In the race to reduce climate-warming carbon emissions, the buildings sector is falling behind. While carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the U.S. electric power sector dropped by 34 percent between 2005 and 2021, emissions in the building sector declined by only 18 percent in that same time period. Moreover, inContinue Reading
MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) has transformed the landscape of water and food research at MIT, driving faculty engagement and catalyzing new research and innovation in these critical areas. With philanthropic, corporate, and government support, J-WAFS’ strategic approach spans the entire research life cycle, fromContinue Reading
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned that the NHS will be ‘pursued’ if it doesn’t change its gender policies on single-sex spaces. Following this week’s Supreme Court ruling that the 2010 Equality Act’s definition of a woman is defined by biological sex, public bodies – including theContinue Reading
In Brief: A lot of hard work goes into ensuring a spacecraft like the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite delivers accurate data. In mid-June, a team of freshwater researchers spent their nights drifting down Alaska’s Yukon River in an area that straddles the Arctic Circle. The hydrologists were usingContinue Reading
June 2023 was the hottest June on record according to NASA’s global temperature analysis. GISTEMP, NASA’s global temperature analysis, is drawn from data collected by weather stations and Antarctic research stations, as well as instruments mounted on ships and ocean buoys. NASA scientists at the Goddard Institute for Space StudiesContinue Reading
In Brief: Built on opposite sides of the planet, the NISAR satellite will deepen understanding of climate change, deforestation, glacier melt, volcanoes, earthquakes, and more. Two major components of the NISAR satellite have been combined to create a single spacecraft in Bengaluru, India. Set to launch in early 2024, NISARContinue Reading
Follow a river of water vapor as it travels through Earth’s atmosphere and becomes heavy rain. Watch polar ice expand and contract as if our planet is breathing in slow motion. Discover how river channels and wind currents resemble the human nervous and circulatory systems. In an interactive new exhibitContinue Reading
In Brief: Early data shows the greatest net gain of water over the winter in nearly 22 years, but the state’s groundwater levels still suffer from the effects of years of drought. After years of intense drought and diminishing groundwater, California just saw its greatest year-over-year water gains in twoContinue Reading
Drivers of electric vehicles in Newport will soon be able to charge their cars by plugging into a lamp post…Continue Reading
Insider trading is rampant on Capitol Hill and there needs to be new laws on the books to level the playing field … so says a trading app founder who would lose his business if a major change ever happened. Chris Josephs runs Autopilot, a trading……Continue Reading
These are the key events on day 1,149 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., These are the key events on day 1,149 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. A resident stands next to burned cars at the site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine AprilContinue Reading
A polished and revamped desktop experience arrives with Cinnamon 6.4 desktop. For months, the Linux Mint team has been steadily improving their flagship – Cinnamon 6.4, a desktop environment update that’s not just incremental, but transformative. This release isn’t just a collection of tweaks; it’s a refined experience designed toContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies meeting in French capital to exert pressure on Russia to reach a ceasefire deal., Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies meeting in French capital to exert pressure on Russia to reach a ceasefire deal. French President Emmanuel Macron has hosted senior United States officials in Paris for talksContinue Reading