New NASA Images Reveal the Slow Death of Lake Mead, Which Nourishes 60 Percent of US Agriculture
Newly released satellite imagery from NASA has illustrated how frightening the extent Lake Mead’s decline has reached after years of drought. The lake is not only the largest manmade reservoir in North America, but according...
Chinese Regulators Slam Ride-Sharing App Didi Global with $1.2 Billion Fine
After a year-long probe into the company’s cybersecurity and data management, Chinese ride-hailing app Didi Global was fined $1.2 billion (8 billion yuan) by the country’s regulators. The clampdown is part of an ongoing regulatory...
Xi Tightens Grip on China’s Police Force Ahead of 20th Party Congress
News analysis On June 24, the official website of China’s National People’s Congress listed Ministry of Public Security Party secretary Wang Xiaohong as public security minister. The next day, Wang, a key ally of General...
Worn-down Wind Turbines Headed to Landfills Because Recycling Is Too Expensive: Study
In the latest blow to the so-called “green” and “renewable” energy movement, a recent study released by Australian scientists has sounded the alarm that because wind turbines simply aren’t recyclable in anything resembling a cost...
The Iconic Monarch Butterfly is Now Listed as an Endangered Species
On July 21, scientists placed the monarch butterfly on the endangered list due to its plummeting population in the wild. Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University, who was not involved in the listing, told...
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is Reportedly Planning a Visit to Taiwan
Media reports are suggesting that Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is planning a visit to Taiwan in August. The reports have sparked outrage within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), that is...
‘Pandemic Pets’ are Being Surrendered in Droves Overwhelming Shelters Everywhere
During the early months of the pandemic many people who found themselves at home with extra time on their hands chose to adopt or purchase a pet. Now that the pandemic has eased, people have...
Spanish Wildfire Sparked by Blockchain-powered Autonomous Tree Planters, Again
A self-described “technology-driven reforestation company” relying on the much-hyped blockchain technology has sparked a wildfire in Spain that has contributed to the incineration of 30,000 hectares (115 sq. miles approx.) in only a matter of...
Falun Gong Marks 23 Years of Persecution–And Perseverance–In China
Communist China’s persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual practice has continued nonstop for more than two decades, having begun 23 years ago on July 20, 1999. Falun Gong was immensely popular in China during the...
