How sea ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic is influenced by climate change
…ocean, and they can push the ice away from the coast locally.” These gusts can impact the growth of sea ice: winds encircling the continent can also push the ice…
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Cattle have numerous impacts on Earth’s climate and natural environments, despite misconceptions
…then modeled the emissions and associated warming of these methods under different conditions: perpetual consumption of beef and gradual phase-out of consumption (Figure 5). As the researchers explain: “The…
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InaccurateMask-wearing helps to reduce the spread of COVID-19; social media posts misinterpreted Annals of Internal Medicine study on N95 respirators
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“‘Gold Standard’ Scientific Trial Deals Massive Blow to N95 and Surgical Masks as Way to ‘Stop Covid’”
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UnsupportedMamavation report doesn’t provide sufficient evidence for the claim that Band-Aids contain “cancer-causing forever chemicals”
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Cancer-causing forever chemicals found in Band Aids
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UnsupportedAn ONS study didn’t show that the COVID-19 vaccine caused a higher risk of heart-related deaths in women, contrary to viral claim
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“AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Tripled Deaths in Young Women”
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InaccurateListicle of “facts” about COVID-19 contains numerous inaccurate and misleading claims
Claim:
“The overall lethality of [COVID-19] (IFR) is about 0.1% to 0.3% and thus in the range of a severe influenza”
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-1.9Very lowAnalysis of "Stunning new data indicates El Nino drove record highs in global temperatures…"
…by their knowledge in the field and by the content of the analysis in the annotations on the article. Ed Hawkins Principal Research Fellow, National Centre for Atmospheric Science Overall…
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UnsupportedCOVID-19 mRNA vaccines saved lives by reducing risks of infection and severe COVID-19
Claim:
“the mRNA jab didn’t actually save any lives”
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-1.7Very lowFinancial Post publishes misleading opinion that misrepresents science of polar bears’ plight
…OVERALL FEEDBACK These comments are the overall opinion of scientists on the article, they are substantiated by their knowledge in the field and by the content of the analysis in…