Think of alfalfa and you probably visualize a salad adorned with the sprouts of this legume served up in a California style restaurant. But that is a minuscule use of this plant. The prime use of...
You鈥檝e heard of a tempest in a teapot. This is a hurricane in a thimble. I鈥檓 talking about a study carried out by Canada鈥檚 Food Inspection Agency that found pesticide residues in organic produce....
鈥淧hyto鈥� derives from the Greek word for plant, 鈥減hoto鈥� from light and 鈥渄erma鈥� from skin, so 鈥減hytophotodermatitis鈥� is a skin reaction initiated both by exposure to light and to some plant material....
As we sit here freezing and dreaming of southern climes, it is hard to conceive of global warming. But it is happening and the long term effects will not be pleasant. How do I know that the climate...
In August 1961, in Capitola and Santa Cruz, California there was an invasion of what people described as 鈥渃haotic seabirds.鈥� These birds were believed to be under the influence of domoic acid, a...
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