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The Autism Epidemic Is a Myth Most new cases reflect mild or no significant impairment. Moderate and severe cases have declined.

The Autism Epidemic Is a Myth www.cato.org/commentary/a... via @CatoInstitute

Inside RFK Jr.’s push against the flu vaccine that he links to his voice condition Trump’s health secretary has halted federal flu vaccine promotions, citing personal beliefs about vaccine risks.

Inside RFK Jr.’s push against the flu vaccine that he links to his voice condition wapo.st/46jSng1

FDA Moderna mRNA review flip-flop: A sledgehammer to vaccine—and a gift to anti-vaccine activists he FDA’s sudden thaw with Moderna doesn’t put an mRNA flu shot on the doorstep of pharmacies; it pushes the decisive moment to August 5 — turning a

FDA Moderna mRNA review flip-flop: A sledgehammer to vaccine—and a gift to anti-vaccine activists geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/19/f...

China’s worst year in Latin America is just getting started thehill.com/opinion/inte...

Ancient bone found in Spain could be from Hannibal's war elephants It would be the first hard evidence that elephants were used in battle by General Hannibal.

Ancient bone may prove legendary war elephant crossing of Alps bbc.com/news/article...

A plant ‘vaccine’ takes on corn rootworm, a fearsome pest Inoculating soil with pink microbes could help reduce the use of toxic insecticides.

A plant ‘vaccine’ takes on corn rootworm, a fearsome pest www.science.org/content/arti...
Inoculating soil with pink microbes could help reduce the use of toxic insecticides.

Lake Powell could reach ‘minimum power pool’ by end of year Federal water managers say Lake Powell's level could drop low enough to impact power production at Glen Canyon Dam by the end of the year as drought conditions worsen across the Colorado River Basin.

Lake Powell could reach ‘minimum power pool’ by end of year www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...

How RFK Jr.’s “MAHA” Quackery Is Making Flu Season Worse Across the country, the staggering costs of vaccine denialism are piling up, to deadly effect.

How RFK Jr.’s “MAHA” Quackery Is Making Flu Season Worse newrepublic.com/article/2059... via @newrepublic.com Across the country, the staggering costs of vaccine denialism are piling up, to deadly effect.

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An injured seabird pecks at an emergency room door, prompting its own rescue An injured seabird sought help by pecking on a German hospital’s emergency room door

An injured seabird pecks at an emergency room door, prompting its own rescue abcnews.com/Weird/wireSt...

Trump-RFK Jr.’s FDA in science freefall: The leucovorin autism “cure” fiasco is one of many he Food and Drug Administration is looking less and less like a regulator than a circus, with fresh, disconcerting episodes erupting week after week. Last

Trump-RFK Jr.’s FDA in science freefall: The leucovorin autism “cure” fiasco is one of many geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/16/t...

Moving Climate Change And Vaccines Out Of The Anti-Science Crosshairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

US ocean regulator faces criticism over changes to right whale protection rule The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales.

apnews.com/article/righ... ocean regulator faces criticism over changes to right whale protection rule

Column | GLP-1 drugs might do what food policy can’t — change the way we eat The desire for smaller portions and fewer junk foods is affecting what the food industry is selling us.

GLP-1 drugs might do what food policy can’t — change the way we eat wapo.st/3ZwwgiE The desire for smaller portions and fewer junk foods is affecting what the food industry is selling us.

Scientists Find Genes Older Than Ancestor of All Living Things www.realclearscience.com/2026/02/11/s...

Anatomy of a Pesticide Scare: The Phony Whistleblower Gambit Environmental activists rely on several go-to tactics when fomenting fear of pesticides. One of their favorite methods is recruiting fake whistleblowers – often retired government scientists – who wil...

Anatomy of a Pesticide Scare: The Phony Whistleblower Gambit www.acsh.org/news/2023/12...

