Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine was not more effective at preventing COVID-19 infection, according to a new study. Researchers funded by Moderna analyzed the updated shot, which contains elements of the Wuhan virus strain and the BA.1 strain, in comparison to the old booster, which was only targeted at the Wuhan variant. They recorded more participants…
Updated Moderna COVID-19 Booster Didn’t Improve Clinical Efficacy: Study
Passive Smoking a Potential Risk for Future Generations: Study
September 18, 2022
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Children are at an increased risk of developing asthma if their fathers were exposed to second-hand smoke as children, a study by researchers from the Australia’s University of Melbourne has found. Published on Thursday in the European Respiratory Journal, the study also demonstrated that a child’s asthma risk increases further if their father became a…
Energy Nightmare in Europe Exposes Parallel Renewable Energy Problem for United States
At the beginning of September, approximately 70,000 people took to the streets of the Czech Republic’s capital city of Prague calling for the government to do more about spiraling energy prices. During that same time in Germany, the far-left and the far-right put aside their differences to threaten weekly protests against the rising cost of…
Moving to Mars: Researchers Investigate What’s Possible Using New Model
September 15, 2022
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Experts in space medicine from the Australian National University (ANU) have developed a mathematical model to evaluate the impact that space travel to Mars would have on the human body. The lead author of the paper, Lex van Loon, a Research Fellow from the ANU Medical School, said in a news release that with the advent…
Big Science Prize Goes to New Approaches on Corneal Disease
LISBON, Portugal—A Dutch and a Swedish scientist are sharing a €1 million ($1 million) eyesight prize from a Portuguese foundation for their innovative work on corneal diseases. Gerrit Melles, from the Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery in Rotterdam, has revolutionized the surgical treatment of corneal disease, the Champalimaud Foundation said Wednesday in announcing the…
Truckers, Small Businesses, Train Industry Warn of ‘Dire Consequences’ If Rail Strike Occurs
September 14, 2022
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Small businesses, truckers and the rail industry are warning that a major economic fallout would occur if railway unions follow through with a strike beginning Friday, including further supply chain delays, increased inflation, lost jobs and shuttered businesses. The groups said there would be “dire consequences” if the railways shut down. A range of goods,…
Experts Question Economic, Environmental Value of Wind Power
Wind farms continue to pop up like mushrooms across Michigan’s landscape, and with them, plenty of backlash from energy, economic and environmental public policy experts. Michigan ranks 15th for total wind generation nationwide, according to a 2021 study released by Commodity.com, which was updated last May. The study reports wind provides 8 percent of the…
1000 Australian Schools Introduce ‘Eco-Friendly’ Chips Made From Edible Insects
September 14, 2022
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Australian school children have been offered chips dusted with a cricket protein made by the edible bug company Circle Harvest. The company says the products are helping the planet address man-made climate change. The Western Sydney company began selling its insect chips to schools this year and expects to increase this number sixfold before mid-2023….
Space Diamonds From Dwarf Planets May Be the Future of Mining and Manufacturing
September 13, 2022
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Tiny folded diamonds that fell to Earth from an ancient dwarf star may sound like something from an intergalactic feature film, but researchers from Australia and the United Kingdom have proven the existence of the rare gems after examining a stony meteorite. Scientists from Australia and the UK have established the existence of lonsdaleite, a rare…
Bezos Rocket Crashes After Liftoff, Only Experiments Aboard
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety. No one was aboard the Blue Origin flight, which used the same kind of rocket as the one that sends paying customers…
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