s school is the first in the world to use artificial frog models in its laboratories. This is...
Marijuana is known for its positive effects on human health. On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that legalizes marijuana at federal level. Individual states will be able to shape their own policies in...
