Lawsuits challenging foods labeled as natural when there are pesticide residues present open up a large can of worms. Biotech Labeling Compromise The biotech labeling compromise reached in the U.S. Senate is a fair outcome of an otherwise silly issue. Products will be labelled, though with various options from symbols to words to QR codes. Foods labelled with the Radura symbol (irradiation) have not suffered sales losses. Meat from livestock fed GM products will not be labelled, and organic foods get to use the non-GMO label. This is mostly a loss for the FDA, which supposedly uses a science-based approach for labeling but failed to step in and pre-empt the Vermont law that required federal action. Natural? Lawsuits challenging foods la...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
content here...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.