Mexico is debating shortening its workweek from 48 hours to 40, but not everyone is on board. The Mexican bill made it out of committee last week, and it likely has the votes to pass when the legislative session restarts in September. In Mexico, cutting the workweek from the current Read more…
New York is expected to be the first state in the U.S. to phase in a ban on fossil fuel equipment in new construction. The ban is included in the $229 billion state budget deal and will likely take effect in 2026 for most new buildings under seven stories and Read more…
U.S. company Westinghouse unveiled plans on Thursday for a small modular reactor to generate virtually emissions-free electricity that could replace coal plants or power water desalinization and other industries. Rita Baranwal, the Westinghouse Electricity Co’s top technology officer, said the reactor, dubbed AP300 for its planned 300 Megawatt capacity, will Read more…
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected water vapor around a distant rocky planet located 26 light-years away. “The water vapor could indicate the presence of an atmosphere around the extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, a discovery that could be important for our search for habitable worlds outside the solar Read more…
Scientists in India are protesting a decision to remove discussion of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution from textbooks used by millions of students in ninth and 10th grades. More than 4000 researchers and others have so far signed an open letter asking officials to restore the material. The removal makes Read more…
Public transit companies in Germany say more than 3 million people have already snapped up a new ticket being launched Monday that allows them to use all local and regional trains, buses and metros across the country for 49 euros ($53.90) a month. The new Germany Ticket is intended to Read more…
The Associated Press reports that “water may be more widespread and recent on Mars than previously thought, based on observations of Martian sand dunes by China’s rover.” A paper published in Science suggests thin films of water appeared on sand dunes sometime between 1.4 million years ago and as recently Read more…