TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| $300 a Night? Yes, but Haying’s Free A small number of farms in the United States have begun to offer vacationers a chance to camp in a tent, milk goats and pick vegetables. travel.nytimes.com |
How Threatened Are Killer Whales in the Wild? Dear EarthTalk: How are populations of the world’s orca whales faring these days? Are we still in danger of losing them all in the wild? --J. Witham, Bangor, ME [More] rss.sciam.com |
Study Finds Exposure to Chemical Pollutants Increases Fat Researchers have for the first time found a connection between exposure to certain chemicals and insulin resistance , according to a study published in the online edition of Environmental Health Perspectives .A group of European scientists examined whether exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) contributed to insulin resistance, which has been increasing around the world. More than 25 percent of U.S. adults suffer from metabolic conditions stemming from insulin resistance that include fatigue, obesity and difficulty regulating blood levels of fat and sugar. [More] rss.sciam.com |
A Park With a Different Sort of Opening Day Joseph Yancey, honored in Macombs Dam Park, guided New York runners to scholarships and Olympic medals. nytimes.com |
MIND Reviews: The Art of Choosing The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyengar. Hachette Book Group, 2010 [More] Sheena Iyengar - Arts - Literature - TED - Coca-Cola rss.sciam.com |