The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit trying to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, announced that it’s “officially removed more than 100,000 kg of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP).” The impressive milestone is almost 4x as much garbage it announced it removed last October. CEO Boyan Slat writes Read more…
Two major glaciers in Antarctica may be shedding ice faster now than they have at any point in the past 5,500 years, new research suggests. The melting ice could lead to more than 11 feet of global sea level rise in the next several centuries, according to a new study Read more…
“Record-breaking heat across Texas has pushed its fragile power grid to the brink,” reports NBC News. “But extreme temperatures are doing something else in the famously pro-business state: stirring opposition to energy-guzzling crypto miners who’ve flocked there seeking low-cost energy and a deregulatory stance.” Ten industrial-scale crypto miners will consume Read more…
Dutch reforestation company Land Life started what has become a 35,000 acre forest fire in Spain earlier this week. The fire started in Bubierca, a province of Zaragoza, the capital of autonomous community Aragon, when a Land Life contractor planting trees accidentally set off sparks that ignited nearby plant life. Read more…
The western and southwestern U.S. is wilting under the biggest drought in 1,200 years — a megadrought… “But the longer the West’s dry spell goes on, the more bizarre the drought-related stories get.” Some examples? Long-sunken history and even evidence of past crimes are emerging from the receding waters. First, Read more…
[N]ew research from the University of California, Irvine reports that trees in California’s mountain ranges and open spaces are dying from wildfires and other pressures — and fewer new trees are filling the void. “The forests are not keeping up with these large fires,” said study co-author James Randerson, the Read more…
A new study from Germany has found that working in virtual reality does not increase productivity, comfort, or wellbeing, but does say the report will help identify opportunities for improving the experience of working in VR in the future. The project was headed by Dr Jens Grubert, a specialist in Read more…