You’re allowed to play with your food when you’re on the International Space Station! NASA/Chris Williams NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (top right) have some fun with food and microgravity in thisContinue Reading
Maybe it’s buyer’s remorse. After Louisiana officials welcomed hyperscale data centers with extractive tax rebates and secretive dealings, a bipartisan wave of resistance is brewing to restrict the very artificial technology the facilities were built to create. At least three major data centers are coming to Louisiana, the largest beingContinue Reading
Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back. By Lauren Dalban Legislation that would reduce plastic waste in New York is advancing in the state Legislature amid a contentious debate over chemical recycling.Continue Reading
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Scientists have uncovered a hidden mathematical secret inside the leaves of the Chinese money plant: a naturally occurring geometric pattern known as a Voronoi diagram, something typically associated with city planning, computer science, and network design. By mapping tiny pores and looping veins in the plant’s leaves, researchers discovered thatContinue Reading
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Building a new oil pipeline to the west coast of Canada is consistent with the teachings of Jesus, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told a gathering of Christian leaders and organizations from across the province last week. “We reached a landmark energy agreement with Ottawa that will pave the way forContinue Reading
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Recycled plastics could help reduce the world’s growing waste crisis, but only if food packaging is carefully regulated to prevent contamination, according to a new analysis from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).Continue Reading
The disruption of global energy supplies is being felt worldwide, the UN’s top climate change official warned on Monday, as conflict in the Middle East drives oil and gas prices sharply higher – echoing the market turmoil triggered by the war in Ukraine.Continue Reading
Officials at the Everglades migrant detention facility told vendors this week the site would close as soon as early June. Conservation groups say they will continue their litigation over environmental concerns at the site, which is in a delicate region of the river of grass. By Amy Green Florida plansContinue Reading
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