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07/31/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Dead bat market: Southeast Asian bats are being killed by the thousands to feed a growing American market for the oddity
In Southeast Asia, bats are being slaughtered by the thousands. But rather than being culled solely to protect fruit crops, the deaths of these animals are fueled by the demands of dead bat enthusiasts in the United States. Website such as eBay, Etsy, and Instagram are becoming marketplaces for people to sell and buy dead […]
06/04/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists discover a soil bacteria that commits “ecological suicide”
A joint team of American and German researchers recently discovered self-destructive behavior by soil bacteria that should serve as a cautionary tale for us humans. A Cosmos Magazine article stated that excessively large populations of these microbes often commit “ecological suicide,” where they accidentally wipe themselves out by polluting their surroundings. In their study, the […]
03/16/2018
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By David Williams
Study shows that a loss of biodiversity can put an entire ecosystem at risk of extinction
Between the natural order of things and the way that humans have seemingly taken over much of nature, lots of different animal species have already gone extinct. Why exactly this has happened isn’t entirely up to humans, but perhaps more could be done about what happens after an animal species does go extinct. Researchers from […]
12/06/2017
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By Rita Winters
Anthrax may wipe out chimpanzees; it is a widespread and persistent cause of death for rainforest mammals
Anthrax is an infection in animals seen in the skin, lungs, and intestines. It is caused by the bacteria called Bacillus anthracis, and it can affect humans. While anthrax is more commonly reported in arid climates, recent studies show that tropical rainforest outbreaks may have severe consequences for local wildlife. Data and samples collected over […]
11/25/2017
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By JD Heyes
New study links air pollution to lower sperm counts, part of 40-year trend that may cause humans to become extinct
A new study by Chinese academics has found a link between higher levels of air pollution and lowered sperm counts, a finding that only adds to concerns about eventual human extinction. The study by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that high levels of air pollution were also associated with poor sperm […]
08/20/2017
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By Mike Adams
MASS EXTINCTION event now under way that will decimate the global human population, scientists claim
A hotly-debated study led by Professor Gerardo Ceballos at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico warns that the human population explosion is leading to the widespread contamination and destruction of the planet, ultimately collapsing life support systems upon which human civilization depends. As reported by The Times of Israel: Human overpopulation and over-consumption are leading […]
07/21/2017
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By Rhonda Johansson
Chemical pesticides, industrial pollution and ecological destruction causing sixth mass extinction on planet Earth
A peer-reviewed analysis published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences classified this age as one of “biological annihilation” — one that has prompted the planet’s sixth mass extinction event. Scientists behind the study threaten that should no policies be made to address this issue now, we may soon be facing catastrophic biodiversity changes. […]
05/24/2017
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By Ethan Huff
Bill Nye exposed as a genocidal anti-science lunatic who seems to want human civilization exterminated, reveals new science video
What’s truly amazing about all the hype surrounding man-made climate change and the supposed evils of carbon dioxide, which we’re all told is “warming” the planet, is that this popular viewpoint couldn’t be further from the truth. Elementary science has definitively proven that carbon dioxide is what our planet needs to thrive, yet anti-science propagandists […]
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