According to movies and TV shows, medical errors are just useful tools to make a plot funnier. Leaving a tool inside a patient is usually seen as hilarious, usually leading to the character panicking about getting a lawsuit until everything turns out fine. The same can be said about junior mints. Hell, if the show or movie is a dark comedy, the whole shebang could lead to the … [Read more...]
Lack of Food and Habitat Changes Endanger Monarch Butterflies
Some of the most recognizable insects on the planet, the monarch butterflies could very well be considered true royalty. Aside from the fact that they look majestic, their yearly migration during which they travel for two thousand miles from Canada to Mexico and then back is one of the most impressive animal migrations ever. And seeing as the scientific community finally … [Read more...]
Short-Term Space Flight Caused Liver Damage in Mice
Even though space travel and otherworldly colonization have been a dream of mankind’s for a very long time, we still live in a relatively moral society. This is why we actually want the people we send into space to come back safe and healthy, and we don’t just run tests sacrificing test subjects until the results are successful. So it’s only natural that worries ensue when … [Read more...]
Big Oil Companies Knew about Climate Change Since the 1960s
Climate change, oh climate change! Not a week passes without some new information popping up about the condition, all of it informing us of things we already knew. But we’re here to keep you informed, so that’s what we’re going to do, even if it’s only confirming something you already knew. According to a new report brought forth by the Center for International Environmental … [Read more...]
Chimps Finally Released From NIH
We've had some good news today marking a new step towards humanity and compassion, as we've seen several chimps finally released from NIH. The National Institutes of Health of the U.S. announced their decision of letting chimpanzees retire from the hard life of testing. This happened in the light of several protection laws being modified as to offer more thought to the animals … [Read more...]
