Tag: Science

NASA Fuels Moon Rocket for 1st Time in Rehearsal

NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time Monday and went ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak. This was NASA’s fourth crack at the all-important dress rehearsal, the last major milestone before the moon rocket’s long-awaited launch debut. The previous attempts in April were thwarted by a fuel…


Book Review: ‘Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less’

It’s easy to see why the legacy media has placed a target on Alex Epstein’s back: the “Fossil Future” author fights to win. In the weeks leading up to the release of his latest book, “The Washington Post” planned to attack Epstein by labeling him a bigot. When Epstein learned about it beforehand, he struck…


Beetroot Found to Be Natural Sports Performance Enhancer

More commonly found in the Slavic soup borscht, a salad, or the corner shop hamburger, the humble beetroot may soon become a regular part of athletes’ protein shakes after research from the University of South Australia (UniSA) found it can enhance sporting performance. Conducting a meta-analysis of 118 studies from 25 countries, the team evaluated…


Cambodian Catches World’s Largest Recorded Freshwater Fish

BANGKOK—The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States. The stingray, captured on June 13, measured almost 4 meters (13 feet) from snout to tail and weighed slightly under 300 kilograms (660 pounds), according…


As ESG Comes Under Scrutiny, Skeptics and Contrarians Rise Up

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles have rapidly taken hold in the financial sector in recent years. Now, against the backdrop of increasing regulatory enforcement, rising anti-ESG activism, and criticism of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate disclosure proposal, ESG skeptics are coming to the fore, pushing back against the SEC and developing new…


SpaceX Rocket Launches With Globalstar Satellite

Elon Musk’s SpaceX corporation launched a new satellite—Globalstar FM15—in the early hours of Sunday from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Like other SpaceX ventures, the launch vehicle supporting the mission—Falcon 9—returned to Earth shortly after launch, successfully landing on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which is stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Globalstar FM15 is now…


Study Finds 2,500 Pets Died After Using EPA-Approved Flea Collars, With Almost 100,000 Incidents

The use of Seresto flea and tick collars was linked to the deaths of thousands of pets, according to findings in a recent report from the Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy. Seresto collar, launched in 2013, offered eight months of flea and tick protection for dogs and cats for…


SpaceX Launches New Batch of Starlink Satellites

SpaceX launched a new batch of 53 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Friday—the first of three planned launches in three days for the company. The satellites were deployed to low-earth orbit after being carried on the company’s two-stage Falcon 9 rocket for its record 13th launch. After stage separation, the rocket’s first stage returned…


NASA Inducts 3 Veteran Astronauts Into Hall of Fame

NASA inducted three veteran astronauts into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at a ceremony Saturday at the Kennedy Space Cpmplex in Cape Canaveral. The prestigious award went to astronauts David Leestma, Sandra Magnus and Chris Ferguson “for their outstanding accomplishments in furthering NASA’s mission of exploration and discovery,” the space agency said. Their induction…


Soft Corals Show Greater Resilience to Bleaching During Marine Heatwaves

The soft corals of Lord Howe Island, approximately 700 kilometres northeast of Sydney, are demonstrating greater resilience to coral bleaching than the hard corals of the island, marine biologists have found. Led by the University of New South Wales (NSW), the team surveyed the island’s coral reef—the world’s most southern—during, immediately after, and seven months…