Upcycling idea: How to make a DIY chicken coop from a swingset

(Natural News) The increase in poultry farm popularity remains a strong motivator among homesteaders to continually drive production. However, caring for poultry animals such as chickens may prove challenging as they require adequate space and a sheltered coop to protect them from the elements and predatory animals. Making a strong and sturdy chicken coop need not… … Read more

Pentagon’s super-secret research agency DARPA now wants to genetically engineer PLANTS to use as battlefield spying technology

(Natural News) It seems the Department of Defense wants to get in on the GMO craziness, but not in what you would consider the normal way. No, the Pentagon has not announced a military-wide transition to genetically modified foods; rather, DARPA— the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency — says it is working on developing a… … Read more

Mother Nature’s amazing tech: Researchers studied dandelions to develop new parachutes, drones

(Natural News) The science behind how dandelions scatter their seeds is carefully being studied by researchers in biomechanics, fluid dynamics, and microfabrication at Scotland’s University of Edinburgh, lending them information into the physics of parachutes and giving them ideas on how to design small drones or micro air vehicles. The researchers gave the answer as… … Read more

Top 8 “immunity builders” that actually contain insanely dangerous ingredients

(Natural News) What if your doctor told you that taking out a small chunk of your brain will help you build immunity against infectious diseases – would you let the surgeon get to work on you and your children? The dire risk versus the inflated benefit would certainly need to be weighed and considered quite… … Read more

Researchers identify corporate agriculture as major contributor to wealth disparity, inequality

(Natural News) The more separated that everyday people become from the land in which their food grows (and from the process of “catching” and/or growing it), the greater the wealth gap between the “haves” and the “have-nots” in society, an eye-opening new study has found. A team of researchers from Washington State University (WSU) and… … Read more

Mysterious blasts are being reported across the globe… what’s going on?

(Natural News) Mysterious blasts are being heard all over the world and no one can seem to figure out what’s causing them. From Alabama to Michigan, Idaho to California, Russia to Denmark, experts and non-experts alike are trying to figure out whether these mysterious booms are coming from ground explosions, objects falling from the sky,… … Read more

HOGpocalypse taking over Texas with millions of wild pigs… but it’s also easy wild food in a collapse

(Natural News) Wild pig populations in Texas are continuing to expand at a rapid pace. While this may not be the best news for farmers and landowners looking to secure their property, there is an upside to the proliferation of piggies: They are a great source of wild food. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife,… … Read more

Seeding the gut against disease? Researchers have discovered a link between certain bacteria in the gut and prevention of Crohn’s disease

(Natural News) A recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine has identified a bacterial enzyme called urease that plays a central role in the gut microbiome imbalance commonly associated with Crohn’s disease. A team of health experts at the Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has carried out an analysis of fecal samples from Crohn’s disease patients… … Read more

When smart people say stupid things: Stephen Hawking claims overpopulation will turn Earth into a literal “ball of fire”

(Natural News) It’s certainly strange how sometimes even the most brilliant minds among us can come up with the most ridiculous ideas imaginable. Sir Isaac Newton, for example, believed that it was possible to see into the future by finding hidden clues and secrets within the Bible. William Herschel, who is credited with discovering the… … Read more