Before historic times there were prehistoric times and before prehistoric times there were erratic boulders.  Based on known history it can be generally considered that the intellectual activity we now commonly call science was begun little more than four centuries ago.  And based upon known history we have to accept that erratic boulders were discovered (recognized) less than two centuries ago.

There have been a number of powerful earthquakes since the volcano started erupting.   In Pahoa, the nearest village to Kilauea, some schools remained closed after the area was hit by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on Friday, the biggest since 1975.

Europe is moving closer to mandatory vaccination. The drive is spearheaded by a collaboration between the European Union (EU) and Big Pharma companies. Many citizens of EU member countries aren’t even aware of what is happening. Key high-level meetings are being held in secret.

Dear Reader, Did you see our post on ‘Tim Ball’s Huge Courtroom Win, Now Targets Michael Mann?’

Thanks to the support of our many friends who responded to our donor appeal we are proud to say our co-founder Dr Ball won the first of his important lawsuits against climate fraud. Our next target is another big courtroom win over Michael ‘hockey stick’ Mann.

It’s nice to think we’re part of something bigger. And we are, really—in a cosmic, evolutionary sense.

A team of researchers from the United States and New Zealand took a look at how likely species were to go extinct and how likely new species were to appear during a 60-million-year period, long before humans evolved. Upon analyzing fossil data, it seemed to them as if astronomical cycles led to climactic effects that ultimately aligned with new species of plankton appearing and going extinct on Earth.

Europe is facing power generation capacity shortages and may even risk blackouts without additional use of natural gas, one of the continent’s biggest producers of the fuel said. —Bloomberg, 16 May 2018

Media in typhoon-prone Japan ignore new important findings suggesting hurricanes and typhoon intensification speed depends mostly on natural oceanic cycles, and not related to atmospheric CO2.

The greatest imaginary menace in the history of mankind just got a whole heap more imaginary and menacing.

According to New Scientist:

The phrase “worse than we thought” is a cliché when it comes to climate change. There are lots of studies suggesting we’re in for more warming and worse consequences than thought, and few saying it won’t be as bad. But guess what: it’s worse than we thought.

A steep rise in mental illness diagnoses among children may be covering up vaccine side effects, say independent researchers.

Recently, a BBC news story raised concern about the rapid rise of reported mental health problems among children (May 14, 2018) with ‘Sharp rise under-11s referred for mental health help.’ The story ran:

SPOTLIGHT: A can of soup isn’t as innocent as it might seem.

BIG PICTURE: According to the low-fat dietary advice we’ve all received, tinned tomato soup is positively virtuous. The nutritional labeling on the three brands stocked by my local grocer reveal that even if I consume an entire can on a blustery winter’s day, my fat intake will be less than 4 grams. Hardly worth mentioning.

Everyone knows (or ought to): Everything is getting better all the time. That’s certainly true in spring or early summer, when nature re-awakens after a long and cold winter but, just perhaps, not all the time.

New study finds that elevated CO2 mitigates the effects of extreme drought on multiple grassland functions.

Most CO2 enrichment studies typically examine the individual impacts of rising atmospheric CO2 on plant growth. Few are the studies that examine the interactive effects of CO2 with other growth-impacting variables, such as temperature, moisture or light.