Are we in the twilight of scientific age?
Meritocracy in the 21st century is fast becoming the new aristocracy. Envisaged as an ideal to counter inequality, it has become one to create, sustain,…
The REAL ‘Da Vinci code’ nearly solved as experts find ancient bloodline dating back 700 years to crack grave mystery
THE real 'Da Vinci Code' is close to finally being solved after a major scientific breakthrough.Experts are racing to crack the mystery of DNA, death…
Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health
WASHINGTON — America’s public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisors in…
California, West Coast states roll out their vaccine recommendations
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law giving California the power to set its own immunization schedules based on state health experts and independent medical groups…
Contributor: MAGA has won the war on science
This is the story of two Republican doctor-senators named Bill.One of them, as majority leader from 2003 to 2007, helped a self-described “compassionate conservative” Republican…
California pushes back on Trump’s CDC with West Coast Health Alliance
California, Oregon and Washington are joining forces to insulate vaccine guidance and other public health recommendations from political interference, a direct response to turmoil at…
‘Punk’ dinosaur with metre-long neck spikes discovered to protect it from fearsome predators
SCIENTISTS have discovered that a "punk rocker" dinosaur had metre-long spikes pointing out of its neck to protect it from predators.The discovery came as analysis…
Argentina’s science, technology budget falls to lowest level since 2002
Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Argentina's scientific expedition "Talud Continental IV," which live-streamed the Mar del Plata submarine canyon using the remotely operated vehicle SuBastian, became…
Humanoid robots race and tumble at China’s first ‘robot Olympics’ | Science and Technology News
The first World Humanoid Robot Games have concluded in Beijing with more than 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as…
Trump freezes $200 million in UCLA science, medical research funding, citing antisemitism allegations
The Trump administration has frozen hundreds of science, medical and other federal grants to UCLA worth nearly $200 million, citing the university’s alleged “discrimination” in…
‘Catalyst for progress’: Nvidia CEO hails China’s AI at Beijing expo | Science and Technology News
An estimated 650 companies from 60 countries have gathered at the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has called China’s open-source…
Why is drought-hit Brazil saying yes to AI data centers? | Science and Technology News
Brazil is turning to AI data centers to boost its economy, but critics say they put our ecological future at risk.When AI data centers come…
Nation’s top climate science assessments removed from federal websites
WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has quietly shut down a major federal website that hosted congressionally mandated national climate assessments, which were…
How generative AI is affecting people’s minds | Science and Technology
Researchers at Stanford University recently tested out some of the more popular AI tools on the market, from companies like OpenAI and Character.ai, and tested…
RFK Jr. is dismantling trust in vaccines, the crown jewel of American public health
When it comes to vaccines, virtually nothing that comes out of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mouth is true.The man in charge of the nation’s health…
India’s innovation push falters with researchers denied timely funding | Science and Technology
New Delhi, India – Getting into one of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) schools was supposed to be the end of the financial woes…
Judge blocks Trump’s National Science Foundation research funding cuts
BOSTON — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National Science Foundation.U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani…
RFK’s CDC panel includes members who’ve spread vaccine misinformation
NEW YORK — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier…
Chinese couple charged with smuggling toxic fungus into US | Science and Technology News
US federal prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States, which authorities claim could be turned into a…
John Brenkus, ‘Sport Science’ host, dies after battle with depression
John Brenkus, the charismatic TV host who found creative ways to get sports fans to think about science, has died, his production company, Brinx.TV, said…