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Eduard Pernkopf: The Nazi book of anatomy still used by surgeons

Written by Keiligh Baker

An image from the atlas showing a man's cheek partially dissectedImage copyright ERICH LEPIER
Image caption An illustration from the atlas shows a man’s partially dissected cheek

When nerve surgeon Dr Susan Mackinnon needed help to finish an operation, she reached, as she often does, for a mid-20th Century book of anatomy.

Thanks to the complex hand-drawn illustrations – showing the human body peeled back layer by layer – Dr Mackinnon, from Washington University in St Louis, was able to complete the procedure.

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Earth’s Last Magnetic-Pole Flip Took Much Longer Than We Thought

Written by Passant Rabie

Earth's north and south magnetic poles flip-flop over long timescales. New research into volcanic rocks may explain how it happens.

Earth’s north and south magnetic poles flip-flop over long timescales. New research into volcanic rocks may explain how it happens. (Image: © Shutterstock)

The last reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles happened long before humans could record it, but research on the flow of ancient lava has helped scientists estimate the duration of this strange phenomenon.

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Slow Hurricane Season Thwarts Alarmists

Written by Pierre Gosselin

Hurricane Florence: Auto, Packaged Food Supply Chains at ...

Recently NTZ published a post on a study which examined Vietnam tropical cyclone activity.

The study found that for Vietnam “none of the meteorological trends such as frequency, central pressure, wind speed, or storm intensity show any significant increase or decrease over the last four decades.”

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The Greatest Scientific Fraud Of All Time — Part XXIV

Written by Francis Menton

earth burning up

The Greatest Scientific Fraud Of All Time is the fraud committed by the keepers of official world temperature records.

They have intentionally adjust earlier-year temperature records downwards to support assertions that dangerous human-caused global warming is occurring and that the most recent year or month is the “hottest ever.”

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US Farmland 48x More Toxic To Insects Than 25 Years Ago

Written by Tyler Durden

Woods Walks and Wildlife: March 2012

new study shows how “insect apocalypse” is unfolding across America’s farmland since neonicotinoid pesticides were introduced several decades ago.

Researchers found that farmland across the country is 48 times more toxic to insect life than 25 years ago, and neonicotinoid pesticides account for a large majority of the increase in toxicity.

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Neanderthals got ‘surfer’s ear’ too, study says

Written by Ashley Strickland

The La Chapelle-aux-Saints Neanderthal skull shows signs of external auditory exostoses, known as "surfer's ear" growths, in the left canal.When humans are habitually exposed to cold water and air, “surfer’s ear” can be one of the consequences — and apparently, the same was true of Neanderthals. But it’s less likely that they experienced bony growths in their ear canals due to surfing.

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The 5G Roll Out: Military Weapons and Mass Control

Written by John O'Sullivan

Revolution in the key of 5G - Fifth-gen wireless tech will ...

Your humble kitchen microwave oven has more in common with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) than you might think. Your new 5G smart phone will be no different.

Of course, you won’t make any sinister connections if you’ve already been seduced by government and big corporation propaganda about the ‘benefits’ of the new 5G telecommunications roll out.

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