Colorectal cancer rates rising sharply among Gen X and Millennials

American Cancer Society researcher Rebecca Siegel, who led the study, said that earlier work had signaled a growing incidence of Continue reading →

Antarctic Sea Ice Hits New All-Time Record Low

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During late February, Antarctic sea ice breached the previous all-time record low for extent coverage since…

Justice Department to Reverse Obama’s Hands-Off Policy on Marijuana

The Trump administration said Thursday it will enforce federal laws barring the use of marijuana, reversing an Obama administration policy Continue reading →

Days After Pruitt Becomes EPA Head, Newly Released Emails Show His Ties to Koch Bros. & Energy Firms

Thousands of pages of newly released emails reveal how EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt closely collaborated with oil, coal and gas Continue reading →

A huge Antarctic glacier just lost another chunk of ice — and we know because of NASA

One of Antarctica’s most rapidly melting glaciers has shed yet another large block of ice in an event that NASA Continue reading →

A Mini Lesson on the Essential Difference Between Socialism and Capitalism

Unless It Changes, Capitalism Will Starve Humanity By 2050

Capitalism has generated massive wealth for some, but it’s devastated the planet and has failed to improve human well-being at Continue reading →

Global Arms Sales Reach Post Cold War Peak

Large arms supply and demand rose to a new post-Cold War height last year, with the U.S. and Russia topping Continue reading →