Dutch research reveals correlation between water polluted with imidacloprid and low numbers of aquatic insects The world’s most widely used insecticide is devastating dragonflies, snails and other water-based species, a groundbreaking Dutch study has revealed. On Monday, the insecticide and…
Playing video games can reverse cognitive decline: study
Playing videogames can prevent and even reverse deteriorating brain functions such as memory, reasoning and visual processing, according to a study released Wednesday. The University of Iowa study of hundreds of people age 50 and older found that those who played a videogame were able to improve a…
Local produce ‘no panacea’ to climate change
Swedish consumers worried about climate change should cut down on meat rather than put their efforts into buying local produce, according to a new Swedish study. … Read More
Local produce no climate change panacea: study
Swedish consumers worried about climate change should cut down on meat rather than put their efforts into buying local produce, according to a new Swedish study. … Read More
House conservatives want more failed attempts to repeal Obamacare
Freshman Republicans in the House say that they are “frustrated” that leadership hasn’t made a single attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act this year – after almost 40 attempts since the bill became law in 2010 – even though they know the move is purely symbolic and bound to fail.At a panel on Wednesday hosted by the Heritage Foundation, conservative Republicans criticized leadership for failing to bring forward a repeal in 2013. ”We need to continue fighting for repeal. We need a clean vote on repeal,” said Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, who chairs the conservative Republican Study Committee.From Sahil Kapur at TPM:“If you’re a freshman — the guys who’ve been up here the last year, we can go home and say listen, we voted 36 different times to repeal or replace Obamacare. Tell me what the new guys are supposed to say,” [Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C.] said. “We haven’t had a repeal or replace vote this year.” “We have not had a chance as freshmen to do that,” said first-term Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL). “Even if it’s just symbolic — and even if we understand that process-wise we are not going to be able to say, okay we want repeal, it’s done, and it’s over. But this is the issue that so many people around the country who love the Republican Party are frustrated with.”Continue Reading… … Read More
Colbert takes on UMass ‘Poindexter’ who debunked pro-austerity study
Stephen Colbert had a bone to pick on Tuesday with the “left-leaning academi-aholes” at the University of Massachusetts who found a crucial error in the Harvard study fiscal conservatives have cited to justify government austerity policies. “Nerds!” the “Colbert…
Kids read and write better on iPads: Swedish study
Young children using tablets such as the iPad are better at reading and writing than their counterparts using pens and paper, a new Swedish study has revealed. … Read More
