by Andrew Follett The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta probe finally landed on the comet it had been investigating for more than two years Friday. The probe descended onto the comet in a controlled impact as the comet is heading out beyond the orbit of Jupiter meaning there would be not enough power to operate the craft….
by Andrew Follett Several mysterious and unidentified radio sources in deep space cannot be explained despite months of observation by a team of Italian scientists, according to research published Wednesday. Researchers observed 21 bright radio sources, but were baffled because the sources weren’t emitting light in the optical or ultraviolet spectrum, meaning they probably weren’t emitted…
by Andrew Follett Scientists at Australia’s main medical research agency say that fluoride in drinking water is safe after analyzing 60 years of research and 3,000 scientific studies. Researchers found that fluoride in water has no adverse health effects at the levels used in Australia, and that the substance is not linked to low IQ, cancer, or cognitive problems. The only result was reduction of the…
by Josh Guckert On Thursday afternoon, “Gary Johnson” began trending on Twitter. This appears to have stemmed from an article from Mother Jones. The piece by Jeremy Schulman entitled “Gary Johnson Wants to Ignore Climate Change Because the Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day” and subtitled with “Attention, millennials…” seems only the latest attempt by…
by Chris White France passed a law to outright ban the use of all plastic cutlery in an effort to fight man-made global warming, the Associated Press reported Saturday. The law, which goes into effect in 2020, mandates that all disposable utensils and dishes must be made of biological, rather than petroleum-based, material. It is part of…
Colorado Professors Discourage Dissent on Climate Change by Josh Guckert In an online course at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, the professors indicated that they will not allow debate over the premise that man-made climate change is occurring. The class, called “Medical Humanities in the Digital Age,” is taught by three professors. The message said:…
Andrew Follett The potentially alien signal recently discovered by astronomers was actually caused by an old Soviet military satellite, Russia’s state-run news agency TASS confirmed Wednesday. “We, indeed, discovered an unusual signal,” Alexander Ipatov, Director of the Institute of Applied Astronomy at the Russian Academy of Sciences, told TASS. “However, an additional check showed that it was emanating…
Governor Johnson’s “Carbon Fee” Proposal Had Some Merit, After All by Brett Linley Nothing will burn through your libertarian street-cred faster than proposing taxes. In reality, it doesn’t matter what kind of tax it is. The tax’s purpose doesn’t really matter, either. All that matters, when rubber hits the road, is that you want more…
Gary Johnson Reverses on Right to Choose Vaccination by Aya Katz Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson recently reversed his stance on mandatory vaccination. Governor Johnson had previously held a staunchly pro-choice position, allowing each individual to choose for himself and each parent to choose on behalf of their child to vaccinate or not. Recently Johnson…
by Andrew Follett A new study published Tuesday examined the brains of 45 Brazilian babies whose mothers were infected with the Zika virus during their pregnancy and found incredible damage. Researchers scanned babies’ brains to determine how the virus affected them. They found that Zika does far more damage to the brain than previously believed, targeting the…