Toyota and BMW are two of the latest automakers to announce they’re adopting Tesla’s North American Charging System (NACS) plug for their North American EVs, giving drivers access to Tesla’s Supercharger network. BMW’s announcement applies to all its car brands, which means that in addition to EVs like the BMW Read more…
Earlier this week, SpaceX launched for the 75th time this year, continuing a flight cadence that should see the company come close to 100 missions by the end of December. SpaceX plans to kick its launch rate into a higher gear in 2024. This will be largely driven by launches Read more…
Nearly two dozen species are being taken off America’s endangered species list, reports CBS News, “because they are extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday.” Most of the species were listed under the Endangered Species Act in the 1970s or 1980s and were very low in numbers or Read more…
When British naturalist Charles Darwin sketched out his theory of evolution in the 1859 book “On the Origin of Species” — proposing that biological species change over time through the acquisition of traits that favor survival and reproduction — it provoked a revolution in scientific thought. Now 164 years later, Read more…
A study conducted by Duke University researchers suggests that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, may be a potential cause of the mysterious kidney disease CKDu that has affected rural communities in Sri Lanka and similar regions around the world. The findings have been published in Environmental Science and Technology Read more…
This week Bloomberg explored so-called “zombie viruses” — that is, long-dormant microbes which they call “yet another risk that climate change poses to public health” as ground that’s been frozen for “milleniums” suddenly starts thawing — for example, in the Arctic, which they write is warming “faster than any other Read more…
“Australian design student Alexander Burton has developed a prototype kit for cheaply converting petrol or diesel cars to hybrid electric,” reports Dezeen magazine, “winning the country’s national James Dyson Award in the process.” Titled REVR (Rapid Electric Vehicle Retrofits), the kit is meant to provide a cheaper, easier alternative to Read more…