After backlash to a new public comment policy, Commissioner Wayne Christian refused to attend a legislative hearing and cursed at a member of the public. By Martha Pskowski AUSTIN, Texas—A chair with Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian’s name on it sat empty Tuesday in the hearing room of the Texas HouseContinue Reading
Scientists have developed a solar-powered desalination system that turns seawater into fresh water while removing nearly all of the leftover salt as a solid instead of producing harmful brine. The self-cleaning technology could also recover valuable minerals such as lithium, potentially turning desalination waste into a useful resource., Read MoreContinue Reading
Havasupai, Ute Mountain Ute, Najavo (Diné) tribes worry that southwestern uranium mills may foul groundwater for generations. The post Nuclear power drive boosts southwestern uranium mill — and tribal health concerns appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Cosmic Origins Second Early… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Cosmic Origins Second Early Career Workshop NASA’s Cosmic Origins Program is excited to invite you to the second Early CareerContinue Reading
In “End Times Fascism,” Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor argue that apocalyptic ideology has taken hold over American elites.Continue Reading
Tribes and scientists are mounting an urgent trapping effort to keep European green crabs from devastating a corner of Puget Sound.Continue Reading
Activists on Canada’s Vancouver Island are once again trying to stop the logging of old-growth forests, some of the rarest and most carbon rich ecosystems on EarthContinue Reading
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5 Min Read Newfound ‘Baby’ Planet Smashes Record for Youngest Known World An artist’s concept of the youngest known exoplanet: Elias 2024 b. Credits: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko Astronomers have confirmed a world that’s less than a million years old as the youngest known planet, using data from NASA-fundedContinue Reading