Category: Science News

Researcher Questions Extent of Carbon Dioxide’s Climate Effect

A Sept. 18 paper in the journal Climate Dynamics claims that the climate’s long-range sensitivity to carbon dioxide could be remarkably low. In an Oct. 4 interview with The Epoch Times, the study’s author, Nicola Scafetta, noted that models assuming that our climate system is quite sensitive to carbon dioxide are “more alarming” than those…


SpaceX Capsule Heads to Space Station Ferrying NASA Crew and Russian

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida on Wednesday carrying the next long-term International Space Station crew, with a Russian cosmonaut, two Americans, and a Japanese astronaut flying together in a demonstration of U.S.-Russian teamwork in space despite Ukraine war tensions. A high-ranking official of the Russian space agency Roscosmos said shortly…


Nobel Prize Awarded to Chemists Who Discovered Reactions That Snap Molecules Together Like Lego

STOCKHOLM—Scientists Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and Barry Sharpless won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for discovering reactions that let molecules snap together to create new compounds and that offer insight into cell biology. The field of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry has been harnessed to improve the targeting of cancer pharmaceuticals now…


3 Physicists Share Nobel Prize for Work on Quantum Science

Three scientists jointly won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for proving that tiny particles could retain a connection with each other even when separated, a phenomenon once doubted but now being explored for potential real-world applications such as encrypting information. Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John F. Clauser, and Austrian Anton Zeilinger were cited…


Global Environment in Much Better Shape Than We’re Led to Believe, Says Ecomodernist

The number of natural disasters is decreasing, contrary to the widespread belief that climate change poses an existential threat to humanity, said an American environmentalist. Michael Shellenberger, founder and president of Environmental Progress and author of “The Death of Environmentalism,” attended CPAC Australia—the Conservative Political Action Conference in Sydney on Oct. 1. He pointed out in his…


World-First mRNA Vaccine for Foot and Mouth Disease Underway

An Australian state government has signed a deal with U..S biotechnology company Tiba Biotech to develop mRNA vaccines for Foot and mouth disease (FMD) and Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) within a year. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional New South Wales (NSW) Paul Toole said the milestone would protect Australia’s $28.7 billion (US$18.5 billion) livestock…


Messenger RNA Technology Fast-Tracked for Treating for Heart Conditions

An Australian government research fund has granted $1.7 million (US$1.1 million) to target three major cardiovascular diseases using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, accelerating the use of gene therapy’s treatment of diseases beyond COVID-19. Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, one of Australia’s oldest medical research organisations focused on heart disease, welcomed the grant from Medical Research…


Messenger RNA Technology for Heart Disease Fast-Tracked

An Australian government research fund has granted $1.7 million (US$1.1 million) to target three major cardiovascular diseases using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, accelerating the use of gene therapy’s treatment of diseases beyond COVID-19. Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, one of Australia’s oldest medical research organisations focused on heart disease, welcomed the grant from Medical Research…


Space Telescopes Capture Asteroid Slam With Striking Clarity

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The world now has stunning new photos of this week’s asteroid strike, the first planetary defense test of its kind. NASA on Thursday released pictures of the dramatic event taken by the Hubble and Webb space telescopes. A few hours later, SpaceX joined NASA in announcing that they’re studying the feasibility of sending…


NASA Spacecraft Buzzes Jupiter Moon Europa, Closest in Years

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. Juno on Thursday zipped within approximately 219 miles (352 kilometers) of Europa, thought to have an ocean flowing beneath its thick frozen crust, raising the possibility of underwater life. Scientists hailed the flyby as…