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‘The single most notorious killer of humans’: What are the true origins of the 14th century Black Plague?
It’s rare that compelling clues converge to illuminate a longstanding medical mystery: the origin of the Black Death, a bubonic ...
Viewpoint: How can we dramatically increase agricultural yields sustainably and without using more land?
A 70% increase in global demand for food by 2050, set against urgent biodiversity and climate pressures, requires an unprecedented ...
GLP podcast: Medicinal psychedelics in California? ‘Lead-soaked tampons’ debunked; Why prescription drugs are so costly
California is considering a bill that would legalize psychedelics for medicinal use. Is this a science-based effort to improve health ...
When Greenpeace wins, we all lose: The cynical war on genetically engineered crops grinds on
"Their eyes tell their sad stories as ghostly white irises give way to vacant stares. We can look at them, ...
Viewpoint: Gene-editing roadblocks — Excessive regulations and a ‘guilty until proven innocent’ mindset hamper gene editing’s massive potential to address climate change
Jared Diamond (1997) observed that, "Any society goes through social movements or fads, in which economically useless things become valued ...
Losing weight can cause cancer? Here’s how epidemiologists’ studies can skew science to fit ideological viewpoints
As the century turned, the science community began to become critical of a once-honored field; epidemiology. If you are not ...
Breakthough Institute: Are cover crops the silver bullet to reduce agricultural carbon emissions as regenerative-farming enthusiasts claim? Time for a rethink
Cover cropping, the practice of planting secondary crops during the off-season to improve soil health, has roots stretching back to ...
As the EU’s regulatory stance on gene-edited crops slips back toward ‘precautionary inertia’, Europe’s over-precaution threatens global food security
Despite the much-hyped expectation that Europe was on course to follow other parts of the world in removing GMO-style regulatory ...
Why are people suffering from rising mental health issues? Our culture and environments might be changing too fast for evolution to keep up
Research is showing that many of our contemporary problems, such as the rising prevalence of mental health issues, are emerging from rapid technological ...
GLP podcast: Your brain on ‘magic mushrooms’; WEF v farming; Food ‘sensitivity’ tests are scams
People have been taking LSD recreationally for years, but it might turn out to be an effective treatment for depression ...
Environmental-Industrial Complex: How governments, advocacy groups, ‘progressive’ foundations and industry profit off of climate fears
Is history repeating itself? In 1961, US President Eisenhower gave an alarming farewell address, warning that the military-industrial (Congressional) complex ...
Neanderthals vs Homo sapiens: How social structures affected ancient species’ ability to survive
Why did humans take over the world while our closest relatives, the Neanderthals, became extinct? It’s possible we were just ...
Race and the Olympics: ‘Yes’, Blacks will sweep the running events, and ‘yes’, genetics is the reason (and Eurasian whites will dominate field events and weight lifting)
The Summer Olympics is rightly billed as an international celebration of global diversity. Athletes are competing and excelling from all ...
Viewpoint: Scared to Death — How chemophobia endangers public health — and what can be done to address this growing crisis
When I think about science and health disinformation, there are obvious trends. Of course, they exploit health anxiety, which causes ...
Men can’t do Zumba. Is it in their genes?
Zumba saved me during the pandemic. Prior to COVID, I took 3 or 4 of the ATP-burning classes a week ...
California mulls legalization of psilocybin, MDMA, and other psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD
Wade Trammell recalls the time he and his fellow firefighters responded to a highway crash in which a beer truck ...
Viewpoint: Captured by agroecology ideologues — The Conversation fans advocacy group propaganda challenging glyphosate safety
It is frustrating to read blatantly false science information online, but it’s a fact of our time. For years, we’ve ...
Viewpoint: How to best regulate chemicals? ‘Precautions employed to regulate tiny, sometimes nonexistent risks can cause real harm’
For virtually everything in life, we face decisions about whether we should “sweat the small stuff.” No doubt, most may ...
GLP podcast: Debunking opioid myths; Decaf coffee boosts cancer risk? No. Local food might not be better for the planet
Most of what you know about the opioid epidemic is probably wrong. One expert shares the facts about pain pills ...
Concerned you may have a food allergy? Don’t waste your money on ‘sensitivity tests’
Food “sensitivity” tests are sold direct-to-consumer and marketed as an easy and convenient way to detect an individual’s reactions to ...
Meet the beetles: Mealworms could be a food of the future
I have a special fondness for the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor ...
Smaller than microplastics? Nanoplastics are too small to see yet may seriously impact our environment and health
It’s become common to read that microplastics – little bits of plastic, smaller than a pencil eraser – are turning ...
Analysis: Misguided activist attacks on Africa’s push to increase the use of synthetic fertilizer — ‘Maintaining low agricultural yields won’t accomplish the climate and environmental goals rich Westerners purport to support’
One of the many impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine was a spike in global food prices. Although food prices ...
GLP podcast: Lead in Lunchables? Dismantling Consumer Reports’ latest chemical scare
"Should You Pack Lunchables for Your Kid’s School Lunch?" Consumer Reports asked rhetorically in a recent headline. "CR's tests found ...
Viewpoint: England’s Precision Breeding Act ‘remains an empty shell and serves no functional purpose’ — Will politics scuttle crop gene editing future?
In March 2023, after 10 months of scrutiny and debate, both Houses of Parliament confirmed their mandate to remove precision ...
Book Review of Paul Offit’s ’Tell Me When It’s Over’: FDA COVID vaccine advisor’s roadmap for a post-pandemic world
COVID-19 has resulted in more than 111 million cases in the United States, which caused about 1.2 million deaths, a ...
Viewpoint: Few topics in science, health and food elicit more fear and misconceptions than the phrase GMO, most of it based on intentional disinformation
Few topics in science, health and food elicit more fear and misconceptions than the phrase GMO, and most of it ...
