Wingnut Weekly – 19 July 2020
Wingnut weekly – a selection of weirdness from the past week that emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics
Science Journal Retracts Rat Penis Enlargement Paper for Promoting Homeopathy
Science Journal Retracts Rat Penis Enlargement Paper for Promoting Homeopathy. Researchers had hidden the fact that it was Homeopathy.
Siberian heatwave of 2020 almost impossible without climate change
Newly published study reveals that the Siberian heatwave and Arctic temperature record virtually ‘impossible’ without global warming.
Hostility to Face Masks – Lessons From 1918
During the 1918 flu crises face masks were deployed and then resisted by some who refused to comply. What lessons can we learn from that?
The impact of Rising Ocean temperatures on Fish
Newly published study reveals that 60% of fish species could be unable to survive in current areas by 2100 if we don’t take decisive action.
The Arctic Ecosystem is changing
Scientists at Stanford University have discovered a surprising shift in the Arctic Ocean. Exploding blooms of phytoplankton.