Deep fat fryers may help form cooling clouds

Written by Matt McGrath

Media caption: The University of Reading say molecules from burning fat could counteract global warming.

Fatty acids released into the air from cooking may contribute to the formation of clouds that cool the climate, say scientists.

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Scientific Proof Is A Myth

Written by Ethan Siegel

NASA, ESA, and Johan Richard (Caltech, USA); Acknowledgements: Davide de Martin & James Long (ESA/Hubble)

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Science Needs a New Paradigm

Written by Robert Arvay

Science and politics used to be very separate institutions. Where they did overlap, science was nonpartisan. The role of scientists was to provide objective evidence — and dispassionate, nonpolitical interpretations of that evidence. Indeed, one rarely if ever could detect the political leanings of any particular scientist. Also, science and religion used to get along, at least for the most part.

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Plague reached Europe by Stone Age

Written by Paul Rincon

Plague-positive skeletonImage copyright: STADTARCHÄOLOGIE AUSGBURG
Image caption: Plague may already have been capable of causing epidemics in the Stone Age

Plague was present in Europe during the late Stone Age, according to a study of ancient remains. Writing in Current Biology journal, researchers suggest the deadly bacterium entered Europe with a mass migration of people from further east.

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