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Anti-science Views Regarding COVID-19 and Climate Change Are Associated With Trumpism
Throughout the world, people are becoming less and less trusting of science. This is especially true in the US, where partisanship, politicization, and conspiracy theories have taken over how the public views some scientific subjects, most notably COVID-19 and climate change. Support for former President Donald Trump is a significant factor that can predict whether someone will disagree with the scientific consensus on these issues, according to a recent study.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Humans
Reasons Why English Is Not the US's Official Language
English is not the official language of the United States, despite popular perception. It is, in reality, one of the unique nations on Earth that does not recognize any official language. We need to go back to the US's founding and the lofty goals of the Founding Fathers to comprehend why.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Humans
A geological mystery "staring" into space is the Sahara's eye.
The Eye of the Sahara appears to be a massive impact crater perched in the heart of Mauritania's Sahara Desert when viewed from above. This crater-like anomaly, which is composed of a sequence of uniform ripples and spans 50 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter, is in reality completely terrestrial.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Earth
This camera is going to take pictures of the Arizona desert for a millennium.
In what ways will the globe evolve in the ensuing millennia? None of us will live to find out the answer to that question unless you just so happen to have the keys to immortality or time travel. However, an experimental philosopher in Tuscon, Arizona, has developed to record it all.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Futurism
Disease X: What Is It? How Researchers Are Geared Up for The Next Epidemic
That seems like something that Elon Musk created: "Disease X." The phrase was actually first used many years ago to encourage researchers to focus on developing medicinal defences against novel coronaviruses, such as the virus that causes Covid-19, rather than merely well-known ones, such the Ebola virus. The goal was to promote the creation of platform technologies—such as medication therapies, vaccinations, and diagnostic tests—that could be quickly adjusted and implemented in the event of a variety of future outbreaks that have the potential to become epidemics or pandemics.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Feast
Why Did Psychedelic Mushrooms Emerge 67 Million Years Ago?
According to recent study, magic mushrooms have been there since before dinosaurs went extinct. However, it is still unclear why exactly fungi evolved the capacity to manufacture hallucinogenic substances. The study's authors traced the evolution of the genes that produce the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin and discovered that the enzymes needed to produce the molecule were first evolved by the mushroom species Psilocybe approximately 70 million years ago.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Futurism
How the two senior military officers in Sudan betrayed each other
The terrible military dictatorship of President Omar Bashir endured for decades until the people rebelled. They desired democracy to exist in their nation. A few months later, these two men offered the demonstrators the future they had desired after aiding in the overthrow of Bashir in a coup.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Criminal
The Cause of the Universe's "Odd Radio Circles" May Finally Be Known.
Large-scale gas fluxes from galaxies that are producing stars at an astounding rate are what give rise to the so-called Odd Radio Circles (ORCs). Astronomers have determined that massive winds are being produced by supernovae in those galaxies, resulting in the ORCs. Had it not been for the astounding magnitude of this phenomenon, which made the hypothesis seem improbable at first, it may have been the explanation all along.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Futurism
Fatty Liver Disease May Be Treated With A Novel Mechanism
The development of metabolic illnesses, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, is one of the dangers associated with aging and obesity. It is extremely difficult to understand the complexities of this process and how to halt it, but scientists think they may have discovered the solutions in a protein known as ZAK-alpha.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Lifehack
Research Indicates That An Obscure Psychoactive Drug Is Exceptionally Effective in Treating PTSD in Military Veterans
The benefits of psychoactive drugs have been gradually shifting over the years from "hippie nonsense" to "science-backed research." It appears that tripping balls can be a fairly successful treatment for certain mental illnesses, particularly those resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a recent study from Stanford University. These illnesses range from magic mushrooms to psychedelic toad milk.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Potent
The Answer To Dark Matter Mystery Could Be A Sun From A Black Hole
It's been stated that anything can happen in an infinite cosmos. Although our world may not be limitless, there are undoubtedly strange things happening in the universe. It turns out that a black hole located directly in the center of a star doesn't even rank very highly in terms of unbelievable.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Futurism
Stunning Images of Jupiter's Moon Io Are Provided by the Closest Flyby in 20 Years
There are no other worlds like Io, at least not in our solar system. Every 400 minutes, 400 active volcanoes erupt, turning it inside out. Beautiful photos of this Jupiterian moon captured by the Juno spacecraft during its maiden flyby are now available. Professional and amateur image processors are already bringing out subtleties that may have been overlooked in the original photos.
By Francis Dami2 years ago in Futurism
