(Natural News) If you’re buying your honey from domestic apiaries and suppliers, there’s a high chance that you are contributing to the continued eradication of wild bumblebees, according to scientists. According to a group of scientists from the University of Vermont (UVM) and the University of Florida, a spillover of viruses from domesticated honey bees […]

(Natural News) A study published in the journal Developmental Cell found that when certain animal species detect the presence of atmospheric oxygen, their webbed digits can turn into free fingers. This is especially the case in the embryotic development of amphibians and amniotes, which includes birds, reptiles and even mammals, all of which are capable of having either […]

(Natural News) Since the first legal marijuana stores opened their doors in Washington state in 2014, marijuana use has gone up in at least one of the state’s big cities. That’s the finding of a raw sewage analysis that saw scientists traveling to two sewage treatment plants in Tacoma, a city of 200,000 people whose […]

(Natural News) Looks like T.S. Eliot and Andrew Lloyd Webber got it right. If you’ve ever seen the stage musical CATS, an integral scene at the beginning of the show lays out an important fact: Cats can recognize their names. As it turns out, there is truth to that. In a recent study, researchers from […]

(Natural News) As crazy as it sounds, high blood pressure is not only a problem that affects adults. The American Heart Association reports that it can affect people of all ages, including babies, young children and teens. In fact, experts report that while a third of all adults are hypertensive, around 3.5 percent of kids also […]

(Natural News) Researchers from Pukyong National University and Kyungpook National University in South Korea investigated the effects of schizandrin (SCH) A supplementation on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Their findings appeared in the journal Nutrition Research. SCH A is a lignan found in the fruits of plants from the Schisandra genus. The researchers hypothesized that SCH A […]

(Natural News) More and more people are practicing meditation with the discovery of its many health benefits. To add to the list, researchers from the University of California Davis found that meditation has positive long-term effects on cognitive health. The study, which was published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, explained how meditation helps delay cognitive decline. Meditation can improve sustained attention Despite the […]

(Natural News) It turns out that honking cars aren’t just bothersome to humans, but are also potentially harmful to the robin population of Britain. Man-made noises, such as from traffic or construction, are hampering the ability of robins to communicate with each other, as these noises mask the sounds of each other’s birdsong. Robins use their birdsong for […]

(Natural News) This study is a clinical trial conducted by researchers from Marshall University in West Virginia to determine the effects of walnut consumption on breast cancer. Their results were published in the journal Nutrition Research. Walnut consumption slows breast cancer growth and reduces the risk of mammary cancer in mice. Previous studies suggest at this benefit […]

(Natural News) In this study, researchers from the Institute of Rural Health in Poland revealed that extracts from young green barley have anti-cancer properties. Their findings were published in the Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine. Young green barley contains essential nutrients. It also has a wide range of biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, antidepressant, anti-atherosclerotic […]