An international team of scientists says it has discovered two new “super-Earth” type planets about 100 light-years away, one of which may be suitable for life. Unlike any of the planets in our solar system, the nearly 1,600 known super-Earths are larger than Earth, but lighter than icy planets like Read more…
A surprise from the Associated Press. The head of America’s Environment Protection Agency “said Friday that advanced nuclear technology will be ‘critical’ for both the United States and Japan as they step up cooperation to meet decarbonization goals.” Michael Regan, after holding talks with his Japanese counterpart Akihiro Nishimura in Read more…
“Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in the race to save Caribbean coral,” reports CNN. “For the first time, marine biologists have successfully reproduced elkhorn coral, a critical species, using aquarium technology. It’s a historic step forward, and one they hope could help revitalize Caribbean ecosystems and Read more…
75% to 86% of plastic debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch “originates from fishing activities at sea.” Plastic emissions from rivers remain the main source of plastic pollution from a global ocean perspective. Plastic lost at sea has a higher chance of accumulating offshore than plastic emitted from rivers, Read more…
In an article published by the Atlantic, writer and Director of Film and Media Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, Ian Bogost, claims e-bikes have an identity crisis and “represent not the fusion of two modes of transit, but a conflict between them.” Here’s an excerpt from his report: Read more…
Thousands of cylindrical plastic tree guards line the grassland here, so uniform that, from a distance, it looks like a war memorial. This open space at the edge of King’s Lynn, a quiet market town in the east of England, was supposed to be a new carbon sink for Norfolk, Read more…
Some train journeys in Spain will be free of charge from 1 September to 31 December. The scheme, announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on 12 July, applies to short and medium distance trains run by the national rail operator Renfe. It is open to all nationalities, including international tourists. Read more…