Category: Science

ESG Advocates Say Anti-ESG Movement Creating ‘Concerns and Challenges’

It’s counterstrike time: the Republican-led movement against environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investing came under fire at a major environmental conference on May 30. “I don’t think there’s any chance that the anti-ESG movement will win,” said Witold Henisz, a vice dean and faculty director of the ESG Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania’s…


ANALYSIS: China Hoodwinking the World via Technologically Advanced Coal Mines

News Analysis China has persisted in pursuing a policy of modernizing its vast number of coal mines using the latest technologies in a bid to make them more productive, while Western nations are cutting down on traditional energy sources in order to meet climate change goals set by global entities. In the 2015 United Nations’…


Retracted COVID-19 Papers Cited 7 Times per Paper

An Australian investigation into COVID-19 research found that among the more than 270,000 papers that have been published since the start of the pandemic, 212 retracted papers were cited 2,697 times, with a median of seven times per paper. Publishing processes were often compromised with COVID-19, according to the co-author of the investigation and director…


Stress Ushers in Harm Through Microbiome

In this series, we’ll share how the latest developments in this medical frontier are transforming our approaches to illness and offering new strategies to heal and prevent disease. Previously: Treating gut-related problems through testing and diet A widely cited statistic that appears in several studies says that stress-related complaints are linked to 75 percent to 90 percent…


When Environmental Radicalism Is More Harmful Than Good

Commentary When mindless environmental zealotry turns into environmental vandalism and economic destruction something is badly wrong. What turns the wrong into an inexcusable outrage is when the government allows it to occur, ignoring the common good which is at stake. This is exactly the state of play in the state of Victoria where the debt-ridden…


Crash of Private Japanese Moon Lander Blamed on Software, Last-Minute Location Switch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private Japanese moon lander went into free-fall while trying to land on the lunar surface last month, company officials said Friday, blaming a software issue and a last-minute switch in the touchdown location. The spacecraft belonging to the company ispace was originally supposed to land in a flat plain. But the target…


Over 300 COVID-19 Papers Withdrawn for Not Meeting Standards of Scientific Soundness

Research journals have withdrawn well over 300 articles on COVID-19 due to compromised ethical standards and concerns about the publications’ scientific validity. Retraction Watch has provided a running list of withdrawn papers on COVID-19 ranging from “Acute kidney injury associated with COVID-19” to “Can Your AI Differentiate Cats from COVID-19?” A total of 330 research…


Scientists Identify Polar Cyclone Swirling on Mysterious Uranus

WASHINGTON—It is a world wrapped in mystery—the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, seen up close just once nearly four decades ago by a passing NASA probe and still warily guarding its secrets. But new observations from a telescope located in New Mexico are providing a fuller understanding of its atmosphere, including the detection of…


The Hidden System That Protects the Brain, Strengthens Immunity, and Keeps Us Balanced

Our endocannabinoid system (ECS) is a critical layer of our physiology, like our cardiovascular or nervous systems—and it was only discovered in the 1990s. We are just scratching the surface of its vital roles in homeostasis, immunity, and perhaps most notably, its role in neurodegenerative disease. As scientists probe the ECS, they’re finding its influence…


Man Paralyzed for 12 Years Walks Again Thanks to Brain, Spinal Cord Implants

A paralyzed man has been able to walk again for the first time in years simply by using the power of his mind thanks to implants fitted in his brain and spinal cord. Gert-Jan Oskam, a 40-year-old Dutchman, was paralyzed in his legs and partially paralyzed in his arms following a cycling accident 12 years ago during which…