You’ve seen your child’s symptoms. Crying all night. No appetite. Waking every hour or two, running a fever, tugging at little ears. Just when you thought you had it conquered for the season, your’ child’s war infection is back. Bacteria are often the culprits. Fortunately antibiotics may help. But your role is also crucial. And […] Read more

You’ve seen your child’s symptoms. Crying all night. No appetite. Waking every hour or two, running a fever, tugging at little ears. Just when you thought you had it conquered for the season, your child’s ear infection is back. Bacteria are often the culprits. Fortunately antibiotics may help. But your role is also crucial. And […] Read more

Let’s look at the parts of the ear. The flap on the outside of your head is called the outer ear. It leads to a long tunnel called the ear canal. At the end of the ear canal is a skin stretched across the tunnel—tight like a drum. This is called the eardrum. Let’s see […] Read more

Let’s look at the parts of the ear. The flap on the outside of your head is called the outer ear. It leads to a long tunnel called the ear canal. At the end of the ear canal is a skin stretched across the tunnel—tight like a drum. This is called the eardrum. Let’s see […] Read more

The first three years of life are a period of incredible growth in all areas of a baby’s development. A newborn’s brain is about 25 percent of its approximate adult weight. But by age 3, it has grown dramatically by producing billions of cells and hundreds of trillions of connections, or synapses, between these cells. […] Read more

This is the story of a small planet in space called Earth.
Today it has mighty oceans; scorched deserts; and frozen wilderness.
It supports a multitude of diverse creatures, and is home to more than 6 billion people and their technological civilization. But how did all this come about? Where do we come from? Until recently, Earth […] Read more

Here at Earthbound Farm, we don’t use any harmful chemical pesticides. All of our organic salads, fruits and vegetables are grown in harmony with nature. And while farming organically may cost more, we think you’ll find Earthbound Farm organic produce is an infinitely better value. Because with each crisp, delicious bite, you can take comfort […] Read more

Pulled and pushed by forces deep within the planet, the Pacific plate is sliding northwest past North America at an average of about 2 inches a year – roughly the same rate as fingernails grow. But movement along the fault usually occurs in bursts. Along most of the fault, the colder, more rigid rocks near […] Read more

All around the world, mountains are on the rise. And in few places, this does happen more swiftly than in highly populated Southern California, where shifting tectonic plates cause periodic catastrophe. Each earthquake raises the mountains a few inches sometimes feet, which makes the place a Mecca for geothermologists like Dr. Frank Wireick. But the […] Read more