The Global Challenges Foundation, the Swedish group that assesses catastrophic risks, made the relevant warning in its annual report. He says that the threat...
by Raymond Cushing AlterNet In 1974 researchers learned that THC, the active chemical in marijuana, shrank or destroyed brain tumors in test mice. But the...
The story shared by Israel and Palestine has been told in several stunning films, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it told like this. Nina Paley created...
Credit:BoredPanda A little while ago, we wrote about powerful advertisements that were designed to raise awareness about important social and environmental issues. But what about animals?...
Amy Novogratz and Mike Velings, co-founders of Aqua-Spark, an investment fund focused on sustainable aquaculture, write about the inevitable end of fish as we plunder...
Pawel Kuczynski is an artist from Poland who creates thought-provoking art. At first sight, his illustrations might seem funny, but when you look closer,...
With the increasing trend of interracial partnerships, it’s much more common for an individual to belong to a variety of ethnic backgrounds. As PolicyMic bluntly summarized, “in a...
by BBN community It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value....
Dylan Charles, ContributorActivist Post As revealed in the study of quantum physics, the world around us is comprised of energy. It is not something...
Nearly one-third of the world’s crops are dependent on honeybees for pollination, but over the last decade the insects have been dying at unprecedented...