Recent research has implicated a broad range of pollutants such as DDT, PBDE, chlordanes and others as causing reproductive organ shrinkage in polar bears (both male and female). This frightening piece or information comes from the esteemed journal Environmental Science and Technology.

Because polar bears have a high body fat content and many of these toxins reside in fat tissue, they are particularly susceptible to accumulating high levels of these ubiquitous chemicals. Wait a minute, look down a few articles and note how more humans are obese today than ever and you should see the implications to our species. While talking to an associate of mine, he thought my estimate of the life expectancy of the entire species of polar bears in the wild of 30 years was somewhat optimistic. If this is the case, what is the future of humankind?

Scary thought isn’t it?