Science Archives - The Westside Story

Facebook unveils “Libra” cryptocurrency

Jun 19, 2019

Facebook unveiled plans Tuesday to release its own cryptocurrency, called Libra, which may be delivered to users as soon as next year, according to Fortune. Users will be able to shop and send the currency o...

Hong Kong protesters want autonomy, half-measures won’t send them home

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Jun 16, 2019

Opinion, Policy, Science, World

In Hong Kong, the current bill allowing extradition to mainland China is the latest in a gradual attack on Hong Kong’s democracy and autonomy. This is why Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s move to suspend ...

Climate change will compound both floods and droughts in Africa, study predicts

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Jun 16, 2019

Environment, Science, World

Africa is likely to face more frequent and intense weather extremes, including both flooding and more damaging droughts, according to new research. The study predicts that over the next 80 years, Africa will se...

Antibiotic pollution is flooding the world’s rivers, new survey shows

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Jun 15, 2019

Environment, Health, Science

In a large-scale survey of the world’s rivers, researchers have found antibiotics in about two-thirds, according to ScienceNews.org. Environmental antibiotic pollution fuels the rise of drug resistance, a globa...

Researchers convert donor blood to universally accepted Type O

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Jun 13, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

Researchers have demonstrated a method to convert other blood types into the universal Type O, opening the door to a vast increase of the limited supply of appropriate blood for transfusions, according to Scien...

Global carbon emissions rose more quickly in 2018 than in any year since 2011

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Jun 11, 2019

Environment, Science

Last year saw the most rapid increase in carbon emissions from the world’s energy industry since 2011, BP’s latest global energy review reports. The increase came as extreme weather and temperature shifts boost...

For the first time, a drug trial delayed the onset of diabetes in high risk patients

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Jun 10, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

In a landmark achievement, researchers have reported successfully delaying the onset of type 1 diabetes in high-risk patients through an eight-year trial, according to Science. Just two weeks of treatment with ...

While arguing there’s no evidence for a climate crisis, Trump is working hard to suppress it

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Jun 10, 2019

Environment, Opinion, Policy

Those that believe honest disagreement is behind the Trump administration’s refusal to address climate change would be hard pressed to defend some of its recent, Orwellian moves to control information, language...

Researchers link rising childhood food allergies to junk food consumption

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Jun 7, 2019

Health, Science

The rising prevalence of food allergies in children may be tied to increasing consumption of processed junk food, according to University of Naples researchers. The new study found higher levels of advanced ...

Automakers ask Trump to rethink his rollback of pollution standards

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Jun 6, 2019

Business, Environment, Science

A letter from the world’s top automakers is calling on the Trump administration to rethink its efforts to dismantle Obama-era pollution rules, a move they say would create “untenable” instability for their indu...