Research

‘Gentleman’s agreement’: Despite mining ban, Russia scours Antarctica for massive fossil fuel deposits

Russian seismic survey ship

by Tiara Walters, Daily MaverickMay 17, 2022 Supergiant oilfields are simmering below the Southern Ocean, the warming waters at the bottom of the Earth that wrap around the melting, icy Antarctic, a litany of Kremlin sources suggest. Despite the 1998 Antarctic mining ban — ratified by Russia and 28 other …

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Disease-spreading Mosquitoes Sterilized by Australian Scientists

Disease spreading mosquitoes

A scientific trial aiming to eradicate deadly disease-spreading mosquitoes has successfully reduced their numbers by 80 percent, according to a news release issued by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), an independent Australian federal government agency responsible for scientific research. Heralded as a landmark trial, it involved an international …

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Anyone Can Publish Fake Medical Research for $500

fake medical research

Harvard University surgeon, Dr Mark G. Shrime, MD MPH FACS, has proved that anybody can publish fake medical research for a fee of about $500. While they won’t get it used in respectable medicals journals accredited by PubMed, there are many legitimate looking publications online that will publish anything supposedly …

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The Validity of CFS Research Findings Under Fire

CFS research

The question is, are CFS researchers manipulating results with selective reporting of their findings? By PENNY SWIFT The latest research report based on the widely criticized 2011 PACE Trial Study that recommends exercise for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients, is thwart with issues that compromise its credibility, according to a …

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