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03/06/2020 / By Michael Alexander

Dead Sea secrets revealed: Scientists explain why salt crystals pile up in the Dead Sea

For a couple of decades now, scientists and researchers have noticed a peculiar phenomenon occurring in the depths of the Dead Sea: salt snow. Scientists first noticed it in 1979 – they observed salt crystals forming on the surface of the famed lake, before “snowing” down and piling up on the lake bed. The deposits […]

07/08/2019 / By Tracey Watson

Pharmaceuticals are destroying fresh water ecosystems

Pharmaceutical companies have certainly made a massive impact on the well-being of human beings through the development of drugs that in some cases have literally meant the difference between life and death. Nonetheless, the legacy of pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Eli Lilly and others has been tainted by accusations of collusion and over-charging, and […]

05/29/2019 / By Ethan Huff

Study: Antibiotics are destroying the world’s rivers

There’s a worldwide health emergency currently in progress, and it has absolutely nothing to do with global warming, climate change, measles, or “anti-vaxxers.” It’s actually an emergency stemming from the existence of Big Pharma, whose prolific and persistent antibiotic drugs are now being detected at dangerously high levels in rivers, streams, and lakes all across […]

08/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Biologists: Acid lakes are a new threat to our environment

The seas are not the only bodies of water that are turning more acidic due to air pollution. A new scientific paper warns that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is turning freshwater bodies into acidic lakes, an article in New Scientist states. Recently published in the scientific journal Current Biology, the paper investigated four water […]

12/17/2017 / By Tracey Watson

“Browning” of the world’s waterways may be due to conventional farming practices rather than “extra” rainfall claimed by climate alarmists

Global warming alarmists have a way of weaving their message into every scientific study or discussion these days. If they are to be believed, virtually every problem faced by humankind today can be blamed on catastrophic man-made global warming in one way or another. The latest study to make this “connection” was conducted by researchers […]

07/17/2017 / By Russel Davis

Fracking wastewater found to contaminate lakes

Hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking, is an unconventional method of extracting oil and gas. The practice has paved the way for increased production of domestic oil and gas in the United States. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, fracking now accounts for more than one-half of oil production and two-thirds of gas production across the country. Fracking’s […]

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