Category: Science News

What Killed Tons of Fish in European River? Mystery Deepens

WARSAW, Poland—Laboratory tests following a mass die-off of fish in the Oder River detected high levels of salinity but no mercury poisoning its waters, Poland’s environment minister said Saturday as the mystery continued as to what killed tons of fish in Central Europe. Anna Moskwa, the minister of climate and environment, said analyses of river…


Europe Eyes Musk’s SpaceX to Bridge Launch Gap Left by Russia Tensions

PARIS—The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk’s SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after the Ukraine conflict blocked Western access to Russia’s Soyuz rockets. The private American competitor to Europe’s Arianespace has emerged as a key contender to plug a temporary gap alongside Japan…


Australia Finds 139 New Species

Australian scientists have named and described more than 100 new species, including an ant that protects butterfly larvae, a millipede with more than 1,000 legs, and a fish that lives 100 meters below the surface in the past year. In a statement on Aug. 9, Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) announced that…


Australia Names 139 New Species

Australian scientists have named and described more than 100 new species, including an ant that protects butterfly larvae, a millipede with more than 1,000 legs, and a fish that lives 100 meters below the surface in the past year. In a statement on Aug. 9, Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) announced that…


Pfizer and Valneva Announce Clinical Trial of New Lyme Disease Vaccine

Pfizer Inc. and French biotech company Valneva SE are launching a phase 3 clinical study to test an experimental vaccine against Lyme disease, the companies announced on Aug. 8. Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States and is caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected…


Most of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Seeing Record High Coral Coverage Despite Bleaching Events

The Great Barrier Reef is seeing record high levels of coral cover across two-thirds of the world’s largest coral reef system since monitoring began 36 years ago, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). Between August 2021 and May 2022, the 87 representative reefs surveyed revealed average hard coral…


Volcano Near Iceland’s Main Airport Erupts Again After Pause

REYKJAVIK, Iceland—A volcano in southwest Iceland began erupting Wednesday, the country’s meteorological authorities said—just eight months after its last eruption officially ended. The Icelandic Meteorological Office urged people not to go near the Fagradalsfjall volcano, which is located some 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. The eruption in an uninhabited valley is…


Tiny Invisible Diamonds Tell Australia’s Tectonic Tale

A unique type of diamond has been discovered in Australia for the first time, but they’re invisible to the naked eye. Researchers from Queensland’s James Cook University found rare metamorphic diamonds in rocks along the Clarke River Fault, west of Paluma in the state’s north, according to Science Advances Journal. But before anyone grabs their…


Earth Spinning Faster in 2022, Scientists Baffled as Days Get Shorter

The earth spun at its fastest speed on June 29, completing its shortest day and baffling scientists as to why this is happening. The earth finished a spin 1.59 milliseconds earlier than the usual 24 hours on June 29 according to new measurements by the National Physical Laboratory in the UK. The rapid spin is…


CDC Points People to Transgenderism, Teen Sex, and Astrology Websites

The federal government is one more of transgenderism’s many online promoters. A CDC help page has listed resources from government agencies and community organizations that seek to protect and support LGBT children and their networks by providing online advice on sexuality with content that promotes transgenderism, anal and oral sex, and occult superstition. “It is critical…