By: Phillip Schneider/Waking Times It has been rumored for years that Monsanto plans to take over the cannabis industry with genetic engineering just as they’ve taken over the corn and soy industries. Although they have always denied having any intentions to do so, at this point it is unlikely that anybody really believes them. In contrast,…
Otto Warmbier, Student Released By North Korea, Has Died
By: Khier Casino/Next Shark Otto Warmbier, the U.S. college student who was detained in North Korea for more than 17 months before coming back home to Ohio last week, has died, his family said Monday. The 22-year-old former University of Virginia student was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for stealing a propaganda poster in North…
Republicans And Democrats Unite Against Scott Pruitt’s Heavy Budget Cuts To The EPA
By: Josh Davis/IFL Science The proposed plans by Scott Pruitt to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which he now heads, has managed to unite both Democrats and Republicans in Congress, who have criticized him for slashing its budget too deep and too hard. Called to the Capitol to defend the budget proposal for the agency on…
Republicans & Democrats Join Together In Senate To Legalize Pot On Federal Level
By: Matt Agorist /The Free Thought Project In a bipartisan push back against the tyrannical Jeff Sessions and his relentless war on cannabis, U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) have introduced a bill that will end federal prohibition of marijuana. “The fact is our marijuana laws in America are broken,” Democratic…
Meet The Cancer Researcher Running For Congress
By: Robin Andrews/IFLScience “We have to ask the question: Why did we need a science march in 2017?” “We don’t have marches to say we love our families, or that puppies are good,” Jason Westin, an award-winning cancer researcher, tells IFLScience. “These subjects are self-evident – but something has changed in the country. “We’re going through a period of…
The First “Space Nation” Wants You To Live On Their Orbital Space Station
By: Jonathan O’ Callaghan /IFLScience Asgardia, a rather unusual attempt to start a nation in space has announced it wants to eventually build a space station in Earth orbit and on the Moon. That somewhat lofty goal was revealed at a press conference in Hong Kong today. Here, Asgardia also unveiled its plans to launch its first satellite,…
This New ‘Solar Paint’ Could Transform Your Entire House Into A Clean Source Of Energy
By: Patrick Caughill/Futurism Powering homes using clean energy is becoming easier thanks to a growing number of innovative technologies and initiatives. Some government programs help homeowners with the financial burden of equipping their residences with energy-generating solar panels, and Elon Musk’s Tesla has developed roofing tiles that double as solar panels to give solar power generation an aesthetic boost. Now, a new…
Federal Judge Concludes Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Violated The Law
By: IFL Science Despite extensive resistance led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and despite President Obama ultimately deciding to nix the construction of it, Trump resurrected the Dakota Access oil pipeline (DAPL) during his first week as Commander-in-Chief, causing dismay at the time. Now, it appears a federal judge may have just given them…
Hawaii Becomes The First State To Pass A Bill In Support Of Universal Basic Income
By: Dom Galeon/Futurism This month has shown that Hawaii may be the U.S.’s most forward-thinking state. Earlier in June, it became the first state to formally accept the provisions of the Paris Climate Accord, and now, the state Congress has passed a bill that puts Hawaii on the path to universal basic income. EYES ON THE FUTURE…