(Natural News) In a recent study that was conducted by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, it was revealed that fish are exposed to too much plastic. It has reached such a severity that tiny  plastic particles find their way inside the fishes’ brains and negatively impact the fish’s behavioral patterns, inducing them to quit […]

(Natural News) Electric and hybrid cars have long billed themselves as the “green” alternative to gas-powered vehicles. But in more recent times, the electric vehicle industry has come under fire for misrepresenting how green their products really are. Recent reports show the environmental ramifications of electric cars are actually going to be worse than that of […]

(Natural News) Fish generally cluster together and move as one because they need cohesion and coordination when it comes to exchanging information like where to find food sources and how to avoid predators. However, small interruptions to their normal activities, such as when they are disturbed by the grueling sounds of man’s gigantic machines, can cause […]

(Natural News) A new study has recently called attention to the prevalence of an infectious disease that has been killing off scores of amphibian life in the United States. According to a recent study conducted by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) which was published in Nature, of the 247 frog die-offs in 43 states between […]

(Natural News) The 2014 water crisis in Flint, Michigan, raised national awareness of the effects of lead exposure on children. After municipal officials decided as a cost saving measure to switch the city’s water supply from Lake Huron to the polluted Flint River, residents immediately started complaining about the discolored and foul-smelling water. Nonetheless, it […]

(Natural News) As the waters of coastal areas grew more murky due to the rising amounts of sediments coming from inland, the fish living in those places became more nervous and timid. Australian researchers suspected that such drastic alterations in behavior would hamper the proper growth of the animals, thereby reducing a fish’s chances of surviving in the […]

(Natural News) Eleven Asian elephants submerged in a mud pit for three days inside a wildlife reserve in Cambodia were rescued after a major group effort. The rescue of these animals prevented a tragedy for wildlife conservation. Tan Setha, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)’s technical adviser for the area said, “These elephants represent an important part […]

(Natural News) Some of the dangers of pesticide exposure are painfully obvious – just ask the many people suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of exposure to glyphosate. However, some negative effects are far more insidious, sneaking up on people so slowly that they don’t even make the connection to pesticide exposure. Case in point: […]

(Natural News) With garbage patches twice the size of Texas floating around our oceans, plastic pollution has become a major threat to the aquatic ecosystem. As reported by the University of Washington, plastic pieces are now outnumbering sea life six to one. While that doesn’t look good for the marine life, humans are also at […]

(Natural News) Scientists claim that they have developed a new catalyst that can turn the much-talked about compound, carbon dioxide, into plastic. The inventors believe that this new chemical process could help save the environment — but many environmental groups have a bone to pick about that assertion. As usual, there are many concerns as […]