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Environmentalists, What Are You Asking From Dedmoroz Lenin For Earth Day This Year?

Tomorrow is Earth Day. It is also Lenin's birthday. That's not coincidence. The leader of...

How Ancel Keys Went From MAHA Hero To MAHA Villain

If a lot of the food and health claims you read and hear today seem like things left over from...

Are Baseball Pitchers Faster Today?

On September 7, 1974, pitching for the California Angels, Nolan Ryan, known for his velocity, became...

Ground-Nesting Bee Populations Don't Get Publicity But They're Everywhere

Honeybees get attention in environmental fundraising campaigns because people don't understand...

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Organic At Your Own Risk: Whole Foods Almonds Contain Hydrogen Cyanide

Organic At Your Own Risk: Whole Foods Almonds Contain Hydrogen Cyanide

Nov 11 2014 | comment(s)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning Whole Foods customers not to consume a line of organic raw almonds due to elevated levels of hydrogen cyanide (prussic acid/formonitrile - chemical formula HCN). Hydrogen cyanide is a natural toxic chemical that interferes with oxygen in our organs so it can quickly be fatal, but even in smaller exposure can be damaging to the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system and the pulmonary system.
No Greater Insult: E.O. Wilson Dismisses Richard Dawkins As 'A Journalist'

No Greater Insult: E.O. Wilson Dismisses Richard Dawkins As 'A Journalist'

Nov 11 2014 | comment(s)

In the first decade of the the new millennium, there was a lot of hand-wringing about the cutting of science journalism jobs at mainstream news outlets. The groundswell of support was...okay, it was nonexistent, really just limited to science journalists. No one else cared.
Baseball Offseason Debate: Who Is The Best Left-Handed Player?

Baseball Offseason Debate: Who Is The Best Left-Handed Player?

Nov 10 2014 | comment(s)

Though the World Series is over, baseball never really ends in the modern era. There are MVP announcements, free agency and then the winter meetings. Before we know it, it will be February and pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training in Florida and Arizona.
Villagers, Pitchforks And The Profane Nature Of Science

Villagers, Pitchforks And The Profane Nature Of Science

Nov 04 2014 | comment(s)

In 1752 in the British city of Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin did something that horrified the superstitious people of the day - he captured a lightning storm in a jar with nothing but a piece of string controlled by some dry silk.
Is Truthy Truthful Or Truthiness?

Is Truthy Truthful Or Truthiness?

Nov 03 2014 | comment(s)

Imagine a site where the lead developer supported the Discovery Institute, the Tea Party, the Mitt Romney campaign, Greenpeace, Joe Mercola, Just Label It, and various other political activist and anti-science groups.

Would you believe it was really neutral about science?

Perhaps. It depends on how many other people are involved in the project, but it would certainly bring a higher level of scrutiny.