By Connor D. Wolf An international team of 60 scientists announced Thursday they have found the fossilized remains of a previously undiscovered species of human ancestors in South Africa.The early human ancestral species was discovered in an underground chamber. The scientists were tipped off by spelunkers two years prior who saw the remains through a…
By Guy Bentley There is no link between the surge in teens taking up e-cigarettes and then transferring to regular tobacco, according to the anti-smoking group Action on Smoking and Health. Published in the journal Public Health and conducted with polling company YouGov, the research showed teens are experimenting more with e-cigarettes. In 2013, four percent…
By Michael Bastasch Satellite data shows a relatively cool summer in 2013 caused a boom in sea ice volume for the next two autumns. The short-lived growth in sea ice volume suggests the Arctic is much more resilient to global warming than scientists had anticipated, according to a new study. “The sharp increase in sea ice…
By Guy Bentley Inhaling vapor from E-cigarettes is as safe as breathing air, according to a new paper that compared two E-cigarettes with regular cigarettes and air. Research published in Toxicology in Vitro used a combination of tests to find out whether E-cigarette vapor is harmful to people’s airways. To model the possible harmful effect of E-cigarette vapor,…
Michael Bastasch After September of this year, the Earth will be entering its 22nd year without statistically significant warming trend, according to satellite-derived temperature data. Since September 1994, University of Alabama in Huntsville’s satellite temperature data has shown no statistically significant global warming trend. For 21 years there’s been no warming trend apparent in the…
By Michael Bastasch Senate Republicans soundly defeated an attempt by Democrats to get the federal government more involved in state’s common core standards by setting up a grant program to develop or improve “climate science” curricula in schools. Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey proposed the grant as an amendment to the “No Child Left Behind” reform bill…
By Michael Bastasch Organic farming is often sold as more environmentally friendly, but a new study out of Oregon found that large-scale organic farms are more greenhouse-gas intensive per acre than conventional farms. “My analysis finds that the rise of certified organic production in the United States is not correlated with declines in greenhouse gas emissions…
By: Lina Bryce New undercover footage reveals Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s Senior Director of Medical Services involved in selling aborted baby parts. The video that uploaded to YouTube on July 14, 2015 by The Center for Medical Progress is the first of its “Human Capital” series that is part of a 3-year-long investigative study of Planned Parenthood’s illegal…
By Michael Bastasch Is the world on the verge of another “Little Ice Age”? Scientists with the University of Northumbria say the world could plunge into another mini ice age within the next 15 years as solar activity declines. Prof. Valentina Zharkova presented a new solar model to those gathered at the National Astronomy Meeting…
Don’t want to be an American idiot. One nation controlled by the media. Information age of hysteria. It’s calling out to idiot America. -Green Day “American Idiot” A gluten free version of water, which is free of all genetically modified organisms, pesticides, hormones, and antibiotics, is now on sale. Why? Because some Americans (gotta be…