Fight Global Warming by Going Vegetarian
12/5/10 6:20pm
Global warming has been called humankind’s “greatest challenge” and the world’s most grave environmental threat. Many conscientious people are trying to help reduce global warming by driving more fuel-efficient cars and using energy-saving light bulbs. Although this helps, science shows that going vegan is one of the most effective ways to fight global warming.
Girls Think They’re Smarter Than Boys
12/3/10 7:21pm
Researchers presented 238 children between the ages of four and 10 with affirmations like “this child is really clever” and “this child always finishes their work” and then asked each child to point to the picture of a boy or a girl, depending on who they thought best matched each statement.
The Double Food Pyramid
11/30/10 7:21pm
The newly formed Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition unveiled a new food pyramid last week, showing the environmental costs of the more familiar-looking food pyramid. No real surprise, then, that the inverted environmental food pyramid illustrates how the most environmentally-friendly foods also tend to be the healthiest.