After decimating the Tanzanian elephant population, poachers have now killed half of the elephants in neighboring Mozambique in just five years. A survey by Mozambique’s government and the U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Society found that the herd has shrunk from 20,000 in 2010 to just over 10,000 animals today. “This decline is due to rampant elephant poaching in the country’s most important […]
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There’s no question that our species has had a dramatic impact on the planet’s physical environment, particularly over the last few centuries, with the rise of modern industry, transportation, and infrastructure. But as new research shows, humans have been transforming the landscape, with lasting impacts, since long before the start of the Industrial Era. Scientists from MIT and the University […]
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“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.”― F. Scott Fitzgerald
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“A free lunch is only found in mousetraps.” – John Capuzzi
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“If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four hours sharpening the ax.” – Abraham Lincoln
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“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
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“Life is my creation, is my best friend. Imagination is my defense and I’ll keep walking when skies are gray whatever happens was meant to be that way”
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“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.” – Oscar Wilde
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“The past is strapped to our backs. We do not have to see it; we can always feel it.” – Mignon McLaughlin
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Overdoses of prescription painkillers have become one of the leading causes of death among women. More women now die from overdoses of prescription pills like OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet than from cervical cancer, homicide, or street drugs such as heroin and cocaine, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. “We need to better understand how […]
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