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Study: Climate Change Not Cause of African Conflict, Displacement

Written by Virginia Hale

Academics at University College London (UCL) have said there is little basis to justify terms like ‘climate refugee’ after finding that the majority of conflict in Africa and forced migration has been as a result of rapid population growth.

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Footprints prove humans hunted giant sloths during the Ice Age

Written by Dan Garisto

giant ground sloths, Megatherium

PREDATOR OR PREY?  Giant ground sloths like Megatherium, illustrated here, were elephant-sized herbivores that, with sharp claws and thick muscle, would have been difficult for prehistoric humans to hunt — though that doesn’t appear to have been a deterrent.

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Study: Processed Sugar Dumbing Down Kids

Written by Alex Pietrowski

In recent years we’ve learned a great deal about the dangers of sugars, even finding out that research was compromised in the 1970’s, misleading the world about its dangers. It is as addictive as cocaine, it is linked to diabetes and many doctors and scientists believe that it may be the leading cause of cancer worldwide.

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CO2 Sensitivity: Lukewarmers Edging Closer to Zero

Written by John O'Sullivan

Yet another peer-reviewed paper on CO2 climate sensitivity confirms a wider scientific shift towards zero. It follows a growing trend among international researchers in admitting carbon dioxide is NOT a climate driver. Over on WUWT (April 24, 2018) Anthony Watts gives his readers the scoop:

New paper by Nic Lewis and Judith Curry suggests future warming would be a third to nearly half of what the IPCC claims.”

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