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Science and Technology
Deforestation in the Amazon slows down
“Deforestation in the Amazon is slowing down. Around 5,800 square kilometers of the forest were cleared this year, down from…
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Business
California minimum-wage hike for fast-food workers wiped out thousands of jobs
“On April 1, 2024, California raised its minimum wage from $16 to $20 per hour for fast-food workers employed at…
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Education
Stanford student leaders demand return of ‘land acknowledgements’
“Several student government entities at Stanford University” have called for a return of “land acknowledgement” statements before “campus-wide ceremonies,” reports The…
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Business
High minimum wages harm life-saving research and the life sciences industry
Economics professor Tyler Cowen points to “new negative results” of “minimum wage hikes”: High state minimum wage laws shrink the…
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Education
College students mostly oppose capitalism, the source of our prosperity
53% of college students have a negative view of capitalism, but only 23% have a negative view of socialism, even…
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Education
More colleges close, including Christian colleges
Trinity Christian College, located in Palos Heights, Illinois, announced that it will close after the 2025–2026 academic year. It has…
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Science and Technology
Artificial intelligence improves weather forecasts and increases harvests
“This summer, India’s Ministry of Agriculture oversaw an impressive real world trial of AI-powered weather forecasts. The project sent weekly…
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Science and Technology
Artificial intelligence is being used to eradicate invasive species
“Conservationists are using AI to help them detect and eradicate the last remaining invasive stoats on the Orkney Islands, which…
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Politics
Trump is why the Republicans lost in the recent Virginia elections
The GOP was crushed in the recent Virginia elections because Donald Trump is terribly unpopular in Virginia. Before Trump was…
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Education
Universities teach Generation Z to love socialism
Yesterday, New York City elected a self-described “Democratic socialist” as mayor of New York City. Socialism has also become more…
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Science and Technology
America finally stops getting fatter
America is one of the ten fattest countries in the world, but it has stopped getting fatter, due to weight…
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Unyielding
Extinction rate falls — fewer species are becoming endangered
Contrary to alarmist claims that extinctions are rising due to climate change, the rate of species going extinct is actually…
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Science and Technology
Device protects people against being trampled by an elephant or losing their harvests
“A new device developed in India listens for elephant calls and plays threatening sounds to keep the animals away from…
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Law and Government
Virginia is likely to raise taxes if Democrats win Tuesday’s election
Taxes are likely to rise in Virginia, if the Democrats win the election being held this Tuesday. Last May, Virginia’s…
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Law and Government
Under Governor Youngkin, Virginia cut permit processing times, attracted $125 billion in investment
“Under Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia created a new permitting dashboard, and cut permit processing times by 72%. The state’s attracted…
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Economy
AI is cutting hiring to near zero, Fed chief says
“Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell drew a stark picture of a labor market that looks fine on the surface—4.3% unemployment,…
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Business
Machines can now make water out of thin air, easing water shortages in arid places
Professor “Omar Yaghi, who recently won a Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing metal-organic frameworks, is about to…
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Law and Government
FDA moves to speed up approvals of cheaper copycat drugs
“The Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday that it would ease regulatory roadblocks for low-cost copycat versions of certain…
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Foreign Affairs
So many killings are taking place in a key city, that blood-soaked earth can be seen from outer space
A militia is slaughtering civilians, to the point where blood-soaked earth can be seen from outer space. The slaughter is…
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Science and Technology
Vaccine protects elephants from deadly herpes virus
“Scientists in the UK have developed the world’s first vaccine for elephant herpesvirus, a disease that kills many young Asian…
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Business
Massive lithium production planned at the Great Salt Lake, using new technique
“A startup in Utah has developed a more sustainable way to collect lithium. Using proprietary ceramic beads, Lilac Solutions can…
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Business
Tech firm sells drones to businesses to help them catch thieves
“Flock Safety, a tech startup focused on crime detection and prevention, is selling drones to private businesses to help them…
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Unyielding
Islands become paradises again after invasive rats are killed off
“Seabirds, crabs, geckos, and native flora are flourishing on Bikar Atoll and Jemo Islet—two small islands in the Marshalls—after conservationists…
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Unyielding
Snow leopards increase 62% in 4 years in mountainous state
“The population of rare snow leopards in high-altitude tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh has increased by 62 per cent over…
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Unyielding
22 nations eliminate measles and rubella
“Twenty-two countries and territories in the Western Pacific, including Japan and a number of small island nations, have eliminated measles…
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Unyielding
Salmon return after 200 years
“Salmon are breeding in England’s River Don for the first time in over 200 years,” reports The Doomslayer. The BBC reports:…
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Science and Technology
Vaccine protects against meningitis that has killed hundreds of thousands of people
“A new vaccine is being rolled out across Africa’s ‘meningitis belt,’ where dry winds and dust fuel regular and deadly…
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Education
Minneapolis uses ethnic studies to attack capitalism, in course about minority group massacred by communists
The Hmong are a people who fled the communist nation of Laos to escape mass killings by a communist regime.…
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Science and Technology
New Hampshire comes up with potential solution to energy shortages fueled by artificial intelligence
“New Hampshire has passed a law exempting electricity providers who don’t connect to the grid from public-utility regulation, cutting red…
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Unyielding
Bats recover after massive losses due to White Nose Syndrome
“Cave-dwelling bat populations in Wisconsin appear to be recovering from White Nose Syndrome, the infamous fungal disease that has wiped…
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Law and Government
Violent crime has increased massively since 2020, although murder is not currently rising
“A new Bureau of Justice Statistics report, which includes data through 2024,” shows that violent crime in general has risen…
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Unyielding
Bird listed as extinct makes a comeback in Kyrgyzstan
“The Little Bustard, a heavy-bodied grassland bird native to Eurasia, is making a comeback in Kyrgyzstan after it was nearly…
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Business
Health-tracking collars keep cows healthier, reduce need for labor in period of labor shortages
Health-tracking collars for cows are proving to be a valuable innovation. “The devices monitor each animal’s activity and rumination—a measure…
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Science and Technology
Glowing soybeans communicate stress
“A biotechnology company called InnerPlant has developed soybeans that glow when stressed, allowing farmers to intervene early and avoid crop losses. Recently, their…
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Economy
Record number of solar panels imported by Africa’s most populous nation
African countries often have unreliable power grids, and state-run electric utilities that are prone to blackouts and power outages. Citizens…
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Unyielding
Humpback whales make a comeback around Australia
“Recent research suggests there were over 50,000 eastern Australian humpback whales in 2024, up from 25,000 a decade ago,” reports The…
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