Author Archives: Jake Richardson


About Jake Richardson

Hello, I have been writing online for some time, and enjoy the outdoors.

Mars Has Sled-like Tracks In Slopes

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Looks like someone’s been having fun on Mars without telling anyone. Trails in slopes that seem suspiciously like sled tracks have been documented by research photographs. They weren’t made by little green men though. Blocks of dry ice are the suspects this time. These tracks are called linear gullies and you can see a much larger photograph on the Apod.gov site. The speculation is that the blocks of dry ice evaporate by the time they … Read More

10,000 Jobs Could Be Created By Recycling In UK

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A report jointly produced by the Environmental Services Association and Waste and Resources Action Programme has found that 10,000 jobs could be generated by the UK recycling industry. One of the main areas for potential recycling and reuse is the electronics industry, because an estimated 12 million tons of electronics waste will be created by 2020. An estimated seven billion pounds (as in the currency, not mass) of valuable precious metals might be extracted from … Read More

Human Deaths Associated With Tree Losses

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A fascinating study published in the Journal of Preventive Medicine found an increased rate of death in areas where many trees had died due to an insect infestation. (The basic premise of the research is that having more trees around is good for human health.) The main culprits in the observed additional deaths were cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease. ‘In the 15 states infected with the bug starting, an additional 15,000 people died from cardiovascular … Read More

2 Tiger Poachers Caught In India

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Two tiger poachers have been caught in Mansar, India. They are allegedly part of the Baheliya gang, a group of thirty individuals who have claimed to have killed five tigers in the last month. Their illegal poaching activity is compounded by selling the skins to a trader in northern India. There is also an illegal trade in tiger body parts for residents of China and Southeast Asia who very wrongly believe they have ‘medicinal’ properties. … Read More

Millions Of Children Die From Starvation

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Nearly 50% of all deaths of children under the age of five are from malnutrition, according to new research published in the Lancet. A world hunger summit was just held in London and the updated mortality figures were presented there. ‘Our findings strengthen the evidence that good nutrition is a fundamental driver of a wide range of development goals, and while the impetus for improving nutrition today is stronger than ever, the costs of inaction … Read More

Emotional Intelligence Increased With Horses

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A research study conducted at the University of Kentucky found that working with horses could increase emotional intelligence. The total number of research subjects in the study was 21, and they were all nurses. Ten were from a neuroscience surgery service unit and eleven worked in trauma and acute care at a hospital. The group of eleven nurses was put through a one-day workshop where they did exercises with five horses. Each exercise was created … Read More

Oral Sex, HPV and Throat Cancer

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Pretty much everyone has heard or read about Michael Douglas saying his throat cancer was related to HPV due to oral sex. Actually, he used the word cunnilingus. The Web apparently went a little bonkers over such a frank explanation. In fact a Google search shows an explosion of news stories on the topic. The situation is a little more complex than some of the stories are suggesting. For one thing, smoking and drinking alcohol … Read More

119 Die In Poultry Plant Fire

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Some poultry plants have been known to be overcrowded with chickens (or very much so) and have poor ventilation. Usually such conditions are damaging or deadly for the chickens, but in this case, tragically, a very large loss of human life resulted as well. The Associated Press reported that there was only one exit open for many workers who were trapped inside the burning Chinese slaughterhouse. It appears what started the fire at the Chinese … Read More

Interview with Fitness Competitor and Vegetarian Rachel Lunn

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(This interview originally appeared on Healthfooddaily.com) What did your diet used to be, and what is it now? I made the switch to a vegetarian diet about 10 years ago.  I grew up in the country where our family planted a huge vegetable garden every year, so I was never one to shy away from my veggies!  That being said, I also ate a lot of meat, processed foods, refined carbohydrates and snacks.  At the … Read More

Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: What About Enviromental Toxins?

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Anyone who has been following the news recently is probably well aware Jolie had a double mastectomy and her reasoning behind the decision to have the procedure. In a piece published in the New York Times she explained that she is a carrier of the BRCA1 gene that has been linked with a much greater likelihood of developing breast cancer. Her mother also had them and died prematurely at the age of 56. Even more … Read More