Fish are infected with 283 times more parasitic worms than they were 40 years ago. Anisakis worms can infect a variety of marine fish and squid, as well as whales and dolphins, and can be present in fish used raw for sushi. Scientists analysed the abundance of Anisakis, or herring worm, between 1978 and 2015, …
The weekly Bible study arranged by Capitol Ministries for members of Congress and President Trump’s cabinet, illustrates how entwined Christianity is with our government. Attendees include the vice president, secretaries of state for education, housing and urban development, agriculture, and health; the head of NASA; Trump’s chief of staff; former labor and energy secretaries; and …
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The following are just a few of the reversals of environmental protection laws in the last three or so years. 1. Pulling out of the Paris climate accord. 2. Easing of the regulation of methane emissions. 3. Scale-back of requirements for storing and releasing waste from coal-fired power plants 4. Increase in allowable levels of …
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More than half of us breathe the wrong way , missing out on better health and altered consciousness. Here are some tips on how to breathe properly: Breathing exercise Pranayama – Alternate nostril breathing, often performed for stress and anxiety relief. (Microgen) It may be the most natural thing in the world, but breathing is …
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3.5 m people forced to flee cyclone Fani in India and Bangladesh 1000 killed and 617,000 uprooted from their homes by cyclone Idai in Mozambique and Zimbabwe Bahamas were recently devastated by Hurricane Dorian The Amazon forest fires are mostly caused naturally (although no one knows how many were man-made). Fast ice melt in Greenland …
