• End of disastrous 2019, start of unpredictable 2020

    End of disastrous 2019, start of unpredictable 2020

    Jan 01, 2020 10:52

    Wednesday marks the start of the year 2020 of the Christian Gregorian calendar that was ushered in at midnight in the West and in societies influenced by western culture.

  • Climate crisis threatens a third of plant species, endangering food supply

    Climate crisis threatens a third of plant species, endangering food supply

    Dec 26, 2019 05:01

    "Botanists have made a new census of terrestrial plants — only to find that with nearly 40% of them rare, or extremely rare, this may put food at risk", says Tim Radford, environmental activist in an article published in the Truthout website under the heading: “Climate crisis threatens a third of plant species, endangering food supply.”

  • 5G won’t give you cancer, but it is messing up weather reports

    5G won’t give you cancer, but it is messing up weather reports

    Dec 26, 2019 04:54

    Both 5G and weather monitoring rely on the electromagnetic spectrum to work. If 5G encroaches into the space the weather satellites need to work then it creates an interference that blinds weather monitoring systems.

  • Plastics chemicals are disrupting our hormones, and the FDA is dragging its feet (2)

    Plastics chemicals are disrupting our hormones, and the FDA is dragging its feet (2)

    Dec 23, 2019 12:57

    "It is clear that the FDA is not using modern science in protecting the public from potentially toxic chemicals. It is also clear that BPA and other endocrine disruptors threaten to disrupt the status quo of toxic chemical regulation", says Lynne Peeples, environmental health reporter from Seattle.

  • Low income and work stress contribute to link between education, heart disease, stroke

    Low income and work stress contribute to link between education, heart disease, stroke

    Dec 22, 2019 07:00

    Among healthy individuals, those with a low educational level have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than those with a high educational level.

  • Forget about water at your peril

    Forget about water at your peril

    Dec 21, 2019 12:34

    Even by climate change's destructive standards, water is in an increasingly grim bind. Droughts and monster floods are having devastating effects on the human civilisation, as the situations in much of Africa, Australia, and China attest.

  • Macron vows more Africa troops with eye on Russia, China

    Macron vows more Africa troops with eye on Russia, China

    Dec 21, 2019 11:50

    French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to provide “new force” to purportedly fight terrorists in Africa, as he paid a visit to Ivory Coast.

  • Would you trust AI with your mental health?

    Would you trust AI with your mental health?

    Dec 19, 2019 05:43

    Digital mental health has the potential to provide access to those people who are afraid to seek care because of perceived stigma. For many people, the idea of going along to a therapist for psychological care is embarrassing and they are worried about what other people think, so instant access on the phone or via the Internet can be a good way to circumvent this barrier.

  • Birds getting smaller, scientists see echo of climate change

    Birds getting smaller, scientists see echo of climate change

    Dec 13, 2019 05:41

    Some research has already shown birds as a group are at risk. A separate study published in September in the journal Science found that human activities and ecological changes are already having a devastating impact on bird populations.

  • The climate emergency has already begun as earth systems collapse

    The climate emergency has already begun as earth systems collapse

    Dec 09, 2019 11:56

    More than 11,000 scientists across 153 countries are shouting out a new climate change warning. The delay for action has been too long. Addressing our rapidly degrading and already overly dangerous climate is now officially an emergency.