Hohle Fels water bird: The oldest depiction of a bird in the world
This tiny bird sculpture was created 40,000 years ago by early humans in Europe who carved the key animals in their lives.
Month: March 2025
“Make America Healthy Again”: The new Lysenkoism
Trofim Lysenko was a Soviet scientist whose dogmatic science denialism led to mass famine when his ideas were applied to agriculture. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a lot like Lysenko in his science denial. Will his results be as disastrous? The post “Make America Healthy Again”: The new Lysenkoism first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
No evidence Musk invested $5M to build affordable housing for low-income families
The claim was one of many positive — but fictional and seemingly AI-generated — stories about Musk that circulated on social media in early 2025.
11 Morgan Freeman quotes – some real, some totally made up
With great fame comes great misattribution.
Zimbabwe shuts down amid calls for protests
Many streets across Zimbabwe remained deserted and empty on the day of a planned protest.
We’ve fact-checked these 23 rumors about Melania Trump
Yes, Russian TV once aired her nude photos. No, she did not dig up the White House Rose Garden.
Bodies of three missing US soldiers found in Lithuania
The search for a fourth soldier is ongoing in a swampy bog near Pabradė, where they were taking part in military drills.
Was VP Harris Ever Appointed US ‘Border Czar’? It’s Complicated
President Biden’s 2021 appointment of Harris to lead diplomatic efforts at the southern U.S. border was back in the news during the 2024 election.
Shock Le Pen verdict rocks French far right
The far-right figurehead has been barred from running for public office for five years, throwing her plans into disarray.
Russia still ‘working with US’ after Trump says he is ‘angry’ with Putin
In its first response to Trump’s criticism of Putin, the Kremlin tried to play down the tensions between the two leaders.
A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant
Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time.
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
NEW YORK — An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday.
3 of 4 U.S. soldiers missing in Lithuania found dead, Army says
The U.S. soldiers had been at the center of a recovery mission in Lithuania for nearly a week after their armored vehicle sank in a body of water.
Trump is planning on more tariffs on April 2. Here’s what to expect.
Here’s what to know about tariffs ahead of Tweety McTreason’s plans to announce new import duties on April 2.