Cheer Up!
Overall, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy? This is the question participants in the University of Chicago's General Social...
View ArticleBe Eco-Friendly (Without Exhaust That Smells Like French Fries)
Biofuel is one of today's ecoconscious buzzwords. Recently, however, the most popular biofuels, like corn-based ethanol, are starting to cause their own set of problems. For example, more and more...
View ArticleCaptain Planet, He's Our Hero, Gonna Take Pollution Down to Zero (Sing it, Kids)
On the roster of 1990s cartoons, Captain Planet was definitely towards the top of the list. In the show, which was the world’s first animated eco-cartoon for children, the…
View ArticleSorry Ladies, Those Shots Aren't Sexy
The cliche goes that women spend hours, weeks, years, even entire lifetimes trying to figure out how to land a man. Well, there's one item every lady looking to impress a…
View ArticleDo We Need Non-Fat, Low Cal, Sugar-Free Baby Food?
We've all heard the news: We're getting fat. Americans are inactive, McDonald's-eating smokers with diabetes, right? That's certainly a generalization, but you know what they say. Where there's smoke,...
View ArticleSpring is in the Air, but Maybe Wait on Those Birds and Bees
It seems like every couple of years there are some new baby rules. Don’t lay them down on their stomachs. Don’t lay them down on their backs. Do yoga while pregnant. Don’t do yoga while pregnant....
View ArticleTimely Vaccinations Up Among Low-Income Children, But Class Disparities Remain
By the time they are two years old, most children from middle and upper-income families have been vaccinated against polio, mumps, measles, rubella and tetanus. But many…
View ArticleFat: It's a Memory Maker
We all know the deal: Fat is evil, right? Buy low-fat, no-fat, fake-fat--anything that keeps you far, far away from the (other) F word. But recent research has some people saying fat's gotten the...
View ArticleThe World's Hardest-Partying Generation? "Cyber Millenials"
Drinking games, keg parties, waking up in somebody else’s bed (somewhat you don’t recognize). Ahhh....adulthood? These images used to conjure up memories of those infamous college years, but according...
View ArticleNew "Toolbox" Can Make Your School Leaner and Greener
There was a time when carting a plastic lunchbox to your high school cafeteria was a popularity death knell. The ubiquitous paper bag was more fashionable, but in our new, green-conscious era, maybe...
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