The Verge Inside Verily’s plan to fight mosquitoes with 20 million more mosquitoesThe VergeToday, Verily — formerly Google Life Sciences — began releasing bacteria-infected male mosquitoes in Fresno, California. The release marks the launch of Debug Fresno, a field study that aims to rid the central California county of Aedes aegypti …Genetically engineered mosquitoes could … Read more
Los Angeles Times Female scientists at Salk Institute claim gender discrimination, ‘old boys club’Los Angeles TimesRenowned scientists Vicki Lundblad and Katherine Jones this week sued their employer, the Salk Institute, alleging that they and other women have suffered long-term gender discrimination at the La Jolla science center. Their lawsuits claim that the …Two female scientists … Read more
(Natural News) With the signs of economic collapse, political turmoil and social chaos becoming more apparent to almost everyone, many people are asking, “Should I leave my home country” and try to escape to some other nation? As someone who has lived in Taiwan and Ecuador — and traveled throughout much of the world —… … Read more
(Natural News) When the oil drilling rig, known as Deepwater Horizon, that was operating off the Gulf of Mexico around 40 miles from the Louisiana coast suddenly exploded and sank in April 2010, 11 people died and oil began to spill into the ocean a mile blow its surface. In just three months, the BP… … Read more
(Natural News) A court in El Salvador has recently sentenced a 19-year-old rape survivor to 30 years in prison after suffering a still birth due to pregnancy complications. The rape survivor, Evelyn Beatriz Hernandez Cruz, was charged with aggravated homicide under the country’s anti-abortion law. As per local reports, Hernandez Cruz was convicted on grounds of failing… … Read more
(Natural News) Human-induced pollution has greatly affected the Greenland ice sheet and the whole Arctic region over the last few decades. Back in the late 1950s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Camp Century, an army base located just below the surface of the ice sheet. The cavernous army base, big enough to accommodate up to… … Read more
(Natural News) Shocking information is coming to light about a Vatican police raid that took place last month that is connected to key advisers of the Pope. What officers found when they arrived on the scene was anything but holy. Suspicious neighbors complained to police about the irregular comings and goings at an apartment right… … Read more
(Natural News) Beginning July 12, 2017, the first robot lawyer in the world will be providing free legal counsel across the entire United States. The countrywide availability of the advice-dispensing chatbot follows hot on the heels of its success in Seattle, New York, and the United Kingdom, its country of origin. In those areas, it’s… … Read more
(Natural News) A secret tunnel may have been built under the Pyramid of the Moon, which is the second-largest pyramid in San Juan Teotihuacan in Mexico, after Pyramid of the Sun, archaeologists at the Teotihuacan ruins site said. Denisse Argote Espino, who heads a team of experts at the Directorate of Archaeological Studies of the… … Read more
(Natural News) On its website, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, says its “mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.” If that seems… … Read more