Science and Technology
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Japan warms to nuclear power
There was a “big symbolic move by Japan to embrace nuclear power today,” notes a Bloomberg News reporter. “Its new…
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Whooping cough cases jump 14-fold in Michigan due to drop in vaccination
Fewer people are getting vaccinated for whooping cough, resulting in the disease spreading. Many more people are getting the disease,…
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New ironmaking breakthrough could result in huge productivity increase
“After more than a decade of intensive research in China, a new ironmaking technology is poised to revolutionize the global…
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Poor African nation rolls out vaccine to fight cancer
Mali is a poor African country, so poor that it ranked 186th out of 191 countries on the Human Development…
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Biden orders scientific agency to expand use of ‘indigenous knowledge’
“Indigenous knowledge” includes pagan superstition and “discredited pseudoscience,” but the Biden administration wants federal scientific and regulatory agencies to use…
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Big data has made dairy cows more productive
“The United States has been the world’s largest supplier of cattle genetics since at least 1992. In 2022, the US…
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Measles vaccines saved over 90 million lives in the last 50 years; New vaccines are saving lives around the world
“Measles vaccination has saved 94 million lives globally since 1974. Of those, 92 million were children,” reports Our World in…
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Progressives peddle debunked alarmist claims about transgender suicides, even after transgender lawyer admits they are false
Recently, alarmist talking points used on parents were debunked in a Supreme Court case, which revealed the falsehood of claims…
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Cancer-fighting substance discovered in bird poop by middle school kid
“Middle schoolers in Chicago are being celebrated as ‘bonafide biomedical scientists’ after one student delivered some special goose droppings to…
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Satellite internet could boost health services across Africa
“The roll-out across Africa of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service could help speed the adoption of telehealth services on the…
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Small nuclear reactors are coming to Virginia, utility says
“Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power (AEP) company, said Nov. 14 it plans to file an application with the Virginia…
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Endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs come back from near extinction
“After nearly disappearing for good, Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs are once again hopping happily around California’s alpine lakes,” reports Smithsonian…
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Robot penetration of manufacturing rises
Manufacturing increased a lot over the last decade, but the number of factory workers grew much more slowly, because factories…
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Fracking saves 12500 lives annually
“The fracking revolution, by reducing heating costs for poor families in the US, saved about 12,500 lives annually, mostly in…
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Genetic engineering creates a tomato that’s sweet and large yet doesn’t rot quickly
“Rotten tomatoes no more: growing sweeter tomatoes is possible by editing just two of the fruit’s genes. Deleting the genes…
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Anti-abortion scholars sue after ‘discriminatory’ retractions by academic journal
Anti-abortion scholars are suing Sage Publications after it retracted their scholarly articles based on lame reasons it doesn’t and wouldn’t…
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Scientists find new weapon in fight against CO2 emissions
“Tucked away in the most extreme nooks and crannies of the Earth are biodiverse galaxies of microorganisms — some that…
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Researchers discover new sea slug species off Pacific coast
“Researchers in California have discovered a new species of sea slug off the Pacific coast in an area of deep…
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Legacy Media Outlets Buried Research Showing DEI Makes People More Likely To Agree With Hitler
By Wallace White Two legacy media outlets refused to publish stories covering a study that said diversity, equity and inclusion…
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17,000 square miles reclaimed from desert, China says
China’s government says the country has reclaimed about 17,000 square miles of desert. “The area of desertified land in China…
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Under Biden, NSF spent over $2 billion imposing DEI on scientific research
“The federal government has spent over $2 billion dollars over the last three years infusing and embedding diversity, equity and…
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Lost worlds discovered in Chinese sinkholes
“Beneath the cloud hidden deep in the mountain, scientists have discovered a lost world”: an ancient forest in a Chinese…
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Lab-grown meat and fish improve in flavor and texture
Lab-grown meat has sometimes lacked the texture and flavor of natural meat. But its quality has improved, so much so…
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Cloned endangered ferret gives birth, in victory against inbreeding and extinction
“In a victory for conservation, a cloned endangered animal has birthed healthy offspring for the first time in the United…
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Researchers develop gene-editing tool that causes targeted evolution
“Harvard scientists have developed a tool that can mutate specific genes in living cells without affecting the rest of the…
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Self-driving taxis transport thousands of passengers every day in U.S. cities
“City by city, Waymo is making self-driving taxis a reality,” reports the Cato Institute: Across its operations in Phoenix, Los…
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Japan turns to robots to care for its elderly as its birth rate shrinks
Japan’s birth rate has been low since 1975, when it dipped below replacement (the average woman stopped having at least…
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Deadly Marburg virus kills smaller fraction of people than in past outbreaks
“Marburg virus is notorious for its killing ability. In past outbreaks, as many as 9 out of 10 patients have…
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Gene-editing will help us handle climate change
The gene-editing tool CRISPR will help the world cope with climate change by producing crops and livestock better-suited to hotter,…
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India’s capital may use artificial rain to tackle worsening air pollution
Pollution is bad in much of northern India. If you travel through it, you get dust all over your car’s…
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Mayan lost city discovered with LIDAR
The ruins of a major Mayan city have been discovered in Mexico, thanks to the use of LIDAR. “The use…
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Breakthrough achieved to save huge native bird
“Last month brought good news for the great Indian bustard, a critically endangered bird found mainly in India,” reports the…
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Giant fish believed to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River
“A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years,” reports…
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Mountain gorillas are making a comeback in Rwanda
Rwanda is one of the world’s poorest and most densely-populated countries, with population growth placing pressure on forests and natural…
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Red-cockaded woodpeckers are no longer an endangered species
The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has grown more numerous. So the Fish and Wildlife Service no…
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Crop-spraying robot saves farmers time, cuts emissions of greenhouse gases
“The spraying of orchards and vineyards certainly isn’t an eco-friendly process, with tractors spewing exhaust as they douse crops in…
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