In the treatment of COVID-19, ivermectin use is associated with decreased mortality compared to remdesivir use, according to a study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Researchers at the University of Miami retrospectively analyzed a national federated database of adults 18 years old and above with a recorded COVID-19 infection between January 2020…
Ivermectin Linked to Fewer Deaths in COVID-19 Patients Compared to Remdesivir: Study
March 8, 2022
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Study Reveals Traditional Large Households Fend Off Dementia
A strong social network is well known to contribute to well-being, mental health and longevity in adults but when researchers from the University of Adelaide dug further, they found a strong correlation between people living in larger households and a reduced risk of dying from dementia. In an international investigation of people aged over 60…
Large-Scale Solar Installations Can Threaten Natural Landscapes, Species, Habitats
March 3, 2022
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This article is the second in a series on the underreported costs of solar power. The first examined how large-scale solar projects are using high-quality farmland across America. The Biden administration is considering a rule change that would discount costs for solar companies who want to use public lands. Meanwhile, biologists and activists are sounding…
Space Junk on 5,800-mph Collision Course With Moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It may take…
Ex-official: Space Station ‘Largely Isolated’ From Tensions
ATLANTA—Tensions in eastern Ukraine and heightened Western fears of a Russian invasion should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.–Russia cooperation in space, the former head of the National Space Council told The Associated Press. Four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut are currently on the space…
Birds Join Forces to Outwit Aussie Scientists
A group of Australian ecologists knew magpies are a highly social species, but when the songbirds joined forces to thwart the researchers’ plans to track them, they discovered that the birds were far more altruistic and coordinated than expected. The researchers from Queensland wanted to collect data from Australian magpies using mini GPS trackers—a common…
US Copyright Office Rejects Request to Copyright Artwork Created by Artificial Intelligence
The United States Copyright Office’s review board has rejected a second request by Dr. Stephen Thaler, founder of Imagination Engines, to copyright a work of art that was created by an artificial intelligence (AI) system, concluding that it failed to have any “creative input or intervention from a human author.” The two-dimensional artwork is titled “A Recent Entrance to…
Push for Electrification to Reach Net Zero Means Large-Scale Mining, Greater Dependence on China: Experts
February 22, 2022
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“Electrification” has become a watchword for the Biden administration, particularly as part of the push for net-zero emissions in the U.S. economy by 2050. In November 2021 remarks to GM CEO Mary Barra, for example, President Joe Biden credited General Motors with having “electrified the automobile industry”—a claim immediately questioned by Tesla Motors’ Elon Musk. The…
Famed Alzheimer’s Researcher John Hardy Is a Knight … but Not in Shining Armor
The celebrated Alzheimer’s Disease researcher John Hardy was among the British doctors and medical researchers honored by Queen Elizabeth II with knighthoods at the dawn of the new year. It was just the latest on a long list of prestigious awards Hardy has collected, including the Potamkin Prize for his work identifying genetic aspects of…
Google-Backed Artificial Intelligence Taught to Control Nuclear Fusion Reactor
DeepMind, the UK-based subsidiary of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has taught artificial intelligence how to control a nuclear fusion reactor. The company announced on Feb. 16 that it had used AI to successfully control superheated matter inside a nuclear fusion reactor, and their findings are detailed in a paper published in the journal, Nature. DeepMind whose long-term goal is…
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