Science & Health
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Catastrophic Diesel Fuel Spill in Siberia Prompts State of Emergency
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after an estimated 18,000 tonnes of diesel fuel poured out of a fuel tank and into a nearby river. The spill ” possibly the worst of its kind in the Arctic region ” is being attributed to melting permafrost, yet another sad impact of climate…
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Scientists Raise Concerns Over Data Used in Two Major Covid-19 Studies
Serious credibility questions are now surrounding two coronavirus studies recently published in scientific journals, including one that found little evidence for the drug hydroxychloroquine working as a potential treatment for covid-19. Critics have argued that the data used by the same team of researchers in both studies could have been falsified by the corporation that…
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Evidence of Ritualistic Cannabis Use Found in Ancient Jewish Temple
Archaeologists in Israel have detected traces of cannabis on a 2,700-year-old altar found in an ancient Jewish shrine. The finding suggests ancient Israelites used mind-altering substances during religious ceremonies, in what is an unprecedented discovery for the region.
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Dino-Killing Asteroid Spawned a Huge Magma Chamber That Lasted Millions of Years
When the dinosaur-snuffing asteroid hit Earth some 66 million years ago, it produced a subterranean pool of magma roughly nine times larger than the current caldera at Yellowstone National Park, according to new research.