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Three mule deer wandered up to a brand-new bridge near Grass Lake, in the far north of California, and walked across it. The bridge was built just for them, and other animals, and a trail camera caught them taking advantage of it. Remarkably, the bridge was not even finished being built when they used it.…Continue reading The Kind of People Who Build Bridges for Animals
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For years, the only way to fight against the weedkiller Roundup has been in a courtroom. Individuals who asserted that their lives had been forever altered by cancer from the weedkiller sued its maker, Bayer, which purchased the chemical’s original manufacturer, Monsanto, by the tens of thousands. At times, juries agreed with the plaintiffs and…Continue reading Kennedy Is in the Room. But Whose Science Is on the Table?
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$53.5 billion. That is what twenty of the world’s largest grain, fertilizer, meat, and dairy companies paid their shareholders over 2021 and 2022. The United Nations estimates that it would cost about $51.5 billion to feed the 230 million most desperate, hungry people on earth. So a single slice of the food industry handed out…Continue reading $53.5 Billion: A Food System That Feeds Its Investors
Among the myriad of harm that humanity has inflicted upon itself through both the wired and wireless world, the disappearance of wholesome boredom might be the most consequential. Indeed, there is something sacred about a child staring out a window, hands idle, and mind completely free. In today’s world of ceaseless stimulation, we’ve forgotten the…Continue reading Let’s Not Forget: Boredom Is Essential to Childhood
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There is yet again another toxic product that should be on every person’s radar. This time, it turns out that the very chemicals we’ve been told make our homes safer are instead making our bodies sicker—especially our hearts. Take a moment and read that again, and no, we are not talking about the dangerous mRNA…Continue reading Why Your Couch Might Be Killing You
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Minnesota, the North Star State, has long carried itself as a state that cares deeply for its neighbors, invests in its most vulnerable, and protects children and families in need. But recently, as allegations of massive fraud make headlines, that narrative has been exposed as extremely weak—not because corruption in the state is a myth,…Continue reading Unintended Consequences: Fraud Crackdown in Minnesota is Hurting the Innocent
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Most Americans assume that they know what they’re eating. They glance at their grilled cheese, lasagna, pizza, and yummy morning omelet sprinkled with cheddar, and think: ahhh … cheese. Simple, wholesome, and a staple for many families that has been around since biblical times. But what the cheese manufacturer didn’t put on the label is…Continue reading The Problem with Cheese: How Pfizer Hijacked Cheese Without Asking
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Despite man’s repeated attempts to override it, nature, in all of its magical wonder, very rarely makes mistakes. Nevertheless, the moment a newborn baby emerges into the world, that innate sentiment is swiftly escorted out of the hospital room. In this case, a nurse leans in and firmly, perhaps semi-sweetly, declares, “We need to give…Continue reading Newborns, Vitamin K, and Nature’s Original Design
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In the delivery room after a mother gives birth, it is common for the spotlight to fall squarely on the mother and her newborn miracle. And of course, mothers deserve every bit of attention as the baby they’ve been carrying for months finally makes its arrival. Indeed, pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery are nothing…Continue reading The Other First Bond: Why Skin-to-Skin Isn’t Just for Moms
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