An analysis of hundreds of pre-modern states suggests that civilisations tend to have a ‘shelf-life’ – a pattern that holds lessons for today’s ageing global powers

The British government, like other countries, has pledged to stop emitting carbon dioxide by transitioning to a ‘green’ economy

So far, all of the laws designed to encourage people to buy electric vehicles have been voluntary – incentivizing the purchase of EVs through tax credits and such

At the end of April, new research will be presented at the Conference of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases showing that the artificial intelligence-driven ChatGPT program dispenses propaganda in promotion of vaccines that comes directly from official public health agencies

Examined today is a paper appearing in the journal Nature Communications titled: “Seasonal sea-ice in the Arctic’s last ice area during the Early Holocene”

Last year, Chris Packham hosted a five-part series on the BBC called Earth, which compared a mass extinction event 252 million years ago to the small rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide seen in the last 150 years

Energy experts are warning about numerous potential issues for electric vehicles, including affordability, range, weather, infrastructure and economic concerns, even as the government and car companies increasingly push them on Americans

A bombshell report in Germany released this morning by Cicero, a German media outlet, has uncovered that government officials manipulated documents to enable Germany’s phase out of nuclear power plants

In a summary of a recent peer-reviewed paper, the principal author stated that an electric grid predominantly powered by intermittent ‘renewables’ such as wind and solar would require storage approximately equal to 25 percent of annual generation to be reliable. Other studies have reported similar results

Over the past few years, numerous plagiarism scandals have rocked the world of higher education

Flame retardants apparently save lives, but in addition to foiling potential fires, many of these chemicals also may be slowly sickening the people they were meant to protect

There was significant coral bleaching this last summer. It was remarkable at the Keppel Islands

Despite British universities grappling with financial challenges and cutting academic positions, budgets are still being allocated to create ‘woke’ roles with inflated salaries

The NHS is updating its policies to ensure clarity and protection in healthcare, including banning terms like “chestfeeding” and prioritising same-sex intimate care

I don’t have the time to do a lot of reading, so am quite selective