Food and Hunger

Lockdowns Devastate Yemen (and the Third World), But YOU Can Help — Mickey Z.

Abdo, aged 4, with his uncle Yahya in Al Sadaqah hospital. Abdo passed away on December 3, 2020 from the effects of severe acute malnutrition. (Courtesy of Giles Clarke/U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 6, 2021 I have a close friend who has worked for decades as a humanitarian photojournalist. He’s a humble man and thus, would prefer I ...

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Sustainability: 3 Global Trends in 2020 — Mickey Z.

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose December 11, 2020 When we look back on 2020, one collective remembrance will be about how everything came to a halt. Well… not everything. Some ...

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Waltzing at the Doomsday Ball | Joe Bageant

Predator drone firing a hellfire missile. (Public domain)Capitalism is dead, but we still dance with the corpse Joe Bageant -- World News Trust July 6, 2010 -- AJIJIC, JALISCO, Mexico -- As an Anglo ...

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Pandemic dreams of New York egg creams | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 12, 2020 A legit New York egg cream contains neither eggs nor cream. It’s a fountain drink consisting of carbonated water, milk (animal or p ...

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A Palestinian Guide to Surviving a Quarantine | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudOn Faith, Humor and "Dutch Candy" Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 2, 2020 Call it a "quarantine," a "shelter-in-place," a "lockdown" or a "curfew," we Palestinians have experie ...

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New 'interspecies communication' strategy between gut bacteria and mammalian hosts uncovered | Case Western University

Feb. 21, 2019 (Case Western University) -- Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts, they can also tell the genes in their mammalian hosts what to do. A st ...

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Oysters at risk from changing climate | Yoann Thomas

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Oct. 9, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Climate change's effect on coastal ecosystems is very likely to increase mortality risks of adult oyster populations in the next 20 years. That is ...

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New evidence supports the hypothesis that beer may have been motivation to cultivate cereals | Melissa De Witte

Credit: Oregon Health & Science UniversitySept. 12, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Stanford University archaeologists are turning the history of beer on its head. A research team led by Li Liu, a professor of Ch ...

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As CO2 levels climb, millions at risk of nutritional deficiencies | Sam Myers

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 27, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) from human activity are making staple crops such as rice and wheat less nutritious and could result in 175 ...

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Deep forehead wrinkles may signal a higher risk for cardiovascular mortality | Yolande Esquirol

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 26, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- People with lots of deep forehead wrinkles -- more than is typical for their age -- may have a higher risk of dying of cardiovascular diseas ...

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Fat consumption is the only cause of weight gain | Laura Graham

Credit: CC0 Public Domain July 13, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- The only thing that causes weight gain is fat consumption, a new study finds. Scientists from the University of Aberdeen and the Chinese Aca ...

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