By John Vibes According to a study published in Nature, 15.3 billion trees are chopped down every year, and roughly 46% of the world’s trees have been cleared over the past 12,000 years. For most manufacturing, wood is not even necessary anymore, but unfortunately, humans have been slow to develop […]
By John Vibes Hospitals across the country are hiring more people than ever to cuddle newborn babies. Sadly, this spike in demand has been attributed to the growing opiate crisis, because more mothers than ever are going into labor while addicted to opiates. It is essential for newborn babies to […]
By John Vibes The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the approval of a ketamine-based nasal spray for treating depression. Ketamine is a strong sedative and dissociative that has been used in the veterinary and medical fields since the 1960s, but it has also been known as a […]
By John Vibes The UK’s annual Glastonbury Festival draws over 135,000 people each year. As with many events of that size, garbage left behind after everyone goes home has become a serious concern. In previous years, Glastonbury has attempted to encourage a “leave no trace” ethos, hoping that attendees would […]
By John Vibes Three buckets of radioactive uranium ore were stored at the Grand Canyon Museum Collection Building for nearly 20 years, potentially exposing millions of tourists to harmful radiation. Federal officials reportedly learned of the uranium ore last year and have since removed the buckets from the site. However, […]
By John Vibes A federal judge recently approved a $1 billion lawsuit against Johns Hopkins University, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY.N) and the Rockefeller Foundation. The lawsuit is seeking restitution for victims who were intentionally infected with syphilis during government experiments in Guatemala during the 1940s. Hundreds of Guatemalans were reportedly […]
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 are sold voluntarily far more […]
By John Vibes In the search for more sustainable building materials, scientists have discovered a way to transform human waste into bricks that can be used for building. However, human feces only accounts for 25% of the material in the bricks, the remaining 75% is made out of traditional clay. […]
By John Vibes As previously reported by The Mind Unleashed, activists in Denver have been making an unprecedented push for the decriminalization of psychedelic mushrooms. Activists proposed a legal measure that would do away with felony charges for people caught in possession of mushrooms; and over the past year they […]
By John Vibes The food giant Kellogg recently announced that they will be stopping the use of animal testing for their products, and officially changing their policy on the matter. The company has used animals for testing purposes for the past 65 years to establish questionable human health claims for […]