Large companies have begun offering more fertility-related workplace perks as the number of women freezing their eggs rises significantly, and the pressure to attract staff forces businesses to develop more creative benefits. In Australia’s second most populated city alone, egg freezing tripled from pre-pandemic levels, with nearly 5,000 women currently storing their frozen eggs, according to…
Egg Freezing the New Work Perk
October 21, 2022
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Study Finds Some People Are ‘Mosquito Magnets’ Due to Body Odor
Summertime calls most of us to spend a nice evening outdoors, but that can sometimes turn into a horribly itchy ordeal, particularly for “mosquito magnets.” A new study published on Oct. 18 in the journal Cell by researchers at Rockefeller University suggests that some individuals are more attractive to the tiny blood-sucking insects than others due to having a…
5 Hours or Less of Sleep Increases Risk of Chronic Disease: Study
Sleeping for five hours or less a night if you’re age 50 or older could increase your risk of getting two or more chronic diseases as you age, research has found. The study was published on Oct. 18 in the journal PLOS Medicine. Researchers from University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom tracked the health and sleep…
Pledge to Cut Methane Fails to Include World’s Largest Feral Populations: Regional MP
October 17, 2022
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Ongoing moves to cut methane gas emissions from domestic livestock, like cows and pigs, fails to take into account the sheer volume of feral animals now populating countries like Australia, one MP has said. Keith Pitt, the Nationals Party member for Hinkler, said current measures or proposals to curb flatulence or belching from livestock needed…
Signing Biden’s Methane Pledge a Betrayal of Farmers: Opposition Leader
The federal government will have betrayed its election promise to support farmers if it considers signing up to the Biden administration’s global pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent, opposition leader Peter Dutton has said. This follows comments from Agricultural Minister Murray Watt on ABC Radio on Oct. 13 that the federal government was…
Thorium Insiders Explain What Is Holding It Back From Wider Use
October 14, 2022
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Thorium energy experts at the Thorium Energy Alliance Conference told The Epoch Times what they believe has limited the use of the mildly radioactive element, long touted as a potential alternative or complement to plutonium and enriched uranium in nuclear reactors. Unlike uranium-235, the isotope in enriched uranium that sustains a nuclear chain reaction, thorium…
New Research: Neuropathy Pain-Relieving Cells Discovered in Japan
Neuropathic pain is a disorder characterized by abnormal pain perception, which can cause extreme pain to even mild stimuli and bring great discomfort to daily life. Now, the cells needed for natural recovery from pain have been identified in a Japanese study. In April, a research project led by Professor Makoto Tsuda and Takahiro Masuda,…
World’s 1st Space Tourist Signs up for Flight Around Moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The world’s first space tourist wants to go back—only this time, he’s signed up for a spin around the moon aboard Elon Musk’s Starship. For Dennis Tito, 82, it’s a chance to relive the joy of his trip to the International Space Station, now that he’s retired with time on his hands. He…
Wind Turbine With Blades Taller Than the Sydney Harbour Bridge Breaks World Record
October 12, 2022
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A wind turbine spanning a distance taller than the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Statue of Liberty has set the world record for the highest power output over a 24-hour period: 359 megawatt-hours. The 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine, developed by Siemens Gamesa, can generate enough power for a mid-sized car—like the Tesla Model 3—to drive 1.12…
One in 20 Born in Australia Are Test Tube Babies
October 12, 2022
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An Australian study has found that five percent of babies born in the country today were conceived by in vitro fertilisation (IVF), or about one child in every classroom. In partnership with the Raine Study—Australia’s longest-running public health study, the researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) also discovered an increase in depression in…
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