Across the South, Residents Grieve for Thousands of Storm-Ravaged Trees

Across the South, Residents Grieve for Thousands of Storm-Ravaged Trees www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

Pesticide Propaganda: A Guide To Spotting Activism Masquerading as Journalism, Part 1 Pesticides can be very dangerous; they're also vital tools farmers use to produce our food. Here's a guide to help you navigate the media maze of sloppy reporting on pesticide safety.

Pesticide Propaganda: A Guide To Spotting Activism Masquerading as Journalism, Part 1 www.acsh.org/news/2021/07...

Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing

Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c... Off the coast of Cape Cod, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is a unique stretch of ocean that had been protected for a decade.

North American River Otters: bellwethers of freshwater habitat change North American River Otters are a crucial indicator of a freshwater ecosystem’s health.

North American River Otters are a crucial indicator of a freshwater ecosystem’s health. www.americanrivers.org/2021/10/nort...

A Skeptical Guide to Glyphosate: Toolkit for Ten Common Claims | Skeptical Inquirer Agricultural advances have made farming and our foods safer and more abundant than at any other time in history. Everyone wants safe food and sustainable fa ...

A Skeptical Guide to Glyphosate: Toolkit for Ten Common Claims skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/a-...

Viewpoint — Parts per billion, panic per bite: Healthy Florida First food hysteria and the war on modern agriculture he Make America Healthy Again coalition is at it again. An increasingly organized alliance of anti-vaccine activists, environmental litigators, and

Viewpoint — Parts per billion, panic per bite: Healthy Florida First food hysteria and the war on modern agriculture geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/09/v...

Covid pandemic’s disruption of industrial activity drove surge in methane in early 2020s Levels of methane-degrading radicals decreased as a knock-on effect of the pandemic

Covid pandemic’s disruption of industrial activity drove surge in methane in early 2020s
www.chemistryworld.com/news/covid-p...

Global acceptance grows for gene edited crops | The Western Producer More and more countries have decided that gene edited crops will be treated the same as conventional plant breeding.

Global acceptance grows for gene edited crops www.producer.com/crops/global...

Nasal spray for flu prevention shows promising trial results Researchers have developed a nasal spray for flu prevention that has shown promising results in preliminary human trials. Seasonal influenza (the flu) is an acute respiratory infection that affects up...

Nasal spray for flu prevention shows promising trial results medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02... via @medical_xpress

Tree farms are farms, not forests.

First Direct Evidence Suggests the Universe’s Primordial Soup Behaved Like a Liquid Learn how physicists recreated the early universe’s primordial soup, known as quark-gluon plasma, and discovered how it responds when particles race through it.

First Direct Evidence Suggests the Universe’s Primordial Soup Behaved Like a Liquid www.discovermagazine.com/physicists-f...
Learn how physicists recreated the early universe’s primordial soup, known as quark-gluon plasma, and discovered how it responds when particles race through it.

Viewpoint—It’s time to challenge the European Union’s data-less restrictions on genetically modified (GMO) crops urious about where the EU currently stands on regulating green biotechnology? For a comprehensive overview, dive into our exclusive three-way interview

Viewpoint—It’s time to challenge the European Union’s data-less restrictions on genetically modified (GMO) crops geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/02/02/i...

The 'GMO Industry' Just Wants To Sell Pesticides? Anti-Biotech Activists Wrong Again Do biotech companies lie about the pesticide-saving benefits of genetically engineered crops? The activist group GM Watch says yes. Do they have a convincing case? Nope.

The 'GMO Industry' Just Wants To Sell Pesticides? Anti-Biotech Activists Wrong Again www.acsh.org/news/2022/07...

How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought Discoveries in Jurassic rocks reveal that birds were adept fliers earlier than scientists realized.

How did birds evolve? The answer is wilder than anyone thought www.nature.com/articles/d41... Discoveries in Jurassic rocks reveal that birds were adept fliers earlier than scientists realized.