High in the misty mountains of central Mexico, eastern Monarch butterflies rest for the winter in massive clumps hanging from trees, protected from harsh winds and snow. Then, in March, in response to lengthening days and warming temperatures, they begin an incredible journey north, fueled by the nectar of flowers in bloom in the...
The featured image is from: How fossil fuel-derived pesticides and plastics harm health, biodiversity, and the climate, by Demeneix, Barbara. The Lancet (2020) Diabetes & Endocrinology, Volume 8, Issue 6, 462 – 464 We are all exposed to hundreds of chemicals each and every day. If you’ve been reading this blog, you’ve read about...
Most of you have probably heard the phrase, “Nature vs. Nurture,” where scientists and philosophers have argued about what makes us who and what we are. Is it “nature” that determines who we become? Or, is it “nurture”? Nature here is our genes, our DNA that we inherited from our mother and father. This...
It seems that so many people we know (maybe even you) have various pains and problems with their guts. We have food insensitivities or food allergies. We have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or Crohn’s or dyspepsia….there are lots of different maladies. As a quick indicator of the size of the problem, the US Antacid...
One of the things I’ve noticed about any news having to do with wildlife or biology is that it is usually simplistic. The soundbites and headlines read something like, “Save the Polar Bears from Extinction,” “No Mow May will save the Bees,” “No Mow May Has Downsides,” “Insects are in Catastrophic Decline,” “Mosquitoes are...
