The Lies Behind Lab-Cultured Fake Meat

The GMO industry is now seeking to replace beef, poultry, dairy and fish with synthetic biology.Are these products truly beneficial to human health?.

Is “escaping Twitter moderation” a bad thing?

Max Blumenthal pointed out to us a few days ago that OFFG gets a nice little mention in the Paul Mason emails – apparently we are deeply sus for recommending people join us on Telegram in preference to Twitter. We assume by “maybe they aren’t obvious to place” Emma means

Texas Offers Major Plan to Add Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Despite Less Than 1% of Texans Using an Electric Vehicle

The Texas Department of Transportation plans to ramp up infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs), laying out a five-year plan which includes adding charging stations to major interstates, despite the fact that less than one percent of vehicles in Texas are EVs. According to the Texas Tribune, “the plan is to

The Science Is Screaming: Don't Make This Trendy Mistake

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published November 11, 2011, and has been updated with new information.

Multi-Millionaire Teen Still Inspiring Others with Her Lemonade Company

A girl who became the boss of her own multi-million dollar business when she was just 11 years old is still inspiring others with hard work and determination.

This Week in the New Normal #34

Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. The extreme right weaponising the outdoors Fresh from weaponising memes in 2021, the classics in 2018 and irony in

Biden Presses Oil Industry to Increase Production as Refineries Already Running at Full Capacity

President Joe Biden called on U.S.

The Psychology of Totalitarianism

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Professor Mattias Desmet, a Belgian psychologist with a master's degree in statistics, gained worldwide recognition toward the end of 2021, when he presented the concept of “mass formation” as an explanation for the absurd and irrational behavior we were seeing with regard to the COVID pandemic and its

6 Mistakes You Should Make in Life That Will Make You Stronger

This may sound strange, but it’s good to make mistakes.

New Amnesty Argument to Voters: Migrants' Kids Do Better than Your Kids

Americans should welcome many more migrants because the migrants’ children will be more successful than the Americans’ children, says the advocates for a new pro-migration, pro-amnesty political campaign. “No matter which country their parents came from, children of immigrants are more likely than the children of the U.S.-born

One in Three People Has This Eye Parasite

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite and responsible for the infection toxoplasmosis.

What Does Sugar Do to Your Brain?

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published May 6, 2017, and has been updated with new information.

6 Dark Fairy Tales You Never Heard About

What was your favourite fairy tale when you were a child? Perhaps it was Cinderella or Snow White? Mine was Bluebeard, a disturbing tale about a serial-killer king.

Joint Letter: Human Rights Organizations Call for Renewal of UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya

16 June 2022 Re: UN Human Rights Council (HRC) should support the renewal of the UN Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) mandate on Libya, as a matter of urgency, at the current 50th session of the HRC.

Respect Rights in Monkeypox Response

(New York) – Governments should work with affected communities to promote accurate, non-stigmatizing information about monkeypox and make testing and treatment widely accessible, Human Rights Watch said today. As hundreds of cases are reported in Europe and North America, health authorities should draw on lessons from effective management in Africa, and