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By Elizabeth Streit, MS, RDN, LDPaprika is a spice made from the dried peppers of the plant Capsicum annuum.It comes in sweet, smoked, and hot varieties, as well as a variety of colors, such as red, orange, and yellow. Paprika is used worldwide, especially in…

By Tracy L. BarnettSources reviewed this article for accuracy.For Sicangu Lakota water protector Cheryl Angel, Standing Rock helped her define what she stands against: an economy rooted in extraction of resources and exploitation of people and planet. It…

By Patrick Rogers"I'm really into trees," said the sculptor Hugh Hayden. "I'm drawn to plants."Nature and plants have always been a source of fascination for the artist, who grew up near a protected greenway on the outskirts of Dallas. "My family was always…

By Jillian Kubala, MS, RDThanks to their high concentration of powerful plant compounds, foods with a natural purple hue offer a wide array of health benefits.Though the color purple is most often associated with fruits, there are many types of purple-colored…

By Genevieve BelmakerLast week, the Peruvian Palm Oil Producers' Association (JUNPALMA) promised to enter into an agreement for sustainable and deforestation-free palm oil production. The promise was secured by the U.S. based National Wildlife Federation (NWF)…

The rallying cry to build it again and to build it better than before is inspiring after a natural disaster, but it may not be the best course of action, according to new research published in the journal Science.None"Faced with global warming, rising sea…

By Manuella LibardiLeaked documents show that Jair Bolsonaro's government intends to use the Brazilian president's hate speech to isolate minorities living in the Amazon region. The PowerPoint slides, which democraciaAbierta has seen, also reveal plans to…

Hope may be on the horizon for the world's depleted coral reefs thanks to scientists who successfully reproduced endangered corals in a laboratory setting for the first time, according to Reuters.NoneThe majestic beauty of the biodiversity in ocean's coral…

Last week we received positive news on the border wall's imminent construction in an Arizona wildlife refuge. The Trump administration delayed construction of the wall through about 60 miles of federal wildlife preserves. The win came shortly after the Center…

Drinking water treated with fluoride during pregnancy may lead to lower IQs in children, a controversial new study has found.NoneAccording to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, many adults and children have seen the dental health benefits of…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Thursday of a drug-resistant strain of salmonella newport linked to the overuse of antibiotics in cattle farming.The strain sickened 255 people in 32 states between June 2018 and March 2019, leading…

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) voted down a resolution calling for an official, party-sanctioned debate on the climate crisis, ABC News reported Thursday.NoneActivists have been leaning on the party to sanction such a debate as part of the 2020…

It's become a familiar story with the Trump administration: Scientists write a report that shows the administration's policies will cause environmental damage, then the administration buries the report and fires the scientists.NoneThe latest chapter in that…

A coalition of some of the largest environmental groups in the country joined forces to file a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Trump administration's maneuver to weaken the Endangered Species Act.NoneThe Department of the Interior's changes to the…

By Kimberly HollandChildren who eat a lot of gluten in their earliest years may have an increased risk of developing celiac disease and gluten intolerance, according to a new study published in JAMATrusted Source.NoneSwedish researchers followed 6,605 children…

By Jake JohnsonCalling the global climate crisis both the greatest threat facing the U.S. and the greatest opportunity for transformative change, Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled today a comprehensive Green New Deal proposal that would transition the U.S. economy…

The Parties to CITES agreed to list giraffes on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) today at the World Wildlife Conference or CoP18 in Geneva. Such protections will ensure that all giraffe parts trade were legally…

The UN's health agency on Thursday said that microplastics contained in drinking water posed a "low" risk at their current levels.However, the World Health Organization (WHO) — in its first report on the potential health risks of microplastic ingestion —…

Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro is giving President Trump a run for his money in the alternative facts department.Responding to international outrage following the news that there are record numbers of wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforest,…

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who made solving the climate crisis the center of his presidential campaign, is dropping out of the 2020 Democratic primary race. NoneInslee announced his exit Wednesday while speaking on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, The Guardian…

By Robert ValenciaIn April 2018, Afro-Colombian activist Francia Márquez won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize, thanks to her work to retake her community's ancestral territories from illegal gold mining. However, her international recognition comes…

By Stuart BraunA year after activist Greta Thunberg first stood in the rain outside the Swedish parliament with her now iconic "Skolstrejk för klimatet" — school strike for the climate — placard, the movement she spawned has set the tone for environmental…

Toy maker Hasbro wants to play in the eco-packaging game. The board game giant will ditch its plastic packaging by 2022. The move means that games like Monopoly, Scrabble and Operation will no longer have shrink wrap, window sheets, plastic bags or elastic…

Vaping one time — even without nicotine — can damage blood vessels, reduce blood flow and create dangerous toxins, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. NoneThe study found that the heat created when e-cigarettes turn liquid into…

By Jessica CorbettPointing to the deaths of more than half a billion bees in Brazil over a period of just four months, beekeepers, experts and activists are raising concerns about the soaring number of new pesticides greenlighted for use by the Brazilian…

By Elliott NeginOn July 19, President Trump hosted Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins and their families, along with the family of their deceased colleague Neil Armstrong, at a White House event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the…

Cold-climate lizards that give live birth to their offspring are more likely to be driven to extinction than their egg-laying cousins as global temperatures continue to rise, new research suggests.NoneResearchers at Nottingham Trent University studied the…

Denmark isn't interested in selling Greenland to the U.S., so now President Trump doesn't want to visit.NoneTrump was scheduled to visit the country Sept. 2 and 3 on the invitation of Queen Margrethe II, The New York Times reported. But he announced the trip…

There are a record number of wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforest, Brazil's space agency has said. Their smoke is visible from space and shrouded the city of São Paulo in darkness for about an hour Monday afternoon, CBS news reported. None"It was as if…

Tuna auctions are a tourist spectacle in Tokyo. Outside the city's most famous fish market, long queues of visitors hoping for a glimpse of the action begin to form at 5 a.m. The attraction is so popular that last October the Tsukiji fish market, in operation…