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FDA finds majority of herbal supplements at GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target don’t contain what they claim – instead cheap fillers like wheat and soy powder

FDA finds majority of herbal supplements at GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target don’t contain what they claim – instead cheap fillers like wheat and soy powder

You’re floating in the warm waters of the South Pacific. As you glance into the world below, you notice a shimmer of colors, green, red, and orange. No, it’s not long lost treasure you’ve spotted. It is the critically...

There's little doubt that sharks are a force to be reckoned with, but it turns out that the natural world can provide something more baffling and fearsome that any cable network special: a phenomenon that can only reasonably...

Between 1976 and 2013, a small village in the Solomon Islands killed 15,400 dolphins--for their teeth. Prized for use as jewelry, currency and even bride price, the teeth fetched about $0.70 a piece in 2013, according to...

Pacific Climate Warriors group aims to draw attention to climate change and protest Australias commitment to coal

Climate change and sinking beneath the waves isn't the only danger the islands face. Unless poor policy is addressed, they also risk a homemade environmental and energy crisisA dead pig lolls among the flotsam on South Tarawa...

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach The Washington Post reports: During an April visit to the San Francisco home of billionaire and environmental activist Tom Steyer, who created a political action committee in March to target...

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach The atoll of Ontong Java, in the Solomon Islands, is unusual for a few reasons. First, it’s huge, one of the largest atolls in the South Pacific. Second, unlike the main islands of the...