News Analysis Editors from the Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, and hundreds of other medical journals have issued a joint editorial demanding “emergency action” to limit global temperature increases, including greatly increased monetary contributions and emissions cuts from wealthy nations as well as heavy government intervention and greater global coordination. “The greatest threat…
Medical Journals Call for ‘Emergency Action’ to Combat Climate Change
NASA Confirms Mars Rover’s 1st Rock Sample Grab, 40 to Go
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s newest Mars rover has completed its first sample grab, tucking away the tube of rock for return to Earth. The Perseverance rover team confirmed last week’s successful drilling and collection, after reviewing photos of the core sample. NASA wanted to be certain the sample was safe inside the titanium tube, before sharing…
UK Turns on Coal Power Plant as Wind Farms Fail to Meet Electricity Demand
The UK has been forced to fire up a coal power plant to ensure electricity supply, as low winds prevent the country’s wind farms from generating as much power as expected. The UK’s National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) said it has asked energy firm EDF to fire up West Burton A, a power plant…
Statistical Method Used to Link Climate Change to Greenhouse Gases Challenged
An important new study in “Climate Dynamics” has criticized a key methodology that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) uses to attribute climate change to greenhouse gases, raising questions about the validity of research that relied on it and prompting a response from one of the scientists who developed the technique. The new study’s…
German Government, Industry Back North Sea Spaceport Plan
BERLIN—The German government said Monday it supports plans for a North Sea spaceport that would be used to launch small satellites into space from Europe. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said the government would act as an “anchor customer” for the floating launch site off the German coast. “We want to strengthen the national space program,”…
UK to Increase Storage Limit for Frozen Eggs, Sperm, Embryos to 55 Years
Storage limits for eggs, sperm, and embryos will be increased to a maximum of 55 years under UK government plans to give people greater choice over when to start a family. Ministers have proposed that the statutory storage limits should increase more than five fold from the current limit of 10 years and should no…
Archaeologists Unearth 1,500-Year-Old Industrial Site, Wine Press, Gold Coin From Byzantine Age Near Tel Aviv
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a Byzantine-period industrial-agricultural area, including several artifacts, thought to be 1,500 years old—far older than previously assumed. The dig, conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, commenced on the outskirts of Tel Aviv ahead of a new neighborhood development planned in Ramat Ha-Sharon. Among other finds, the researchers unearthed plastered installations,…
IPCC’s ‘No One Is Safe’ Slogan Is Deeply Misleading: Shellenberger
The message stated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) report, warning that “nobody is safe” from human-caused climate change is “irresponsible and misleading,” according to longtime environmental activist Michael Shellenberger. The IPCC published a report in August stating that human-caused climate change is accelerating and that radical changes to human behavior are needed to avert disaster. Following the findings,…
Cleanup Boats on Scene of Large Gulf Oil Spill Following Ida
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida. The spill, which is ongoing, appears to be coming from a source underwater at an offshore drilling lease about two miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The reported location is near…
Once-Lost Ancient City Carved Out of Red Sandstone Cliffs Is a New Wonder of the World
September 4, 2021
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Carved into red sandstone cliffs in southwestern Jordan, the lost city of Petra was the capital of an ancient kingdom. Once a thriving center of trade, having lain in ruins for centuries, Petra is now one of the world’s New Seven Wonders. Each year, the 102-square-mile site typically attracts over a million visitors to what was once the…
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