n an eye-opening exchange, John Stossel sits down with Jon Entine, an award-winning journalist and Executive Director of the Genetic Literacy Project, to debunk what they call the media‑driven “bee‑pocalypse.” For years, headlines have warned that pesticides—especially neonicotinoids—are wiping out honeybee populations, threatening our food supply and ecosystem. But as Entine reveals, the actual data … Read more

Have you heard? The honey bees are dying! At least, that’s what the media and big money- hungry environmental groups want you to (bee)lieve.

George Steinmetz and Andrew Revkin discuss, Building a Cooler Relationship Between People and Planet, a new book covering how humanity uses land to grow food, how technology can help, and how the climate and a soaring population make the problem so much harder to solve. See the original video here

The commodification of lawsuit funding […] opens the door to even more bad faith participation in the justice system. … Those gambling on the outcomes of our judicial system should be able to take the risk, but we deserve to know who they are.  This is an excerpt. Read the original post here

Dr. Mike Isratel of Renaissance Periodization explains how food labels can mislead consumers on the health benefits of eating their products.

A mind-controlled prosthetic feels more like a part of the wearer’s body and promises to make walking easier.

The Dana squid has all the tools of a top ocean predator, including a pair of “headlights” it flashes at the moment it goes in for the kill.

Video: Women who freeze their eggs are being misled by some UK clinics about their chances of having a baby.

Hop in the car to meet your lover for dinner and a flood of dopamine—the same hormone underlying cravings for sugar, nicotine and cocaine—likely infuses your brain’s reward center, motivating you to brave the traffic to keep that unique bond alive. But if that dinner is with a mere work acquaintance, that flood might look more like a trickle, suggests new research by CU Boulder neuroscientists.

In Southeast Asia, most smallholder farmers rely on cassava: its starch-rich roots form the basis of an industry that supports millions of producers. In the past decade, however, Cassava Witches’ Broom disease has stunted plants, reducing harvests to levels that barely permit affected farmers to eke out a living.