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Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ | Ann Gibbons
A 72-meter ice core drilled in the Colle Gnifetti Glacier in the Swiss Alps entombs more than 2000 years of fallout from volcanoes, storms, and human pollution. NICOLE SPAULDING/CCI FROM C. P. ...
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Our Civilization Needs a Great Transformation | umair haque
Photo: Medium We Need Three Decades of Revolutions. But Are We Capable of It? July 25, 2020 (Eudaimonia & Co) -- Any thoughtful person should understand that, at this juncture in human history, ...
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Here's What a White Ally Looks Like (part 2) | Mickey Z.
Photo credit: Barney Peterson/The Chronicle Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 7, 2020 The first half of the caption for the above photo reads: “Angela Davis with Rodger McAfee (far left) and his ...
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May 2020 Tied For Hottest On Record For The Globe | NOAA
June 12, 2020 (NOAA) -- After registering unusually high temperatures across the globe, May 2020 tied with 2016 as the world’s warmest May on record, say scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for ...
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In The Footsteps Of High John | John Michael Greer
April 15, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Two weeks ago, while winding up the story of the colonial Rhode Island astrologer Joseph Stafford, I noted that the kind of occultism practiced by Stafford and ...
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A break from the buzz—bees go silent during total solar eclipse | Candace Galen
A study conducted during the 2017 total solar eclipse in North America found that bees remained active during the partial-eclipse phases both before and after the period of totality, but they ...
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Oysters at risk from changing climate | Yoann Thomas
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oct. 9, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Climate change's effect on coastal ecosystems is very likely to increase mortality risks of adult oyster populations in the next 20 years. That ...
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A warmer climate will also be a drier climate, with negative impacts on forest growth | Peter B. Reich
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oct. 9, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Warmer temperatures brought on by climate change will lead to drier soils and reduce tree photosynthesis and growth in forests later this ...
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New evidence supports the hypothesis that beer may have been motivation to cultivate cereals | Melissa De Witte
Credit: Oregon Health & Science UniversitySept. 12, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Stanford University archaeologists are turning the history of beer on its head. A research team led by Li Liu, a professor of ...
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Study shows medical cannabis effective in treating a wide range of health conditions | Jacob Miguel Vigil and Sarah See Stith
A new study demonstrates the effectiveness of medical cannabis on a wide range of health conditions. Credit: University of New Mexico stock image Sept. 11, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- Utilizing new ...
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How Uncle Sam Launders Marijuana Money | Ellen Brown
Ellen Brown -- Web of Debt Blog Jan. 23, 2018 In a blatant example of “do as I say, not as I do,” the U.S. government is profiting handsomely by accepting marijuana cash in the payment of taxes ...
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