
A volcanic eruption around the year 1345 may have set off a chain reaction that unleashed Europe’s deadliest pandemic, the Black Death, scientists say.
Written by Helen Briggs

A volcanic eruption around the year 1345 may have set off a chain reaction that unleashed Europe’s deadliest pandemic, the Black Death, scientists say.
Written by H. Sterling Burnett

National Public Radio ran a segment claiming climate change was to blame for Hurricane Melissa’s severity and its impact on Jamaica. There is no data to justify this claim, and it is not supported by Jamaica’s hurricane history or Atlantic hurricane trends. [emphasis, links added]
Written by Simon Kent

Just weeks after 50,000 people flew to the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém and agreed to agree on nothing other than the need for more meetings, the U.N. is welcoming upwards of 600 “experts” in France to prepare yet another report on “climate change.” [emphasis, links added]
Written by World Council for Health

Let’s start with a number so large it’s almost abstract: 63 million. That’s more than the population of Italy. It’s roughly the number of people who live in California and Florida combined.
Written by ntkp.substack.com

There is a surreal aura around the topic of AI and AI investment. Theoretically on the one hand you instinctively know AI has unlimited potential for great good; on the other hand you know AI has unlimited potential for great evil. And as we all know good or evil is in the eye of the beholder.
Written by PSI Editor
Written by Guy de la Bédoyère

The other day I published a retrospective article about how I and others contributing to this site could see from the start that lockdowns would be a public health, social and economic disaster.
Written by Mike Stone

In the third episode of the AntiViral series, I turn to the underlying flaws in logic that form the foundation of the entire field. Without sound reasoning to support it, virology is a house of cards waiting to collapse.
Written by Peter A McCullough MD MPH

The human foot is astonishingly complex — a small but intricate biomechanical masterpiece designed to bear weight, adapt to surfaces, and provide propulsion. Wearing shoes for centuries undoubtedly has had a harmful effect on foot health.
Written by Vince Fong

As California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled to Brazil touting his failed energy agenda in mid-November, the reality back home is unavoidable: because of his policies, Californians are paying some of the highest gas and electricity prices in the nation. [emphasis, links added]
Written by climatediscussionnexus.com

It was strange, even sad, to watch the remaining zealots gathered at COP30 try to convince themselves, and the world, that it was an exciting and productive event.
Written by Jarle Aarlstad

CDC data from 566 US counties, with a combined population of nearly 260 million, show that COVID-19 vaccination in 2023 was significantly linked to fewer live births.
Written by James Gallagher

The brain goes through five distinct phases in life, with key turning points at ages nine, 32, 66 and 83, scientists have revealed.
Written by www.dailymail.co.uk

An urgent safety alert has been issued at wind farms across Australia after asbestos was discovered in Chinese-made wind turbines.
Written by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D.

One in every 10 U.S adults who received the COVID-19 vaccine experienced “major” side effects, and over a third (36%) suffered “minor” side effects, according to a national survey conducted this month.
Written by Fiona Nimoni

Scientists believe they have recorded electrical activity in the Martian atmosphere for the first time, suggesting the planet is capable of lightning.