Tag: Science

New Zealand Emissions Reduction Funding for Agriculture Paid by Other Sectors

As part of the New Zealand government’s emissions reduction plan announcement for the 2022 budget, $710 million (US$450 million) has been promised to support the agriculture industry’s efforts to lower emissions, despite not contributing a cent to the funding pool. The agricultural industry is both New Zealand’s biggest export earner and the biggest contributor to…


CSIRO Collaborating With Australian Pharma to Develop Medicinal Psychedelics

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has received a license to work with local Australian biomedical companies to “extract, synthesise, improve and then develop manufacturing processes” for up to 15 different psychedelic compounds. The organisation will first be collaborating with Melbourne Natural MedTech which is “working to develop psychedelic treatments for several unmet…


Scientists Reveal COPD Patients More Susceptible to COVID-19

Australian researchers have found out why chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients face a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, which could be critical in developing new drugs. Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Technology Sydney published their findings in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. COPD is an inflammatory…


Ontario Party, New Blue Object to Exclusion From Ontario Election Debate

Ontario Party Leader Derek Sloan is objecting to his party’s exclusion from the Ontario election leaders’ debate that took place on May 16, saying it puts his party at a disadvantage. The New Blue Party which, like the Ontario Party, has a sitting MPP in the current legislature, is also objecting. “This is more election…


LIVE: Congress Holds First Public UFO Hearing in Over 50 Years

The House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee will hold an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena on May 17. Following the open portion of the hearing, the subcommittee will hold a closed, classified briefing. Who Honorable Ronald S. Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Scott W. Bray, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence…


LIVE: Congress Holds Hearing on UFOs

The House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee will hold an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena on May 17. Following the open portion of the hearing, the subcommittee will hold a closed, classified briefing. Who Honorable Ronald S. Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Scott W. Bray, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence…


Hand Gestures May Hold Key to Remedying Australia’s Low Maths Ranking

With Australia now holding a secondary school mathematics ranking of 29 out of the 38 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations, a drop of 18 places compared to 20 years ago, a new international paper co-authored by a University of South Australia cognitive psychologist shows that hand gestures may provide part of the solution….


LIVE on May 17, 9 AM ET: First UFO Hearing in Congress

The House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee will hold an open hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena on May 17. Following the open portion of the hearing, the subcommittee will hold a closed, classified briefing. Who Honorable Ronald S. Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Scott W. Bray, Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence…


Ontario Liberals Participating in Monday’s Debate Despite Controversy

The next Ontario election leaders’ debate will be hosted on Monday night, this time in the provincial capital, Toronto, ahead of the June 2 election. The debate, taking place at the TVO Broadcast Centre, will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST, and moderated by TVO’s Steve Paikin and Toronto Star’s Althia Raj. In…


Lunar Eclipse Thrills Stargazers in the Americas

A total lunar eclipse provided a spectacular celestial show as it unfolded Sunday night into early Monday in the Americas. The eastern half of North America and all of Central and South America were prime locations to see the eclipse, while partial stages were visible across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. A full moon…