Science and Technology
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Near-extinct crocodiles are rebounding in Cambodia; more baby crocs are hatching
“Cambodia has welcomed 60 baby Siamese crocodiles – a hatching record for the endangered species in this century… a ‘real…
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Scientists Make Unprecedented Discovery On Mars By Accident
By Ivan Hulkower NASA scientists expressed that they were “stunned” after their Mars Curiosity rover cracked open a rock that…
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Sturgeons return to Sweden
“A century after it disappeared from Swedish waters, scientists in June embarked on a 10-year project to reintroduce the Atlantic…
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Taiwan is building a big desalination plant, despite all the rainfall it gets
Taiwan is lush and rainy — it receives 102 inches of rain per year, on average. But it is also…
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Artificial intelligence is radically improving disease diagnosis
Earlier this month, “researchers from Peking University in Beijing reported finding that temperature patterns of the face — detected using…
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New British government likely to extend ban on puberty blockers, which have serious side effects
In the recent British elections, the Labour Party beat the incumbent Conservative Party. Many policy shifts to the left are…
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Island nations are expanding, not sinking due to climate change
Many climate scientists predicted that low-lying island nations like the Maldives — a collection of flat coral islands — would…
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FDA approves treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease
On July 9, the FDA approved donanemab, a monoclonal antibody that slows the progression of early Alzheimer’s disease. CNN reports:…
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Assisted reproduction accelerates, as more employer health plans cover it
“Your boss will freeze your eggs now,” is the title of a New York Times article about the rapidly growing…
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Bionic leg lets amputees walk normally and faster and more easily than with earlier artificial legs
“Robotic legs built by scientists and engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) use electrodes and a computer to decode…
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Apple Watch is becoming doctors’ favorite medical device, yet FDA restricts its functions
The FDA restricts the functions on the Apple Watch, even though it saves lives by helping people diagnose and manage…
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Battery maker claims to have increased energy capacity by a factor of 100
A Japanese battery maker says it has come with a battery that will have 100 times the capacity of its…
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China’s space probe returns to Earth with rare moon rocks
“China’s lunar probe has returned to Earth with the first ever samples from the Moon’s unexplored far side,” reports the…
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Chatbots are being developed for India’s many languages
Over 700 languages are spoken in India, the world’s most populous country. Artificial intelligence is being used to developed chatbots…
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Waymo offers its robotaxis to everyone in San Francisco
“Waymo is opening up its robotaxi service to anyone who wants to ride in San Francisco. Previously, customers interested in…
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German robots are hunting the sea for World War II bombs
“More than 1.6 million tonnes of unexploded weapons litter the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Remote-controlled seabed crawlers and robots…
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First anti-epilepsy device ever is inserted into English boy’s skull
“A boy with severe epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to trial a new device fitted in…
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Nation eliminates sleeping sickness
Chad is one of the world’s poorest and most backward nations, known as the “dead heart of Africa.” It has…
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Giant pangolin spotted in country after quarter-century absence
A giant pangolin was seen in the west African nation of Senegal, after a 24-year period in which no pangolins…
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Artificial intelligence outperforms radiologists in detecting prostate cancer
An artificial intelligence algorithm outperforms radiologists in diagnosing prostate cancer from MRI scans, reports Inside Precision Medicine. It also cuts…
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New blood test can detect Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms arise
A blood test was recently developed that may detect Parkinson’s disease years before it sets in, according to The Guardian:…
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Biden Admin Official Pressured WPATH To Nix Age Limits On Sex-Change Procedures For Minors, Emails Reveal
By Harold Hutchison Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine pressured the World Professional Association of Transgender Health to remove age…
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Plastic-choked rivers are being cleared using conveyor belts
Plastic-polluted rivers in Ecuador are being cleared using a system of conveyor belts that have the capacity to stop and…
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Rare cat is no longer endangered
“One of the world’s rarest cats, the Iberian lynx, is no longer classed as endangered,” reports the BBC. The Iberian…
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New vaccines are coming to fight malaria
“Two new vaccines give hope” in the fight against malaria, reports The Economist: The first, RTS,S, has been tried on…
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Cause of inflammatory bowel disease found
“A major cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been discovered by UK scientists,” reports the BBC: They found a…
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Fauci concedes school closings were a mistake
In an interview with CBS News, Dr. Anthony Fauci has belatedly conceded that the extended school closures he effectively supported…
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Restaurant robots can cook and serve your meal now, and clear and set tables
“Restaurants are placing big, experimental bets on robots that stir-fry, flip burgers, mix drinks, cook ramen, bake pizza, deliver meals to diners and…
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Many whales seen off New England, such as endangered sei whales
Many whales are visiting the waters off New England, including an orca and a large group of an endangered species…
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Huge deposit of rare Earth elements found in Norwegian volcano
European leaders sometimes suck up to China’s oppressive dictator, Xi Jinping, partly because of how much resources China controls. China…
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Personalized cancer vaccines cut death rates by 40-50% for skin & breast cancer
Personalized cancer vaccines could radically cut death rates from melanoma (skin cancer) and breast cancer, reports The Guardian: “The world’s first…
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Wild horses return to Kazakhstan after being absent for two hundred years
“A group of the world’s last wild horses have returned to their native Kazakhstan after an absence of about 200…
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Blood test saves people from cancer
A new blood test can detect which bowel cancer patients can receive lifesaving immunotherapy rather than chemotherapy, enabling them to…
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Weight-loss drugs cut cancer risk by a fifth, research shows
“Blockbuster injections such as Wegovy have revolutionised the treatment of obesity, and recently been approved for use in other areas…
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Lung cancer drug radically increases survival rate
“Doctors are hailing ‘off the chart’ trial results that show a new drug stopped lung cancer advancing for longer than…
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Pill for postpartum depression is finally available
Postpartum depression — extreme sadness, anxiety or despair following childbirth — plagues up to 1 in 5 women. Some women…
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