Dancing the Night Away
Casey Anthony, who danced the night away while her child lay dead, probably in the back of her own car, has managed to rivet the attention of millions of us. How, we wonder, could anyone behave like that?
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The “I Am NOT an Animal!” Symposium
It's the big question – perhaps the only one that truly matters right now: "Why is it that, despite the continuing work of animal protection, conservation and ecological groups,…
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Is the Stock Market a Global Ponzi Scheme?
Well, everything seems to be back to normal on Wall Street after a rocky start to the week. So what happened? Are we OK? We’re certainly back to “normal” if your…
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The End of Capitalism?
On December 25th, 1991, the hammer and sickle flag was lowered over the Kremlin, and the Soviet Union came to an end. The communist system that had controlled much of the world…
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Half the World’s Wildlife Destroyed in the Last 40 Years
In a sane world, it would be headline news. Everything else would immediately come to a screeching halt to make way for a massive, worldwide attempt to turn things around. (Of…
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Collapse of Antarctic Ice Sheet Irreversible
One of the six major glaciers being eroded from below by warm water What does it mean when two major studies this week tell us that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is…
Mass Extinction and the Confederate Flag
An Emerging Consciousness
Authentic Spirituality in the Coming Storm
Global Warming As Sung by a Violin
Yellowstone Supervolcano More Super
There’s more to Yellowstone than fabulous views. It is a supervolcano that, when it next blows, will bring an end to the U.S. as we know it.
As Superbug Fears Grow, India Acts
New wave of antibiotic-resistant superbugs prompts India to consider a groundbreaking plan to regulate the use of antibiotics on animals.
Impact of Gulf Disaster Greatly Underestimated
A new study argues that many more whales, dolphins and other animals died in the Gulf oil spill last year than people were led to believe.
Study Raises Specter of Mass Extinction
A new study of the effects of climate change on life all across the planet reaffirms that we are heading toward the mass extinction of species.
Animal Extinctions Bad for Your Health
Scientists have been discovering that the more animals and plants go extinct, the greater the number of infectious diseases we can all catch. In a paper…
How Current Animal Extinctions Will Affect Future
“No one can predict which species will be around.” New research by paleobiologist Dr. John Alroy predicts serious consequences for life on Earth in wake of…
Farewell to the Little Brown Bat
Consequences will be felt far and wide. The evening sky used to be filled with them … millions of little brown bats, the most common species…
Moscow New Poster Girl for Climate Change
People groping their way through crippling smog and heat in Moscow’s Red Square. Peat fires that no one can put out. How did it happen? Not by chance. The seeds were sown in the 1950s, and more is on the way.
The Future of Wild Cats and Dogs
Why 80 percent of their species are on the edge A new report today by a coalition of the world’s leading wildlife conservation organizations, shows in…
Extinctions Faster than at Dinosaur Time
Veteran broadcaster David Attenborough says human population is pushing plants and animals into extinction faster than at any point in the history of the planet. Scientists…