Great News: African elephant poaching rates are falling!
By Steve Williams From Care2 Over the past six years African elephant poaching has fallen by half, giving conservationists a reason to be optimistic. This news come from a new study appearing in the journal “Nature Communications“. The research team,…
Where have Halley Bay’s Emperor Penguins gone?
By Steve Williams From Care2 Satellite data shows that a major emperor penguin breeding ground at Halley Bay, located on the Brunt Ice Shelf in the Antarctic, is now virtually deserted. What happened, and will the emperor penguins return? Publishing in…
5 Coconut oil facts you should know
By Brian Syuki From Care2 Coconut oil is “pure poison”. Karin Michels Ph.D., a professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, uttered those words. She went on to declare that coconut oil is one of the worst…
Animals Events iBusiness iCommunity iCulture iEnvironment iLocal News iWorld News News Publisher's Choice
Southern California’s mountain lions may soon go extinct
By Alicia Graef from Care2 Southern California’s mountain lions have faced serious threats for some time, but a new study highlights the urgent need to act before we lose these incredible big cats forever. According to wildlife scientists, who just published their findings in the journal…
Wildflowers & butterflies
Super Bloom Brings Brilliant Display of Wildflowers and Butterflies to California By Judy M From Care2 Thanks to tremendous rains in recent months, there’s a super bloom in California, bringing with it the arrival of swarms of butterflies known as painted ladies. They’re…
Daily aspirin no longer recommended to prevent heart attacks
From Newsmax Millions of aging Americans worried about heart attacks and strokes have for years popped a low-dose aspirin each day, thinking the blood thinner might lower their risk. But new guidelines issued Sunday by two cardiology groups say that,…
Balloons are now the biggest killer of seabirds, study finds
By Alicia Graef From Care2 Scientists and conservationists continue to raise concerns about how plastic waste is affecting marine life, a new study has found that for seabirds are being particularly affected by balloons. According to the study, which was just…
Farmer takes his lambs to sanctuary instead of slaughterhouse
by Susan Bird from Care2 A livestock farmer in the UK made a life-changing decision for 20 lambs he’d raised since birth. As he drove them to the local slaughterhouse to meet their fate, he realized he couldn’t go through with it….
Garlic reduces risk of disease by curbing inflammation
By Lynn Alison From Newsmax The United States has the dubious distinction of having the highest obesity rate in the world. Obesity carries many health risks, including in many cases chronic inflammation. According to numerous studies, chronic inflammation has been…
Blood pressure drug recall: Valsartan, 80 lots, pulled for cancer worry
From Newsmax A U.S. unit of Indian generic drugmaker Aurobindo Pharma Ltd will recall 80 lots of medicines containing blood pressure drug valsartan that were found to have a probable cancer-causing impurity, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration….
