The debate over marijuana use has been a hot subject for the past few years, with four states having legalized the right to grow, distribute, sell, and buy the drug within their borders, with many states continuing to discuss the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana. As the debate continues, many states still recognize marijuana…
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Experts in the field of entomology—the study of insects—have been studying the ongoing crisis of declining honeybee populations, hoping to not only save honeybees from extinction but also get them flourishing again like that of previous years. One such expert, Dr. May Berenbaum, has been studying the chemical mechanisms between insects and their host plants her…
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Almond Crusted French Toast with Whipped Ricotta and Manuka Honey Looking for a brunch dish your friends and family will remember? Well, this almond crusted French toast—topped with fluffy whipped ricotta and perfectly balanced Manuka honey syrup—is definitely the place to start! Easter may have passed, along with another chance to show off some baking…
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Typically when one sees actors and actresses out in their real lives and off the job, many comment on how well they look and what great shape they are in even when not engaged in a major project. While we all subconsciously know they likely have trainers helping them keep in shape, it’s not often…
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Daredevil Kitten Gets More Than He Bargained For Many have likely heard stories of some of the strange things stray cats and even house cats do when given the opportunity. One story might be that upon getting into his or her car in the morning to go to work, someone turned on the car engine…
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With the decline in honeybee populations in the US and around the world, numerous organizations both private and public have been putting forth efforts and doing what they can to stop or even just slow the significant losses in numbers, which likely have been occurring for several decades now. The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service…
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Robert J. Warren, an assistant professor of biology at SUNY Buffalo State, said that once while performing field work in Southern Appalachia, he realized, “whenever I saw a honey locust, I could throw a rock and hit a Cherokee archaeological site.” Even further, Warren formed the hypothesis that “Native Americans may have affected the concentration…
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The ongoing honeybee crisis has inspired many to get out and contribute what they can to the honey industry by learning about the bees, conserving and protecting their food sources, and also properly and humanely raising them while supporting human food supplies, currently under crisis just as the little pollinators are. Even kids are getting…
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In case you hadn’t heard, March is National Nutrition Month–yes, nutrition has its own month! And even though March is almost over, it’s never too late to find nutritious snacks and meals to help get you slim and ready for summer. One example of such meals can be found right here with an old favorite–or…
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The Maori people of New Zealand, just like the Native Americans, have their lands taken from them, given back to them, and then left in a state of uncertainty about rights to that land. The 1993 Te Ture Whenua Maori Act helped end the lengthy discussions in the Maori community on how to balance the…
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Donald Watson, founder of the Vegan Society who coined the term ‘vegan’ in 1944, is also the person to apply an actual definition to the philosophy of veganism, which he stated to be “a way of living that excludes all forms of exploitation of and cruelty to the animal kingdom and includes a reverence for…
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It’s likely we all have seen or at least heard of those old horror movies that featured “killer bees” attacking small towns and their people by the thousands, only to be put down heroically by the protagonists by the movie’s end. Those killer bees, almost always “African killer bees,” have likely created an image in…
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Yemen, a small Arab country on the southeastern side of Saudi Arabia, has been engaged in civil war since early 2015. The warring sides include the Yemeni government and Houthi forces, who took control of the nation’s capital, Sana’a, soon after the crisis began in a coup to reinstate former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The…
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Honey Dijon Caramels You all might be thinking the same thing–mixing mustard and caramel? Really? I know it seems like a long shot, but in the end this blend of sweet and salty and the added hint of subtle seasoning is surprisingly complex when it comes to flavor–in all the right ways. The benefit of…
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When it comes to finding the cause of global decline in honeybee populations and the threat to food supplies, researchers all over have been working high and low, making contributions to the debate as they go. There is a new piece to the ongoing puzzle, and it has to do with pesticides, which many scientists…
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