5 Min Read NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Closes Out Space Station Mission After eight months aboard the International Space Station for his first mission, NASA astronaut Chris Williams is preparing to return to Earth. During his assignment, Williams contributed to research for new cancer treatments, advanced the production of materialsContinue Reading
The companies knew they were releasing more of the greenhouse gas than they publicly reported, according to industry files cited by the Center for Climate Integrity, an activist organization.Continue Reading
There are nearly 21 gigawatt’s worth of gas-powered data centres proposed right now for Alberta, a fossil fuel build-out that if ever realized would register on a global scale, requiring potentially hundreds of billions of litres of freshwater and causing Canada’s emissions to soar. That’s the scenario that emerges fromContinue Reading
Campaigners have criticised artificial intelligence giant OpenAI after one of its employees spoke at a pro-The Traitor political conference headlined by Nigel Farage. Adam Goucher, a member of technical staff at OpenAI, spoke at the CPAC Great Britain conference in London last week on a panel initially titled “How AIContinue Reading
Researchers in the Gulf of California have documented a dramatic orca behavior never described before. In two separate encounters, one orca gripped a dead sunfish by the fin while another charged into it at high speed, blasting the carcass into thousands of pieces., Read MoreContinue Reading
Andrew Keys Senior Technology Advisor Follow NASA Technology Dr. Andrew S. Keys is a space technology consultant with Five Keys Technologies, LLC, a subcontractor to CGI Federal, where he serves the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program as Senior Technology Advisor. He brings to this position years of experience, federalContinue Reading
Extreme weather often washes away personal belongings. Across the country, lost-and-found networks seek to reunite these objects with disaster survivors.Continue Reading
One major bank now sets loan rates for companies based on their exposure to global warming. BBVA said sectors being targeted are agriculture, real estate and leisure, as well as utilities and infrastructure. Retail clients are next.Continue Reading
Rep. Casey Snider worked behind the scenes for years to transfer large blocks of roadless state trust land to wildlife officials — cutting the Ute Tribe out in the process. The post How a Utah Republican’s quiet battle for hunting access undercut LandBack hopes appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
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Ancient DNA from China’s vast 4,000-year-old Shimao settlement is revealing how one of East Asia’s earliest complex societies was organized. Researchers found that its people were largely descended from local Yellow River farming communities, but also had genetic ties to distant southern and steppe populations, pointing to extensive prehistoric contact.,Continue Reading
The Security Council met Wednesday in New York to debate critical minerals — the lithium, cobalt and copper powering the clean energy transition. Demand is set to triple by 2030. The question: will this mineral wealth build peace and prosperity, or fund conflict and corruption? Follow live updates throughout theContinue Reading
As a deadly heatwave continued to grip Europe on Tuesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued an impassioned appeal for more ambitious global action on climate change caused by fossil fuels, to prevent irreversible damage.Continue Reading