How COVID-19 Vaccines Must Have Saved Every Living Person on Earth by Now
How many lives the COVID-19 vaccines have saved (or not) is a debate I’ve seen re-hashed many times. Here is my exchange with ChatGPT....
The Southern Cassowary: A Prehistoric Marvel of the Rainforest
Physical Characteristics Standing up to 1.6 meters (5.2 feet) tall and weighing up to 70 kg (154 lbs), the Southern Cassowary is the third-largest bird...
How Does a Lungfish Have More DNA than a Human? Does it Matter?
The Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) has an extraordinarily large genome, measuring approximately 43 billion base pairs, which is about 14 times larger than the human...
Did You Know There are Nuclear Powered Missiles? Nuclear Propulsion is a Double-Edged Sword for Humanity
Nuclear Thermal Rockets: The Future of Space Exploration How They Work Nuclear thermal rockets (NTRs) utilize the heat generated from nuclear fission to propel spacecraft....
The Sun is Unusually Active. What Might Happen?
The Sun Is More Active Than Scientists Anticipated: What We Can Do and What to Expect The Sun can change our world in a moment’s...
Can Scientists Avert the Banana Apocalypse?
The bananas we commonly find in supermarkets, especially the Cavendish variety, are facing a dire threat of functional extinction due to a disease known as...
How do Greenland Sharks Live Over 500 Years?
Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) have remarkable longevity, with some individuals estimated to live over 500 years. Update: the DNA of Greenland Sharks In the news,...
Shielding Against Gamma Ray Bursts
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most energetic radiation events observed in the universe. They are characterized as brief but extremely powerful outbursts of gamma rays,...
ChatGPT, Can You Plan How to Give Every Human A Good Life?
Certainly! Creating a plan to ensure every individual human has a long, healthy, happy, and fulfilling life involves addressing multiple aspects of well-being. This plan...
Can We Continue Our Species Without Sex?
The human race cannot survive without sexual reproduction in the long term, as it is essential for our species’ genetic diversity and continued evolution. However,...