Why you should never ever feed bread to a duck
By Rachel Feltman From Popular Science Enough with this quackery For many of us, this comes as a shocking revelation. Ducks and bread? Name a more iconic duo. But unfortunately, this meme speaks the truth: You really, really shouldn’t feed…
The Editor speaks:Norman failed to conquer
I was so sad to learn yesterday (11) that Norman, the red-footed booby bird rescued by wildlife volunteers in the UK, had died. Norman was discovered on a southern English beach Sept. 4, 2016, some 5,000 miles from his nearest…
The Editor speaks: Money is worth far more at the beginning than at the end
It never ceases to amaze me how much more we spend at the end of the problem than at the beginning – the pruning. We have all the statistics that prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that if you…
UK: Leading public health bodies call for decriminalisation of drugs
By Sarah Boseley Health editor From The Guardian UK Report from Royal Society for Public Health and Faculty of Public Health says misuse of drugs should be a health issue, not a criminal one The UK’s two leading public health…