Biologists film elephant smoking: One pachyderm in India seems to have developed a strange new habit

(Natural News) Elephants aren’t known for eating burned wood then breathing out smoke. Yet that’s exactly what conservation scientists at India’s Nagarahole National Park came across while checking out hidden camera traps. In the 57-second video, a female Asian elephant can be seen scooping up chunks of ashen wood with her trunk and stuffing them… … Read more

People with bad “social credit” in China now banned from using trains, airplanes

(Natural News) China has already thought of a couple of ways of applying their unique “Social Credit System” in order to punish deserving citizens. According to online reports, the country plans to ban certain individuals from boarding airplanes and trains if they are among those who are deemed unworthy based on the Social Credit System…. … Read more

Is the Grand Canyon being put in danger by nearby uranium mining?

(Natural News) The mining industry is lobbying the Supreme Court to end the moratorium on mining uranium near the Grand Canyon. If they succeed, they could freely pillage a national landmark that provides potable water for millions of Americans, according to an article by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Before the moratorium was established in 2012,… … Read more

Reduced oxygen levels in ocean water impact marine species’ development, could threaten our food supply

(Natural News) A recent study made by scientists from the University of Plymouth revealed that young marine creatures who grow in areas with a low oxygen supply do not develop as fully as they should. They can hardly control their oxygen uptake and are far smaller than other creatures who grew up in areas with adequate oxygen supply…. … Read more

Scientists have underestimated how much snow accumulates in North America

(Natural News) Would you believe that after many years of intensive study, performed by some of the most brilliant experts in their respective fields, that there’s still a lot of stuff that’s currently unknown about water in relation to the Earth itself? Indeed, that seems to be the gist of a recent report which showed… … Read more

Will renewable energy plans for the Mojave Desert finally move forward?

(Natural News) With the government’s renewed push to generate more of the country’s energy through renewable energy sources, the Trump administration is now reportedly considering a review of the old Desert Renewable Energy Plan (DRECP), which was first finalized back in September 2016. It is said that a lot of work has already gone into… … Read more

Praise for the proton: Latest battery breakthrough may free us from lithium ion

(Natural News) We may finally be on the verge of a true alternative to costly lithium-ion batteries that rely on rare earth metals. Australian researchers recently debuted the first working example of a carbon-based rechargeable proton battery, according to an article on ScienceDaily. According to the RMIT University (RMIT) research team, their proton battery works… … Read more

“Beet” it! A compound found in this superfood may help slow Alzheimer’s

(Natural News) You can now add one more benefit to eating beets – that is, slowing down the progress of Alzheimer’s disease. According to a study, the extracts of beets contain a compound called betanin which could help prevent the building up of misfolded proteins and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Past studies conducted… … Read more

Are Comey, Hillary, McCabe, Lynch, and other Obama-era #NeverTrump renegades about to be indicted on multiple felony charges?

(Natural News) At present fired FBI Director James Comey is basking in the klieg lights on various American Pravda media sets around the country hawking his “bitchy” new book in which there are no new explosive details about his brief time in President Donald J. Trump’s administration. Breathless Leftists and Democrats are hoping that Comey,… … Read more

Canadian farmer converts his 40,000-acre farm to all-organic

(Natural News) Consumers have been voting with their wallets in recent years, shying away from toxin-laced conventional produce and shelling out for organic varieties instead. Some observers might have initially dismissed this as a trend that would eventually fade, but it’s clear that a desire for good health and environmental friendliness is not going out… … Read more