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Viewpoint: Is bagged salad a dangerous science experiment? Challenging an online misinformation campaign
14+ hour, 29+ min ago (401+ words) In the video, the woman says that bagged products such as spring mix and romaine lettuce undergo controversial treatments before reaching grocery shelves. She also suggested that these practices are banned in several other countries. However, according to food safety…...
Viewpoint: What’s the impact of the U.S. abandoning support for global health?
23+ hour, 40+ min ago (20+ words) orsening fiscal constraints and changing policy priorities have resulted in significant funding cuts to global health and development programs. While...
Viewpoint: RFK, Jr. is setting up a panel to compensate people who claim they were injured by a COVID vaccine–no proof needed
23+ hour, 32+ min ago (23+ words) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to make it easier for people to get compensated for injuries they claim came...
Can we trust Trump’s USDA to accurately report farm data? Beef export numbers suggest ‘no’.
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (332+ words) Reuter’s Tom Polansek reported that, “the U.S. Department of Agriculture dramatically lowered its reported beef export sales on Thursday, sparking fresh concerns about the quality of the agency’s data after staffing losses as part of the Trump administration’s reshaping…...
Viewpoint: Trump appoints climate change hoax promoter to head influential government policy project
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (23+ words) The Trump administration has appointed a critic of mainstream climate science to oversee the federal government’s flagship report on how climate change...
Wellness grifters overwhelm information channels in the developing world, and the problem is escalating
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (22+ words) A scroll through TikTok, Instagram or Facebook is enough to find supplements claiming to do almost everything. Lose weight. Reverse diabetes. Balance...
Growing animal muscle and fat cells inside rice grains and calling it beef: One of numerous genetically engineered products shaking up our ecosystem
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (23+ words) Perhaps the most audacious biotechnology breakthrough of recent years is cultured beef rice, a hybrid food that literally grows animal muscle and fat...
Facts & Fallacies Podcast: Europe's AC debacle underscores fatal flaw in green activism
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (204+ words) Pielke estimates that matching North American AC use could avert roughly 26,000 heat deaths in a particularly hot summer like 2022. Near-universal coverage could save some 35,000 lives annually. And the gains would concentrate among the elderly—over-65s comprise roughly 93% of deaths—making…...
Pete Hegseth’s bizarre Viagra commercial as Trump administration endorses ‘hormone replacement therapy’
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (20+ words) Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Department of Defense will offer testosterone deficiency screening for soldiers 30 and older. The US...
US court revives 550 lawsuits claiming Tylenol causes autism and ADHD. What does this ruling mean for science and the law?
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (765+ words) A federal appeals court today revived more than 500 lawsuits alleging that Tylenol maker Kenvue failed to warn consumers that taking the pain reliever during pregnancy could increase the risk of autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, Reuters reported....