Science and Technology
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America has a record number of bees, due to almond pollination and a Texas tax break
“After almost two decades of relentless colony collapse coverage …. America’s honeybee population has rocketed to an all-time high. We’ve…
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Scientists’ ‘super banana’ could save thousands of lives, reduce blindness, but it faces regulatory and cultural obstacles
Scientists in Uganda have developed a genetically modified banana that could save thousands of children who die every year from…
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Drone swarms could replace farm workers
“The fruits and vegetables you eat may soon be cultivated and processed by an army of drones and robots, some…
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Patient given a new 3D-printed windpipe; medical advance may help people suffering from organ shortages
In a major medical advance, a 3D-printed organ has been transplanted into a patient. A Korean patient is now breathing…
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Brazil will release millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes to fight dengue fever
Faced with a quadrupling of dengue fever cases, which result in agonizing pain, Brazil will release millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes…
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England now has more giant redwoods than California
“Giant redwoods – the world’s largest trees – are flourishing” in England, reports the BBC. There are now more of…
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Robot saves Dutch tulip fields by spotting diseased flowers early
“Theo works weekdays, weekends and nights and never complains about a sore spine despite performing hour upon hour of what,…
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Scientists create cow that produces human insulin in its milk
Scientists have generically engineered a cow that can make human insulin in its milk. They introduced some human DNA into…
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Horrific Guinea worm disease may be eradicated from the Earth soon
Guinea worms used to inflict burning pain on millions of people in Africa and South Asia every year. They would…
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U.S. maternal mortality rates are low, not high, study finds
Supporters of more government control of healthcare have long cited high maternal mortality in the United States as a supposed…
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Four-day weather forecasts are now as accurate as one-day forecasts used to be
Weather forecasting has improved enormously in the last 30 years. Four-day forecasts are now as accurate as one-day forecasts were…
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Drinking water could come from thin air
Congress has passed laws restricting water use, based on the false assumption that water is scarce. For example, the Energy…
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Breast cancer death rate drops 58 percent since 1975
The mortality rate for American women with breast cancer fell an estimated 58 percent from 1975 to 2019, according to…
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Robot harvests cotton like a lizard’s tongue catching flies
Picking cotton is painstaking if done by hand. An alternative is to use a mechanical harvester, but those can weigh…
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Genetically modified pigs could end the organ-transplant shortage
David Ayares runs a biotech company in southwestern Virginia that plans to use cloned farm animals to provide kidneys, hearts…
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Cancer vaccine for dogs doubles their survival rates
A new cancer vaccine for dogs nearly doubles their survival rates for certain kinds of cancer. This is significant, because…
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Top Gender Doctors Complain Detransitioners’ Presence Posed ‘Harm’ To Trans Members At Medical Conference
By Megan Brock and Kate Anderson Top gender doctors complained that transgender attendees at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)…
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COVID vaccine mandates caused backlash that reduced vaccination rates in general
COVID vaccine mandates caused a backlash against vaccines in general. The mandates did increase the number of people who took…
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First child ever cured of brutal brain cancer that previously always killed kids who had it
When Lucas was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumor at age six, everyone understood that he would die…
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Scientists produce perpetually growing meat by making it cancerous
“Great news everyone! There’s now a form of artificial meat that’s extruded in a continuous, undead tube, and it grows…
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Leaked Docs Reveal The Trans Cult Is Going Even Further Than We Ever Knew
By Mary Rooke An environmental group released leaked documents from the world’s leading organization of doctors devoted to youth and…
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Electric cars produce more toxic emissions, are worse for the environment than gas-powered cars, study finds
“Electric vehicles release more toxic particles into the atmosphere and are worse for the environment than their gas-powered counterparts,” according…
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Reforestation offset the effects of global warming in the southeastern United States
In America’s southeast, except for most of Florida and Virginia, “temperatures have flatlined, or even cooled,” due to reforestation, even…
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Implant patient can move computer mouse just by thinking, Elon Musk says
This seems like good news for paralyzed people who can’t use their hands to control a computer mouse: “The first…
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Study debunks claim that ‘gender-affirming care’ lowers youth suicide rate
“A recent study destroys the left’s claim that indulging so-called ‘gender-affirming care’ helps reduce suicides in youths. According to this…
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World’s coral reefs are more plentiful than previously thought.
“High-resolution satellite maps show that coral reefs cover an area of ocean larger than New Mexico,” reports Bloomberg News. That’s…
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‘1-In-284,000-Year Event’: Current Sea Temperatures Now Warm As June, Signaling Extremely Violent Hurricane Season
By Andrew Powell A “1-in-284,000-year event”? … that’s just insane. The alarm is going off at a high rate from…
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Academic journal views pro-life ties as conflict of interest, but not funding from pro-abortion groups
An academic journal is retracting studies by anti-abortion researchers, claiming that their ties to groups that oppose abortion is a…
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Vaccine protects against agonizing disease spreading into Florida
Dengue fever — a tropical disease so painful it is also known as “breakbone fever” — has spread into parts…
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Florida’s manatees rebound to record-breaking winter numbers
Florida’s manatees have rebounded to “record-breaking winter numbers,” reports Fox News: After years of dwindling numbers for Florida manatees, wildlife…
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Enzyme used in laundry detergent can recycle single-use plastics
An enzyme used in certain laundry detergents can recycle single-use plastics within 24 hours, reports Kings College London. Scientists there…
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Scientists Look To Fight Climate Change By Dumping 6,000 Gallons Of Chemicals Into Ocean Near Martha’s Vineyard
By Nick Pope A team of scientists is looking to dump chemicals into waters off the coast of Massachusetts this…
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FDA and CDC may soon use indigenous folk wisdom on par with scientific evidence
“The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could soon employ ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ in their research,”…
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Surgeries get 4 to 20 times faster at London hospital inspired by Formula One pit stops
A London hospital reduced the time to perform a variety of operations by 75% to 95%. It came up with…
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Gene therapy blocks the painful hereditary disorder Angiodema
Angiodema, which plagues the lives of more than 50,000 people, congests people’s airways, and occasionally is fatal. But now, gene…
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Giant panda population rises 70% in the wild
The population of giant pandas in the wild has risen by more than 70%. China’s National Forestry and Grassland Administration…
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