This image displays how infectious various diseases are: putting Ebola in the context of HIV, Hepatitis C, Mumps, and Measles using their “R0” score, which refers to the basic reproduction number of each contagion. This represents the average number of people who an infected individuals
A recent meta-analysis conducted by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund), the Zoological Society of London, and several key contributions from researchers from Standford and Cambridge universities, has found that Earth’s ecological well-being is vastly more endangered than previously accepted. When looking at representative populations
In a landmark settlement, which Navajo president Ben Shelly describes as “fair and just,” the United States government has been ordered to pay reparation amounting to $554 million for mismanaging Navajo lands. The Navajo nation is the largest indian (native american; indigenous) tribe in the
I assume that I am not alone in noticing that there are an ever-decreasing number of sources who take the time to create original content, and which take responsible and informed positions on important topics. The “bastions” of what we consider real journalism, like
This infographic does a good job at summing up the facts and figures, correctly identifying the fact that the death penalty is not very effective as a deterrent. Although the death penalty offers a permanent solution to persistent patterns of anti-social behavior, it would
Why does sexual abuse continue to happen so often in our society, so much that approximately 1/5 to 1/4 of all women experience rape or attempted rape? Well, that statistic might be a tiny bit misleading, so let’s break down what the CDC has
What children see: that take to be representative of reality. That is really just a more complicated way of saying that children expect, apply, and anticipate what they see far more than what they hear. Good parents do more than just explain what is
“Magic mushrooms” are simply mushrooms which contain the active ingredient psilocybin. The “magic” is its interaction with the receptors in your brain, and like other hallucinogens, it distances your experience of the moment from your preconceived notions of reality. When used therapeutically, hallucinogens can
The classic theory about how volcanic eruptions occur has been essentially disproven. The dominant theory of the last quarter century asserts that “mantle plumes,” driven by the heat of the molten core, shoot up into the world and create new volcanic eruptions. A joint research
A 10 year Italian police investigation, involving wiretapping and the surveillance of approximately 40 people, apparently uncovered the illegal conspiracy to profit off avian flu outbreaks and undocumented trading of virus/vaccine. Among other researchers, Ilaria Capua apparently collaborated with executives at an Italian animal vaccine company, Merial,
