Environment
Colossal ancient icebergs left grooves on the bottom of the North Sea
City-sized icebergs once drifted past the coast of Britain when ice sheets covering much of northern Europe were in...
Environment
$635 Million Liquidated in 24 Hours as Bitcoin Surpasses $94,000, Fueling Predictions of a $100,000 Short Squeeze
Bitcoin crossed $94,000 on April 23, triggering liquidations worth $635.9 million across crypto markets in 24 hours. According to CoinGlass data, more than $560 million of that came from short positions. Bitcoin led the way with $230...
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Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s a problem for fishing’s future, and for whales, corals and other ocean life
The single greatest threat to the diversity of life in our oceans over the past 50 years, more than climate change or plastic pollution, has been unsustainable fishing practices.In much of the ocean, there is...
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Trump administration pauses new mine safety regulation − here’s how those rules benefit companies as well as workers
President Donald Trump’s administration has announced its intention to pause or reverse regulations on mine safety, saying it wants to loosen rules that constrain companies. But as a scholar of both engineering and public policy,...
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Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk, but they require trained staff and funding − this could be a rough year
Red skies in August, longer fire seasons and checking air quality before taking my toddler to the park. This has become the new norm in the western United States as wildfires become more frequent, larger...
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Trial to boldly grow food in space labs blasts off
BBC NewsWe tasted the steaming dumplings together. My view: "They are absolutely gorgeous!"Dr Sharman's expert view, not dissimilar: "You get a really strong blast from the flavour. It is really delicious and very moreish," she beamed."I would love to...
Environment
What is Earth Day 2025, when is it and what has it achieved?
Within a few years of the first Earth Day in 1970, the US Environmental Protection Agency had been set up, and several environmental laws - such as the Clean Air Act - had been established or significantly strengthened. More...
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Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy
President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin have announced their intent to reconsider dozens of current regulations in an effort to loosen standards originally imposed to protect the environment and public health....