Photo courtesy Laila Milevski/Cornell University 5.5 Million Bees Found Thriving Under A US Cemetery by Jesse Taylor, Impactful Ninja A chance discovery at a cemetery in Ithaca, New York has led scientists to uncover one of the largest known aggregations of...

Photo©Anton Yankovyi/123rf You’ve probably heard the word spoken on The Simpsons and The Good Place and by world leaders; you’ve probably seen it emblazoned on t-shirts, yoga mats, water bottles, and bumper stickers. A common greeting in much of India and Southeast...

May 1: Questions about money, power, caring and sharing resonate deeply under this afternoon’s commanding full Moon in Scorpio. Overstepping leaders and bosses as well as demanding partners could be on the defensive while Pluto tests the opposing Sun and Moon....

Photo©stevanovicigor/123rf Dear EarthTalk: Why were several new plastic bag bans reversed during COVID? Have they been reinstated (or expanded or forgotten) in the meantime?  —  Missy G., New York, NY Plastic bag bans are policies and laws that prohibit or limit the...

Now that I have turned 65 (soon to be 66), I am very discerning about the decisions I make. Do I really need to bend down and pick up that napkin I dropped? Do I fight to keep my eyes open and not go to sleep until 9pm? So what if it’s only 4 p.m. and I feel like...