By: James Felton/IFLScience Rebecca Bredow and her ex-husband are embroiled in a court battle over the issue. Her ex-husband, Jason Horne, believes that their son should be vaccinated against potentially life-threatening diseases, including measles, mumps, and rubella. Bredow feels differently. “I would rather sit behind bars standing up for what I believe in than giving in to something I strongly…
People Are Locking Up Dozens Of Dogs To Farm Them For Their Blood
By: Sarah V Schweig/The Dodo Pets sometimes need blood transfusions, just the way people sometimes do — but a new investigation suggests that blood coming from a blood farm in Texas is sourced from approximately 150 ex-racing greyhounds who are caged and suffering. An anonymous former employee at the Pet Blood Bank observed and documented greyhounds kept in wire cages…
“Super Malaria” Is Spreading, And We Should Be Very Worried
By: Josh Davis/IFLScience Fears are mounting about the spread of a new “superbug” strain of malaria. First identified in Cambodia, but since spreading to another four countries in the region, the strain of Plasmodium falciparum is resistant to drug artemisinin, often the first line of defense against malaria infection, researchers report in a letter to The Lancet Infectious Diseases….
NYC Museum To Feature Dogfighting Footage As ‘Art’
By: Arin Greenwood/The Dodo There’s also an “arena” where live reptiles will kill each other — and people aren’t happy. The Guggenheim Museum in New York City is about to exhibit a video that shows eight scarred pit bulls, described as “fighting dogs” by the artists, facing each other on treadmills — a tool commonly used to train…
California Becomes First State To Ban Pet Shop Sales Of Non-Rescued Animals
By: Good News Network After a bill was unanimously passed in the Senate earlier this week, California has become the first state to ban the commercial breeding of dogs, cats, and rabbits. The legislation, AB-485, is a direct blow against the use of puppy mills: facilities that breed animals in crowded, dirty, and inhumane conditions. Now, the…
Google Just Announced A $1.1 Billion Deal With HTC To Challenge The Apple Empire
By: Karla Lant/Futurism Google is back in the smartphone game after announcing their $1.1 billion cooperation agreement with HTC. Google’s $1.1 billion in cash will buy the non-exclusive license for HTC’s intellectual property and give them 2,000 HTC smartphone employees. GOOGLE’S EMERGING HARDWARE BUSINESS In a joint statement Wednesday evening, Google and HTC announced their $1.1 billion…
An Incredibly Powerful 7.1M Earthquake Just Struck Mexico City
By: Robin Andrews/IFLScience An incredibly powerful earthquake, registering as a 7.1M, has rocked Mexico City, a densely-packed metropolis containing nearly 20 million people, and its many suburbs and nearby towns. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was a deep-seated earthquake (51 kilometers/32 miles depth) that struck at 1:14 pm local time. The epicenter was 122 kilometers…
Someone Actually Tried To Prove The Earth Is Flat With This Sign
By: James Felton/IFLScience A flat-Earth conspiracy theorist has been mocked online after leaving a bizarre sign at a beach. Stephen Voss was walking St Kilda beach in Dunedin, New Zealand, when he came across a sign. Rather than giving a usual warning, such as “mind your step” or “look out! Sharks!”, it appeared to be telling…
Thanks To Lobbying, It’s Illegal To Power Your Home With Solar Panels In Florida
By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science It may have ravaged much of the Caribbean, but Hurricane Irma weakened mercifully quickly as it passed over Florida. That’s not to say that it didn’t cause significant infrastructural damage, of course, and soon after the storm had passed, 40 percent of Florida lacked electricity, something that ended up killing several people who relied on it….