By Miguel Altieri, University of California, Berkeley During the partial federal shutdown in December 2018 and January 2019, news reports showed furloughed government workers standing in line for donated meals. These images were reminders that for an estimated one out of eight Americans, food insecurity…
By Michael Snyder Our health insurance system is theoretically supposed to prevent Americans from going bankrupt when they are hit by huge medical bills. But in case after case, that is simply not happening. Even though more Americans are “covered by health insurance” than ever…
By Amanda Froelich In early 2018, a black leopard was caught on camera in Kenya by biologist Nick Pilfold. Though the big cat’s existence was merely a rumor at the time, Pilfold and his team deployed a set of camera traps throughout the bushland of…
By Jon Queally A new peer-reviewed study shows that eating a completely organic diet—even for just one week—can dramatically reduce the presence of pesticide levels in people, a finding that was characterized as “groundbreaking” by critics of an industrial food system that relies heavily on synthetic toxins…
By Matt Agorist To those who may be unaware, the global beef industry is seething with corruption and corporatism at every level. From killing off endangered species in the US to protect cattle, to killing off journalists and activists in South America, big beef is a…
By Michael Snyder Scientists are telling us that we have entered “the sixth major extinction” in the history of our planet. A brand new survey of 73 scientific reports that was just released has come to the conclusion that the total number of insects on…
By Alex Pietrowski Along with the opioid epidemic, we are in the midst of a benzodiazepine epidemic. This class of prescription drugs, which includes the extremely popular drug Xanax, is primarily prescribed for anxiety, but is exceptionally prone to abuse, addiction, and were involved in…
By Elias Marat Researchers at Mexico’s National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) are celebrating a major scientific achievement: a new treatment that they claim can completely cure the human papillomavirus (HPV), helping to curb a leading cause of deadly cancer among women. Led by scientist Eva Ramon…
By John Vibes Two Tennessee legislators are proposing a new policy that would put combination locks on pill bottles. The lawmakers say that pill bottles containing opioids are too easy to open, thus making them easier to steal. It is likely, however, that opiate pills…
By Mac Slavo In a not-so-surprising announcement, a French team has discovered during a study that ultra-processed foods accelerate your risk of mortality. According to the new research, humans face a 14% higher risk of early death with each 10% increase in the amount of…
By Truthstream Media Rant incoming… Without lifelong treatments, vaccines and the whole range of Big Pharma offerings, where’s the profit? What’s the point in helping people if a real cure is the goal? Did you know that a scientist claims to have a cure for…
By Daisy Luther While we would love to be able to trust the liquid flowing from our faucets, anyone who pays even half-hearted attention to the news knows that we can no longer expect safety in our drinking water unless we confirm it ourselves. The…
By Emma Fiala Have you ever wondered how or why animals in zoos stay put? Perhaps you’ve looked at the various enclosures and imagined ways that the animals could escape. If so, you’re not alone. It appears that a group of chimpanzees at a zoo…
If you’re concerned about the environment, you might start questioning the environmental friendliness of all your purchasing decisions. The nature of your products matters—for example, buying lots of disposable plastic goods results in more waste—but you also have to consider the methods used to procure,…
By Jason Erickson It took them 60+ years, but the World Health Organization seems to finally be buckling under the weight of evidence that shows the range of benefits to global health offered by cannabis products. The organization appears to be ready to take a…
By Neenah Payne Royal Raymond Rife (1888 – 1971), a microbiologist, inventor, and engineer, developed an optical microscope with new magnifications and resolutions. His Universal Microscope was the world’s most powerful microscope because it had a resolution of 30,000 diameters compared to today’s state-of-the-art microscopes…
By Kai Weiss and Simon Sarevski IKEA recently announced a new program to rent out furniture. While the program will at first only be available in Switzerland and only for smaller objects like desks and chairs, the company plans to expand the project to other…
By Elias Marat Illinois residents will now be able to seek out medical marijuana as an alternative to opioid painkillers through a new program allowing patients with prescriptions for opioids to instead opt for temporary access to the plant. The Opioid Alternative Pilot Program was…
By Alex Pietrowski The dairy industry is big business, and globally is ‘expected to generate revenues worth USD 442.32 billion in 2019,’ while the U.S. dairy industry spends up to a billion dollars a year in advertising. With so much money on the line and the continual push…
By Elias Marat A breakthrough in medical science could soon change the lives of millions of people who rely on life-saving implantable devices like pacemakers, while also paving the way for tiny, self-charging implants that could revolutionize how technology can transform the human body. Researchers…
