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Dec 16, 2025
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Why evolution is a fact

Evolution is both an observable fact—populations change over time—and a powerful explanatory theory tying genetics, fossils, and observed changes into a coherent framework (sources: ScienceDaily, The ...

Dec 6, 2025
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Is there more sexual abuse in the Catholic Church per capita than in other organizations where adults work with children?

Available reporting shows large absolute numbers of child sexual abuse found in the Catholic Church — for example studies and investigations have documented tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands ...

Dec 17, 2025
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Pfizer vaccine and nanotechnology

Pfizer’s COVID-19 mRNA vaccine uses lipid nanoparticles — a nanotechnology delivery system — and that approach is credited with enabling real-world protection measured across billions of doses (Pfizer...

Dec 9, 2025

is cia hiding the secrets of dark oxygen

Claims that the CIA has been hiding “dark oxygen” — oxygen produced in total darkness by electrically active deep‑sea nodules — are circulating in podcasts and entertainment pieces that assert the age...

Dec 15, 2025

Have any credible whistleblowers or leaked documents proven a government chemtrail program?

No credible whistleblowers or authenticated leaked documents proving a long‑running government “chemtrail” program appear in the provided reporting. Mainstream outlets, scientific institutions and fac...

Dec 16, 2025

What are the core QAnon beliefs and conspiracy theories?

QAnon centers on an anonymous figure “Q” who posted cryptic “drops” claiming to be a high‑level government insider and asserting that Donald Trump was secretly fighting a global cabal of Satanic, cann...

Dec 15, 2025

how will el niño or la niña influence weather patterns in december 2025 and january 2026

Forecasters in late 2025 overwhelmingly expect a weak La Niña to influence December 2025–January 2026, with most agencies giving La Niña a better‑than‑even chance for the Dec–Feb period (roughly 53–67...

Nov 27, 2025

can humans see 4th dimention?

Scientists and science communicators generally say humans cannot literally "see" an extra spatial fourth dimension with our 3‑D senses, though mathematics and experiments can describe and even simulat...

Jan 16, 2026

How have Nobel Prize monetary amounts changed over time and why did the foundation raise the prize in 2020 and 2023?

The Nobel Prize monetary award has fluctuated since 1901, reflecting the Nobel Foundation’s investment returns, currency value and periodic financial retrenchment; after reductions in 2012 the Foundat...

Dec 16, 2025

Could North Sea drilling trigger Norwegian landslide

Scientists say the last giant Storegga submarine landslides off Norway happened around 8,400–6,200 years ago and produced tsunamis; modern seismic triggers include earthquakes or over-steepened glacia...

Nov 25, 2025

cancel this conspiracy

You asked to "cancel this conspiracy" — a request that could mean debunking, countering, or discouraging a specific conspiracy theory. Reporting and research show conspiracies spread rapidly today bec...

Nov 24, 2025

How have scientists and mainstream climate researchers responded to Dane Wigington’s assertions?

Mainstream scientists and science writers have generally dismissed Dane Wigington’s chemtrail/geoengineering assertions as a fringe conspiracy theory, while Wigington and allied outlets continue to pr...

Nov 24, 2025

What are the strongest lines of evidence supporting biological evolution?

The strongest lines of evidence for biological evolution come from multiple, independent fields — the fossil record, comparative anatomy and embryology, biogeography, experimental and observational st...

Nov 19, 2025

Will the universe end in heat death?

Heat death (also called the Big Freeze) is a mainstream, physically motivated hypothesis that the universe may asymptotically approach thermodynamic equilibrium — a state with no usable free energy an...

Nov 18, 2025

importance of carbon in the eco system

Carbon — chiefly in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2) — is central to Earth’s climate and ecosystems because natural “sinks” in oceans and land absorb roughly half of human CO2 emissions, moderating wa...

Nov 17, 2025

Which advocacy groups or industries are sponsoring or opposing state geoengineering ban bills?

State bills to ban “geoengineering” or so‑called “chemtrails” have been advanced or passed in multiple Republican‑led legislatures in 2024–25 (examples: Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky) an...