Tag: Science

Opposing Republicans Debate Best Alternative to the Socialist’s Green New Deal

Republicans are divided when it comes to climate change, but the issue is likely to be brought into unified focus after the mid-term elections, according to Metropolitan Republican Club (Met Club) panelists. “If Republicans take both Houses of Congress, that will throw a wrench in Biden’s climate agenda and the question will become, ‘What will…


World’s-First Gene Therapy Developed for Type 1 Diabetes

The Australian government has given a funding boost to an Australian biomedical research organisation, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, to conduct clinical trials for the world’s first gene therapy for type 1 diabetes. The therapy was also developed thanks to the government’s ten-year $600 million (US$385 million) research accelerator program, targeted at addressing chronic and complex diseases….


Israeli Students Identify Compound to Prevent Hair Loss in Cancer Patients

Israeli biology students are researching a new way to prevent hair loss caused by chemotherapy in an effort to produce it on an industrial scale. Students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have been attempting to synthetically produce decursin, a hair loss deterrent, with the hopes of incorporating it into products such as shampoos, creams, and more. The team…


Greta Thunberg Vows to Skip COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt Over Alleged Human Rights Violations

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has revealed she will not be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt in November, branding the forum an opportunity for “people in power… to [use] greenwashing, lying, and cheating.” Thunberg, 19, made the comments at the London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre on Sunday, which she attended while promoting her…


Investigative Reporter Reveals CCP’s Legacy of Environmental Destruction in China

During the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 20th national congress, China’s ruling regime claimed that they have been more effective in managing the environment over the past decade, citing official data. However, a Chinese investigative journalist revealed that the deterioration of the environment in mainland China is shocking and may not recover for decades. Zhai Qing,…


Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island Urged to Prepare as Active Volcano Displays Increased Seismic Activity

The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, on the Big Island of Hawaii has displayed an increase in seismic activity in recent months, prompting officials to warn residents of a potential eruption. Mauna Loa is among the world’s most active volcanoes, having erupted 33 times since 1843, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). During the last…


2 NASA Spacecraft Detect Biggest Meteor Strikes at Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Two NASA spacecraft at Mars—one on the surface and the other in orbit—have recorded the biggest meteor strikes and impact craters yet. The high-speed barrages last year sent seismic waves rippling thousands of miles across Mars, the first ever detected near the surface of another planet, and carved out craters nearly 500 feet…


Scientists Studying Tree Rings Say ‘Radiation Storms’ Not Caused by Solar Flares as Previously Thought

A team of scientists at the University of Queensland in Australia have turned to trees in an effort to discover more about mysterious and potentially devastating radioactive space storms that have hit earth several times over the past 10,000 years. The team of researchers included an undergraduate student and was led by Benjamin Pope from the University of…


LIVE 1:45 PM ET: NASA Scientists From Mars Missions Discuss New Finding

Scientists from two different NASA Mars missions hold a virtual media briefing to discuss how they “combined images and data for a major finding on the Red Planet.” Participants will include Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters; Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California; Liliya Posiolova,…


NASA Scientists From Mars Missions Discuss New Finding

Scientists from two different NASA Mars missions hold a virtual media briefing to discuss how they “combined images and data for a major finding on the Red Planet.” Participants will include Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters; Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California; Liliya Posiolova,…