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Lobster Liberation: Monks Free Creatures from Certain Doom

Dec 28, 2016 11:43AM

Canadian monks bought up all the live lobsters at a fish market, chartered a boat, and set them free as an exemplary act of compassion.

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Smog Begone: California Aims Even Higher on Emission Controls

Dec 28, 2016 11:43AM

As the world’s eighth-largest economy, California is throwing its weight behind greenhouse-gas reduction by setting ambitious 2030 goals and putting 1.5 million zero-emission state cars on the road.

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Reforesting India: Massive Tree-Planting Against Climate Change

Dec 28, 2016 11:43AM

About 800,000 volunteers planted a staggering 49 million trees on a single day last year in India as part of an international effort to reforest the planet.

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Bird Buffet: Making Feeders Safe for Wild Birds

Dec 28, 2016 11:43AM

When avians crowd together to eat from feeders they can pick up parasites and viruses from each other, but there are ways to ensure their safety and our viewing pleasure.

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Autism Risk Linked to Banned Chemicals: Prenatal Exposure Increases Odds

Dec 28, 2016 11:43AM

Children born to mothers with high exposures to PCBs, DDT and other banned-but-still-present chemicals had a 50 to 82 percent greater chance of being born with autism.

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Early Job Satisfaction Supports Long-Term Health: Risks for Disgruntled Workers in Their 20s and 30s

Dec 28, 2016 11:43AM

People that were dissatisfied with their jobs throughout their 20s and 30s were more likely to experience sleep problems, depression and excessive worry after age 40.

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A Cup of Peppermint Tea Boosts Alertness: Increases Attention and Improves Memory

Nov 30, 2016 10:34AM

After sipping peppermint tea, people’s alertness and memory improved, while chamomile tea slowed thinking.

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Fracking Linked to Asthma Attacks: Living Close to Sites Increases Risk

Nov 30, 2016 10:34AM

A seven-year study in fracking-heavy Pennsylvania found that people living close to a fracking site were up to four times more likely to suffer asthma attacks.

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Bright Lights Encourage Healthy Eating: Lighting the Way to Nutritious Food

Nov 30, 2016 10:34AM

Diners at a chain restaurant picked healthier choices from the menu when a dining area was brightly lit.

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Cranberries Reduce Urinary Tract Infections: Healthy Holiday Staple

Nov 30, 2016 10:34AM

Pile on the cranberry sauce. Women given 500 milligrams of cranberry powder daily for six months had significantly fewer UTIs.

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Teens Hooked on Ear Buds Prone to Tinnitus: Ringing in Ears Linked to Headphones

Nov 30, 2016 10:34AM

Half of a group of 170 teenagers that used ear buds reported bouts of ringing or buzzing in their ears.

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Why Some Kids Grow Up with Fewer Allergies: Connection to Thumb Sucking

Nov 30, 2016 10:33AM

Children that sucked their thumb or bit their nails had fewer allergies as adults, reports a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Bye-Bye Birdies: North American Species at High Risk

Nov 30, 2016 10:33AM

Factors as diverse as island rats and cats, overfishing and plastic products are putting a third of all North American bird species at risk of extinction.

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Ocean Watch: Sea Mammals Update

Nov 30, 2016 10:33AM

This year scientists discovered a new whale species in the Bering Sea and long-living orcas in the Pacific, even as dolphins in China, Hong Kong and Gulf of California waters are rapidly disappearing.

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Good Move: Officials Urge Chinese to Cut Meat Consumption

Nov 30, 2016 10:33AM

China is using a campaign by Hollywood icons Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron.to urge its citizens to eat half as much meat.

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