U.S. government report links WHO ‘safe’ fluoride levels to lower IQ in kids
A recent report from the U.S. National Toxicology Program found that fluoride levels in drinking water that are twice the recommended U.S. limit (but still within the limit set by the WHO) may be linked to lower IQs in children. This represents the first acknowledgment from a U.S. federal agency of the potential cognitive risks […]
Exclusive: Top U.S. general makes unannounced Middle East trip as Iran threat looms
– Comments made by Hossein Salami, the leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, promising revenge against Israel shortly before an alleged planned attack by Hezbollah. – Salami gave a speech on June 29th where he warned Israel that its activities will not go unanswered and that Iran and its allies are ready to respond. – Israeli […]
The stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts planned to hitch a ride home with SpaceX, but their space suits aren’t compatible with Elon Musk’s spacecraft
Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, have been stranded on the International Space Station since June after issues were discovered with their Boeing-made Starliner spacecraft that was supposed to return them to Earth after an 8-day mission. Boeing and NASA are testing to see if the Starliner is safe to return the astronauts, […]
Telegram’s billionaire cofounder Pavel Durov arrested in France, report says
Telegram app founder and CEO Pavel Durov was arrested at Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening. He was reportedly traveling aboard his private jet when he was arrested based on an outstanding warrant in France. Durov is the 39-year-old billionaire Russian entrepreneur who founded Telegram messenger app and is based in Dubai where the […]
Fears grow for women’s rights activists jailed in Iran after 87 executions in one month
There are growing fears for women’s rights activists imprisoned in Iran following a surge in executions since the election of the new Iranian president in July. At least 87 people were executed in July, including Reza Rasaei who was sentenced to death for participating in anti-hijab protests. Another 29 people were executed earlier this month. […]
Japan forgets about hydrogen and all existing fuels: The future is magnetic levitation, and works like that
Japan is developing a strong hydrogen industry led by Toyota, but has now taken an unexpected turn by developing a new magnetic levitation engine and ignoring hydrogen altogether. Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in Japan have unveiled a new type of engine based on magnetic levitation (maglev) technology. The engine […]
Australia could save thousands of bats a year with simple tweak to wind turbines, study says
A study published in the journal BioScience found that increasing the wind speed at which turbines begin spinning (called “cut-in” speed) could significantly reduce bat deaths at wind farms. Raising the cut-in speed from 3 m/s to 4.5 m/s on average reduced bat deaths by 40% according to the global study. Higher cut-in speeds could […]
How a Towering 75-Foot-Long, 150 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Was Rebuilt
Scientists spent a decade excavating and reconstructing the skeleton of a 75-foot long dinosaur nicknamed “Gnatalie” that lived 150 million years ago in Utah. The skeleton is comprised of bones from at least two individuals of the same species that were fossilized together. The exact species has not been identified yet. The bones were dug […]
All Life On Earth Originates From One Ancestor, Older Than Previously Believed
A new study estimates that LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor), the last common ancestor of all life on Earth, existed around 4.2 billion years ago. This is significantly earlier than previous estimates. LUCA is generally acknowledged as the common ancestor from which all living organisms on Earth evolved. However, its exact age has been controversial. […]
Scientists achieve major breakthrough in the quest for limitless energy: ‘It’s setting a world record’
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin achieved a major milestone in nuclear fusion research by confining plasma at 17 Tesla using high-temperature superconducting magnets. This set a new world record for magnetic field strength used to contain fusion plasma. The magnetic confinement experiment uses an upgraded “magnetic mirror” design which was a leading fusion concept […]