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A researcher has suggested that there is something which could have altered the Titanic’s navigational readings, bringing about a collision with an iceberg that killed almost 1,500 passengers. The Titanic could have hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic after being pushed off course by intense space weather, Mila Zinkova, […]
A new study purporting to show that the novel coronavirus was manufactured in a Chinese lab was published by a pair of nonprofit groups linked to Steve Bannon, the former top Trump strategist now facing felony fraud charges. The study, co-authored by a Chinese virologist who fled Hong Kong this […]
Did Sturgis Really Infect 250,000 People STAGGERING A new study finding the rally responsible for a quarter-million new COVID-19 cases was deemed “plausible” by a virologist and epidemiologist who spoke to The Daily Beast. New analysis on Covid spread triggered by Sturgis event and implicated in the current epidemic in […]
A recent study by researchers in Brazil found that people with antisocial traits like low levels of empathy and higher levels of callousness, deceitfulness and risk-taking are less likely to comply with COVID-19 prevention measures, such as mask-wearing and social distancing. The study, conducted by researchers at the State University […]
While both major US political parties spend billions of dollars bombarding the population with political ads, a new study from Yale University found that the commercials have little to no effect on voters. The new study found that regardless of the content or audience, TV political ads have little effect […]
The inner core powers the dynamic process that generates our planet’s magnetic field, which protects the Earth from many forms of harmful radiation and plays a crucial role in the planet’s ability to harbor life. Despite its importance, not much is known about its history or when it formed. A […]
The new research may reassure worried parents but also anger education unions who have raised concerns over all pupils returning to school. Only six British children have died of Covid-19 and all had ‘profound’ pre-existing health problems, new research has shown. The lead author of the study published in the […]
TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. It’s impossible to understand the Trump era, with its unparalleled polarization, without tracing Stephen Miller’s journey to the White House. That’s what my guest, Jean Guerrero, writes in her new book, “Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, And The White Nationalist […]
A fresh study by the Queen’s Nursing Institute, one of the oldest British social care charities, has cited a number of insiders sharing the nitty-gritty details of the nation’s battle with the coronavirus, as well as updated figures on the heavy toll it has had on the NHS. UK nursing […]
In addition to large plastic trash, researchers estimate that more than 21 million metric tons of tiny plastic debris are floating well below the Atlantic Ocean’s surface. Michael O’Neill/Science Source Scientists are trying to understand how much plastic humans are pumping into the ocean and how long it sticks around. […]
In 2017, scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa spotted a celestial object travelling at a breakneck speed. Later it became known that the mysterious object was the first-known interstellar object to pass through our Solar System, but the most important issue is scientists still don’t know the object’s […]
A new research report published last Thursday in the journal Current Biology suggests that syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, may have spread through Europe before Christopher Columbus ever set sail to the Americas in the late 15th century. The most popular hypothesis is that syphilis and other infections caused by […]
Health Editor’s Note: You might wonder why this article is important when the title mentions that this study mostly relates to mice. We all know that mice are used when research is done to find out how to help humans. When a person has severe COVID-19, he or she will […]
Major New Study Calls For A Ban On Facial Recognition In Schools August 10, 2020 Major New Study Calls For A Ban On Facial Recognition In Schools2020-08-102020-08-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/stop-facial-recognition-1-e1567646938181.jpg200px200px A new study from the University of Michigan on the use of facial recognition in schools is recommending that lawmakers and school administrators ban the […]
Study: Return To Work Not Affected By $600 Unemployment Boost By James Myall, Maine Center for Economic Policy. August 9, 2020 Study: Return To Work Not Affected By $600 Unemployment Boost2020-08-092020-08-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/businessopeining_gradient2-e1596983310777.jpg200px200px There’s no relationship between expanded Unemployment Compensation payments and individuals’ likelihood of returning to work, according to two recent studies. One, by researchers […]
The cerebellum, or “little brain” in Latin, is responsible for a variety of functions, including motor control, emotions, language, and cognitive abilities. This jack of all trades looks like a flat sheet that folds into many layers and sits under the cerebral cortex in the hindbrain. A new study conducted […]
Dr. Fauci recently used another reported study to debunk the use of hydroxychloroquine as a viable treatment to save the lives of individuals sick with the China coronavirus. But an expert’s review of the report shows that the study actually confirms that hydroxychloroquine saves lives not the opposite. Dr. Fauci […]
How The Harvard Covid-19 Study Became The Center Of A Partisan Uproar By Marianne Lavelle, Inside Climate News. July 28, 2020 How The Harvard Covid-19 Study Became The Center Of A Partisan Uproar2020-07-282020-07-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/12/los-angeles-air-pollution-e1545846019560.jpg200px200px Above photo: Air pollution over Los Angeles. Virus cases were surging, Trump’s EPA was reviewing air pollution […]
New research by travel website Asher & Lyric has found that the US is the second-worst wealthy nation in the world in which to raise a family during 2020. The travel site ranked 35 countries that are part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which is an […]
The US is one of the worst countries in the world to raise a family, while Britain also scores badly, according to new research. America was ranked 34 out of 35 in a comparison of the world’s biggest economies, scoring three ‘F’ grades for safety, cost of living and work-life […]
Over the last couple of years, Japanese authorities have been trying to solve the puzzle over so-called “ghost ships”, presumably of North Korean origin, that have turned up on the country’s coast. Some of them contained decomposed human remains, prompting local officers and media speculate about origin of these mysterious […]
Guest post by Lawrence Sellin Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party has desperately tried to convince the world that SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, was naturally transmitted from animals to humans. That is, SARS-CoV-2, over time, naturally mutated in animals until it attained structures […]
A new study published in the Nature Climate Change journal on Monday states that polar bears could face extinction if climate change continues to melt sea ice. The study found that polar bears in the Arctic may near extinction by the end of the century due to climate change-induced melting […]