Category: Science News

Receding Water Levels of China’s Yangtze Reveal Ancient Buddha Statues

BEIJING—Plunging water levels of the Yangtze River have revealed a submerged island in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing and a trio of Buddha statues on it that are believed to be 600 years old, state media Xinhua has reported. The three statues were found on the highest part of the island reef called Foyeliang, initially…


NASA Astronaut to Join Russians on Soyuz Rocket

U.S. astronaut Frank Rubio will launch to the space station from Kazakhstan with two Russians in September. That same month, Russian cosmonaut, Anna Kikina, will join two Americans and one Japanese aboard a SpaceX rocket flying from Florida. Another crew swap will occur next spring. This will be Rubio’s first spaceflight since becoming an astronaut…


Emperor’s Tonic, Multi-Herbal Medicine Gongjin-Dan’s Anti-Aging Mechanism Scientifically Confirmed

Gongjin-dan (GJD), an herbal drug commonly used in Korea and China, is often used for the prevention and early treatment of amnesia. At the end of 2021, it was confirmed for the first time, using scientific research, that GJD, with its anti-aging mechanism, is able to protect and restore damaged brain nerve cells. At present,…


Medical Discovery: Plasma Myl9 Correlates to the Severity of COVID-19

Chiba University in Japan recently announced the results of a new study that found that the severity of COVID-19 is highly correlated with the concentration of myosin light chain 9 (Myl9) protein in the blood. The findings could help hospitals determine which patient groups should be prioritized for admission and discharge, and thereby reduce the…


Chinese Herbal Medicine Improves Menopausal Symptoms: Research

The traditional Chinese medical remedy huang jing is safer and more effective than hormone therapy in improving menopausal symptoms, according to a new study from Korea. Menopause happens at the end of women’s menstrual cycles owing to a natural decline in reproductive hormones. During the process of transitioning into the stage of menopause and a short…


Back Pain More Likely to Persist Due to Anxiety Than Bad Posture

The idea that “good” posture prevents back pain is well known—but a new review of the research calls for a second look as Australian experts say that habits and mental processes such as anxiety are more likely to have an impact than lousy posture. Prof. of musculoskeletal physiotherapy Peter O’Sullivan, prof. of physiotherapy, Leon Straker,…


China to Activate Experimental Nuclear Molten Salt Reactor, Hopes to Obtain Full Intellectual Rights

In China’s remote northwest Gansu province, Chinese scientists successfully designed, and built, an experimental thorium-powered molten salt reactor—and they’re about to power it up. Initially, 2024 was the projected completion date for the prototype; but a healthy research and design budget, plus a push from Beijing, thrust completion of the reactor ahead of schedule. The…


NASA’s Giant Moon Rocket Emerges for Debut Launch

NASA’s gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, began an hours-long crawl to its launchpad Tuesday night ahead of the behemoth’s debut test flight this month. The 322-foot-tall rocket is scheduled to embark on its first mission to space–without any humans—on Aug. 29. It will be a crucial, long-delayed demonstration…


A Major Step Towards Nuclear Fusion As Researchers Confirm Scientific Ignition

On Aug. 8, 2021, scientists took a laser the size of three football fields and focused all 192 of its beams of light on a capsule of hydrogen the size of a BB pellet. When 192 laser beams focus on an area that size, it creates temperatures of more than 100 million degrees and pressure…


Officials: Loud ‘Boom’ Heard in North Utah Likely a Meteor

SALT LAKE CITY—A loud “boom” heard across areas of northern Utah was likely a meteor, officials said Saturday. Reports of the loud noise circulated at about 8:30 a.m., with people from Orem to southern Idaho posting that they heard the “boom,” The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox wrote on Twitter that his…