An analysis and review by academics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have concluded that research conducted after 2014 into the environmental effect of ocean acidification on fish behaviour were overinflated and biased. The team, led by Jeff Clements stated that many of the studies showing great effects on fish behaviours were biased, resulting in…
‘Biased’ Studies on Climate Change Attributed To Sharp Decline In Recent Findings, Experts
Study Finds Research on Climate Change Effects on Ocean ‘Biased’ and ‘Overinflated’
An analysis and review by academics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have concluded that research papers published between 2014 and 2018 into the environmental effect of ocean acidification on fish behaviour were overinflated and biased. The team, led by Jeff Clements, stated that many of the studies that found there to be great effects…
A Betrayal of the Precautionary Principle
Making difficult decisions in the face of uncertainty is a common feature of all crises. The pandemic was no exception but, sadly, much of the decision-making was conducted under a misapprehension (and, occasionally, wilful distortion) of the uncertainties involved. The biggest uncertainty was the extent to which non-pharmaceutical interventions would curb the spread of infection….
Ex-official: Space Station ‘Largely Isolated’ From Tensions
ATLANTA—Tensions in eastern Ukraine and heightened Western fears of a Russian invasion should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.–Russia cooperation in space, the former head of the National Space Council told The Associated Press. Four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut are currently on the space…
COVID-19 Lockdowns Linked to Brain Inflammation and Poor Mental Health, Study Suggests
February 24, 2022
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Lockdowns imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have caused brain inflammation among healthy adults who did not contract the virus, a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital suggests. Researchers examined the societal and lifestyle disruptions caused by the pandemic, and found that healthy adults without COVID-19 had higher brain and blood levels of various…
Finalized Critical Mineral List Excludes Helium, Uranium, Other Minerals on 2018 List
Over objections from GOP lawmakers, the Department of the Interior has published a finalized critical mineral list that omits helium, uranium, potash, and other minerals that were on the original 2018 list, which was published in response to then-President Trump’s 2017 executive order. The Department had solicited comments on its draft list, released in November…
Birds Join Forces to Outwit Aussie Scientists
A group of Australian ecologists knew magpies are a highly social species, but when the songbirds joined forces to thwart the researchers’ plans to track them, they discovered that the birds were far more altruistic and coordinated than expected. The researchers from Queensland wanted to collect data from Australian magpies using mini GPS trackers—a common…
US Copyright Office Rejects Request to Copyright Artwork Created by Artificial Intelligence
The United States Copyright Office’s review board has rejected a second request by Dr. Stephen Thaler, founder of Imagination Engines, to copyright a work of art that was created by an artificial intelligence (AI) system, concluding that it failed to have any “creative input or intervention from a human author.” The two-dimensional artwork is titled “A Recent Entrance to…
UN Projects Climate Change Will Increase Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires
A new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) predicts that climate change will raise the global likelihood of catastrophic wildfires—defined as one-in-100-year wildfires—by a factor of 1.31 to 1.57. “The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report indicates that weather conducive to wildfires (‘fire weather’—hot, dry, and windy) is becoming more…
Push for Electrification to Reach Net Zero Means Large-Scale Mining, Greater Dependence on China: Experts
February 22, 2022
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“Electrification” has become a watchword for the Biden administration, particularly as part of the push for net-zero emissions in the U.S. economy by 2050. In November 2021 remarks to GM CEO Mary Barra, for example, President Joe Biden credited General Motors with having “electrified the automobile industry”—a claim immediately questioned by Tesla Motors’ Elon Musk. The…
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