The House of Representatives in the United States plans to hold a hearing to investigate claims made by a whistleblower former intelligence official, David Grusch, that the US government possesses “intact and partially intact” alien vehicles. “There will be oversight of that,” Comer told NewsNation. “We plan on having a Read more…
Greenhouse gas emissions have reached an all-time high, threatening to push the world into “unprecedented” levels of global heating, scientists have warned. From a report: The world is rapidly running out of “carbon budget,” the amount of carbon dioxide that can be poured into the atmosphere if we are to Read more…
GM has confirmed that it will adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its future electric vehicles, following in the footsteps of Ford. This is likely the next step in a domino effect that should solidify NACS as the new charging standard for electric cars in North America. When Read more…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned during a visit to the United Arab Emirates that AI poses an “existential risk” to humanity and suggested the establishment of an international agency, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to oversee AI. “We face serious risk. We face existential risk,” said Altman, Read more…
Artificial photosynthesis, inspired by the natural process that enables plants to convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and energy, could be crucial for space exploration and colonization. By using semiconductor materials and metallic catalysts, these devices could efficiently produce oxygen and recycle carbon dioxide, reducing reliance on heavy Read more…
Nation-state representatives have taken the first concrete step toward a legally binding treaty to regulate plastic, described as the most important green deal since the 2015 international climate agreement. The banging of a recycled-plastic gavel, on Friday night at Unesco headquarters in Paris, signalled the end of a fraught process, Read more…
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have successfully demonstrated the capability of steering power in a microwave beam from a satellite to targets in space, as well as transmitting some of that power to a detector on Earth. The Caltech mission, funded by the Donald Bren Foundation and Read more…