Science and Technology
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Genetically-engineered skin bacteria keep some mosquitoes away
“In a groundbreaking study, researchers have successfully engineered human skin bacteria to significantly reduce mosquito attraction, offering protection for up…
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Puberty blockers increase suicide risks, as the FDA has known for years; gender transitions are dangerous
Parents put their transgender kids on puberty blockers, and on the road to sex changes, because they are falsely told…
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Drugs like Ozempic could slow the effects of Alzheimer’s disease
“A small clinical trial suggests that drugs like Ozempic could potentially be used not just for diabetes and weight loss…
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Scientists identify bacteria that destroy ‘forever chemicals,’ pollutants that harm the immune system
Scientists recently discovered that certain bacteria “can break down the strong bonds that give ‘forever chemicals’ their long shelf life,”…
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Mystery oxygen source discovered on the ocean floor, baffling scientists
Oxygen is critical for life to exist. Most life on Earth will be killed by a lack of oxygen within…
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Drug could extend women’s fertility by five years
“A drug that could extend women’s fertility by five years – and help them live longer in better health –…
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Researchers genetically engineer fly species to eat more waste
“A team of Australian scientists is genetically engineering a common fly species so that it can eat more of humanity’s…
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Ban on puberty blockers is lawful, English high court rules
In the United States, the Biden administration has promoted the use of puberty blockers for children as part of “gender…
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Genetic engineering produces bacon safe to eat for people allergic to red meat
Genetic engineering has accidentally produced a new source of food: pork that people can eat even if they are allergic…
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Deaths from floods, droughts, and storms fall 97%
“Since the 1920s, the number of” climate-related “deaths has fallen by more than 97 percent,” notes Professor Gale Pooley. Climate-related…
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Scientists discover genetic disorder that afflicts hundreds of thousands of people
“A genetic disorder that causes severe disabilities in children and adults has been discovered by researchers who believe the newly…
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Blocking a protein may extend life span
“A protein that promotes inflammation could hold the key to a longer, healthier life,” reports Nature: Blocking the protein, called…
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Worm that tortured millions of people has been eradicated
A nasty worm that caused tens of millions of people to scream with unbearable pain has been largely eradicated: “No…
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First Asian elephant vaccinated against deadly herpes virus
“An Asian elephant at Houston zoo in the US has received the first mRNA vaccine against herpes, which is the…
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It’s Take a Monkey to Lunch Day
Today is Take a Monkey to Lunch Day, which celebrates all things monkey-related. Although if you did take a monkey…
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Moon likely has hundreds of caves, making lunar colonies more conceivable
The Associated Press reports that scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and…
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The Flood Of Energy Absurdities Never Slows
By David Blackmon I often write about absurdities in the energy space, the kinds of stories in which nothing seems…
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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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