Plastic bags and flexible packaging are the deadliest plastic items in the ocean, killing wildlife around the globe. Discarded fishing line and nets, as well as latex gloves and balloons were also found to be disproportionately lethal. Ingesting plastic was responsible for killing animals across 80 species.. The review, published in the journal Conservation Letters, …
There is no afterlife, no throne in the sky, no choirs or angels. But the afterlife that is a reality is also reassuring. As collections of atoms your body is re-cycled into Nature, where parts are re-incorporated into birds, fishes, trees or flowers. You are immortal! But in an ever-changing way. The process can take …
When a TSA officer at Portland International Airport was called over to translate for a Spanish-speaking family, he learned that they had been stuck in the airport overnight. The family had intended to travel to Portland, Maine, but a travel agent booked them a flight to Portland, Ore. Officer Martin Rios escorted the family to …
When it was started Facebook served a useful social service in allowing families and friends to keep up with the people dear to them. So far so good. We all know people for whom Facebook is an important part of their lives. These people far outnumber the wreckers, trouble-makers, haters and liars. Recently, however, Facebook …
