News
UK government surrounded by fracking lobby
The UK government are surrounded by the fracking lobby so it is no surprise they are so vocal in their support of hydraulic fracturing going ahead in the UK. A new chart of who’s who […]
Articles by Simon Ludgate
Middle East
How ISIS have weaponised social media
ISIS have weaponised social media to take the conflict in the Middle East to a new level of sophistication in the battle for hearts and minds of young people. Accusations of faking hostage videos which […]
UK
Animal cruelty on the increase in fur trade
Animal cruelty in general is on the increase worldwide with protection agencies reporting an upsurge of over 60% in the US and Europe year on year. One contradictory aspect of animal welfare which is often […]
Sci/Environment
Mosquito bites lured by your genes
The likelihood of mosquito bites could be down to genes that control our body odour, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers tested pairs of identical and non-identical twins to see how attractive they were to mosquitoes. The […]
World
Curious case of the disappearing phone boxes
The red telephone box is a much-cherished symbol of old-school Britishness. But most have been removed from the nation’s streets, with more due to disappear. Where do they all go in the case of the disappearing […]
Health
Exercise not the cure for obesity in America
In an article in the Journal of Sports Medicine, doctors claim exercise is not the cure for obesity in America. But before you sigh with relief and hang up those sneakers, you should think about spring-cleaning […]
Conspiracies
Was MH370 shot down by the US?
As the search for Malaysia Airlines MH370 officially widens its scope again, new facts about the circumstances surrounding its disappearance suggest it may have been shot down like its sister aircraft MH17. In one of several […]
Health
Monsanto push seeds resistant to their own weedkiller
In the late 1960s, the world’s population was a measly 1.3 billion. That’s right – today’s population of China was the equivalent of the total number of human beings living on the planet when rock […]