Australia January 15, 2019 Australian wildlife officials to pump oxygen into rivers after thousands of fish are killed in heatwave Nearly a million fish were found dead last week in an Australia river prompting local wildlife experts to find ways to curb the heatwave conditions they claim are responsible for the deaths.
Math January 11, 2019 Mathematicians discovered a computer problem that no one can ever solve Mathematicians have discovered a problem they cannot solve.
Genetics January 3, 2019 Bulldogs' screwy tails have been linked to a genetic disease in humans A new study published in the scientific journal PLOS theorizes that the aforementioned breeds have their distinct tails linked to the genetic mutation known as DISHEVELLED 2 or DVL2.
Tucker Carlson's Monologue January 3, 2019 Tucker Carlson: The left wants to take away your straws – but ignores actual environmental problems Tucker Carlson: Our ruling class is more obsessed with taking away your plastic straws than with really protecting the environment.
SCIENCE December 14, 2018 552-carat yellow diamond found in Canada, largest ever in North America Just in time before you send your list to Santa, miners in the far reaches of Canada announced that they found a rough 552-carat yellow diamond, which is the largest diamond ever discovered in North America and the seventh-largest diamond ever found.
Fossils December 13, 2018 Skeleton of ancient marsupial lion, ‘Tasmanian devil on steroids,’ reconstructed for first time For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the full skeleton of the predatory, prehistoric animal known as the “marsupial lion” that once roamed Australia thousands of years ago.
SCIENCE December 10, 2018 Famous musclebound kangaroo named Roger dead at 12: report The adorable red male hit the headlines in 2015 when photos of his muscly body and enormous biceps circulated online.
Genetics December 4, 2018 China’s gene-editing doctor He Jiankui is missing, report says A Chinese scientist, who claimed he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies, is reportedly missing, reports said on Monday.
NATURAL SCIENCE November 30, 2018 South Carolina battlefield covered in white cotton candy-like substance called 'hair ice' A wispy, white substance was recently spotted at a historic site in South Carolina, leading some to think the objects were pieces of trash. But this cotton candy-looking material was actually an unusual frost formation known as “hair ice,” the South Carolina State Parks announced Thursday.
Genetics November 29, 2018 China is halting the work by team on gene-edited babies HONG KONG (AP) — China's government ordered a halt Thursday to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies, as a group of leading scientists declared that it's still too soon to try to make permanent changes to DNA that can be inherited by future generations.
Genetics November 26, 2018 World's first genetically edited babies? International outrage ensues as Chinese scientist makes bold claim A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life. The claims have resulted in international outrage and the university where the researcher is working said the work "has seriously violated academic ethics and codes of conduct."