Science Tag

Narrative Fail: Polar bears vanish . . . from media as their population explodes

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 23, 2019 32 Comments

Once upon a time, stories of polar bears starving to death were regular features of environmental and science "reporting." The fuzzy fur-balls of ferocity were the beloved icons for the crusade against global warming. However, they have been seemingly absent from recent "climate change" discussions.  Could this be due to rapidly increasing number of polar bears, a fact which counters all the doom-and-gloom assertions made by supposed experts?

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Returning to National Geographic Following Assault Investigation

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 17, 2019 16 Comments

The last time we reported on celebrity astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson, the National Geographic channel stopped airing episodes of his programs until a set of sexual assault charges were investigated.

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Woolly mammoth cells are revived in breakthrough experiment

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 16, 2019 29 Comments

Last fall, I reported that plans were being made to clone an extinct species of horse as well as saber-tooth tigers. Now comes news that Japanese scientists have awakened the cells of an extinct woolly mammoth as part of a long-term approach to resurrect that species.

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Earth’s magnetic field is moving erratically, has scientists scrambling to update global models

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 13, 2019 48 Comments

While many climate scientists have been focused on "global warming," other Earth scientists are reporting that another planetary phenomenon of true importance is occurring.

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Work on Neil deGrasse Tyson’s show halted as investigations into sex abuse continue

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 05, 2019 28 Comments

The last time reported on celebrity astrophysicist and author Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, he was opining about a Truth Force . . . "one that defends against all enemies of accurate information, both foreign & domestic." Now, the scientist is being visited by a special type of "truth force," as investigators look into several allegations that he sexually abused colleagues and associates. Additionally, work on his show has been halted in the wake of this news.

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Princeton Groups Claim People Other Than Women Can Menstruate

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2018 8 Comments

"the groups refused to comment or expand on this argument"...

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Genetically edited twins give birth to scientific, ethical controversies

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 02, 2018 31 Comments

The arrival of twin girls born in China, whose genetic make-up was edited while they were embryos using cutting-edge technology, has given birth to ethical qualms and scientific controversies. To begin with, more than 100 scientists, most of them in China, have condemned the experimental geneticist's claims.

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Unsettled Science: Scientists reveal serious calculation errors in “global warming” study touted by MSM

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 18, 2018 35 Comments

Late last month, there were a spate of breathless reports from all the major press outlets that a new study showed oceans warming faster than anticipated, which would lead to a climate change apocalypse unless billions were spent and regulations were promulgated.

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U.S., Russian astronauts make emergency landing after launch failure

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 13, 2018 5 Comments

This October marks the 60th anniversary of the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). However, the commemoration was almost marred by tragedy when the launch of a Russian rocket to take an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station was forced to make an emergency landing.

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The science is settled: Pluto should be given back its “planet” status

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 30, 2018 42 Comments

Perhaps after "climate change," the biggest scientific controversy in recent times centered on the status of Pluto within our solar system. The astronomical body was demoted 12 years ago after a group of elite scientists decided to apply new rules to define "planets".

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Scientists attempt to clone extinct horse from Siberian foal mummy

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 08, 2018 21 Comments

When I read Michael Crichton's famous Jurassic Park in the 1990's, I knew enough about the approach to sense that cloning could be used to bring back extinct animals. It appears that Crichton's novel was indeed prophetic, as scientists are attempting to extract cells from the mummy of a 40,000-year-old foal from Siberia in an attempt to use the sample to clone the extinct species back into existence.

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DNA Evidence and Genealogy used to Crack 5 More “Cold Cases”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 29, 2018 12 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers will recall our report on 72-year old Joseph James DeAngelo, the former cop who has been accused of being the "Golden State Killer". DNA collected from relatives for analysis was used to track down the suspect in a string of 12 murders and 51 rapes.

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Professor Boots Student from Class for Saying There Are Only Two Genders

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 15, 2018 51 Comments

The progressive left's views on gender are not compatible with science. We covered this story in a recent quick take but more details have become available. A student named Lake Ingle was recently ejected from a religion class by a feminist professor for arguing that biologists only recognize two genders.

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Portland State Students Walk Out of Event When Biologist Says Men and Women are Different

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 28, 2018 36 Comments

During a recent talk at Portland State University, a small group of students staged a walkout when a scientist on the panel pointed out that there are biological differences between men and women.

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Stanford Academic: Quest to Colonize Mars Driven by Patriarchy and Male Entitlement

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 23, 2018 31 Comments

When it comes to smearing things as sexist in the name of social justice, it is now clear that nothing will be spared. Even the exploration of space is apparently part of the effort to keep women down.

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Cassini Spacecraft ends its mission to Saturn with a bang

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 17, 2017 9 Comments

NASA scientists and fans of space science said their goodbyes to the Cassini spacecraft Friday, as it plunged into Saturn and concluded a successful 20-year mission to Earth's spectacular sister planet.

...One of the last pieces of data captured by Cassini was an infrared image of the place into which it took its final plunge. The image, taken 15 hours before the spacecraft's demise, reveals a spot on Saturn's dark side just north of the planet's equator where the spacecraft disintegrated shortly after losing contact with Earth.

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*UPDATE* Ravens Did Not Hand Out DNA Tests

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 17, 2017 4 Comments

Interesting....

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Trump’s science envoy, a Hillary Clinton appointed UC Berkeley prof, resigns.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 24, 2017 29 Comments

The dramatic resignation of the Obama-era holdovers from President Trump's administration continue, as a UC Berkeley professor who was the science envoy for the State Department officially gave his notice.

A prominent UC Berkeley energy professor resigned his post with the U.S. State Department on Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump’s “attacks on the core values” of the country. “Your actions to date have, sadly, harmed the quality of life in the United States, our standing abroad, and the sustainability of the planet,” wrote Professor Daniel Kammen in his resignation letter to Trump on Wednesday.

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