With electricity demand from AI becoming so “crazy,” Oracle’s Larry Ellison announced the company is designing a data center that will be powered by three small nuclear reactors capable of providing more than a gigawatt of electricity. “The location and the power place we’ve located, they’ve already got building permits Read more…
Google has signed a $10 million deal to pull 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide out of the air. The company will buy direct air capture (DAC) credits from startup Holocene, to be delivered in the early 2030s. The deal is the lowest price on record for DAC, at $100 per Read more…
A 41-year-old man in New Hampshire died last week after contracting a rare mosquito-borne illness called eastern equine encephalitis virus, also known as EEE or “triple E.” It was New Hampshire’s first human case of the disease in a decade. Four other human EEE infections have been reported this year, Read more…
Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa have proposed a change to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to recognize ecocide as a crime, allowing for the prosecution of individuals responsible for significant environmental harm. If successful, the change would recognize ecocide as a crime alongside genocide and war crimes. The Vanuatu, Fiji and Read more…
“The first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years,” Elon Musk posted on X.com this weekend. Musk said the launches will happen when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, which the science blog NextBigFuture identifies as “about November through December 2026.” Musk noted that the 2026 missions “will be Read more…
Rising temperatures are threatening the future of Napa Valley’s prized cabernet sauvignon, forcing winemakers to adapt to increasingly severe heat waves. Some vineyards are experimenting with heat-tolerant grape varieties to blend with cabernet, while others are investing in cooling technologies. The shift poses significant risks for Napa’s multibillion-dollar wine industry. Read more…
Volvo now says it will push back its deadline to sell only electric vehicles by 2030, citing the need for stronger government support. The new plans call for 90 to 100% of global sales to be electrified, including EVs and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), the other up to 10% will be Read more…