Gov. Rick Scott’s anti-science purge begins: State employee banned for uttering ‘climate change’ A Florida state employee has been reprimanded and told not to come to work after Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) administration banned the use of the terms “climate change” and “global warming.” Earlier this month, reports said that officials in the Scott administration ordered Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) administrators not to use the terms in documents or meetings because they asserted that the climate science behind global warming was not a “true fact.” More
UN Says Eating Insects Will Solve World Hunger, Global Warming, Pollution, and Create Jobs The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now. Edible insects are being promoted as a low-fat, high-protein food for people, pets and livestock. According to the U.N., they come with appetizing side benefits: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and livestock pollution, creating jobs in developing countries and feeding the millions of hungry people in the world. More
One flight closer to space tourism Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More
U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document obtained by The Times. More
Exclusive-World Bank President in Tuvalu says youth skills key to climate change plan World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Friday that young people in the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu need training to help them move and adapt to climate change as he visited the frontline of the ... 09/7/2024 - 12:17 pm | View Link
Drowning Glory – Who Cares For Rising Sea Levels! The threat posed by rising sea levels is as critical as that posed by foreign invasion, said a Japanese delegate Ishikane Kimihiro at the UN Security Council’s special open debate on the impact of sea ... 09/7/2024 - 3:25 am | View Link
Pacific island nations are in ‘grave danger,’ due to rising sea levels, UN chief says Sea levels are rising faster in the western tropical Pacific because of where the melting ice from western Antarctica heads, warmer waters, and ocean currents, UN officials said. 08/29/2024 - 6:00 am | View Link
Pacific sea levels are rising faster than anywhere in the world World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that the sea levels in the vast Pacific Ocean are climbing faster than the global average ... 08/28/2024 - 2:27 am | View Link
Team of UNH researchers trek through Arctic to study rising sea levels Researchers at the University of New Hampshire are joining forces with a team of global scientists to study rising sea levels in the Arctic. 08/27/2024 - 9:34 am | View Link
PARIS — Thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday, responding to a call from a far-left party leader who criticized as a “power grab” the president’s appointment of a conservative new prime minister, Michel Barnier.
The protests directly challenged President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass a prime minister from the far-left bloc following a deeply dividing —and divided — legislative election result in July.
Missouri reports 1st human case of bird flu in the state ABC NewsBird flu detected in Missouri individual who is not a farm worker The Washington PostPerson infected with bird flu had no contact with animals — here’s why experts are concerned New York Post First case of bird flu without known animal contact detected in Missouri: CDC The Hill
New Images of Mercury Show Speckled Surface in Sharp Detail The New York TimesFourth Mercury flyby begins BepiColombo’s new trajectory European Space AgencyA Mercury-bound probe just provided a spectacular sneak preview of its mission MashableBepiColombo Mission Returns to Mercury for Best Flyby Views Yet Sky & TelescopeBepiColombo probe captures stunning Mercury images in closest flyby yet Space.com
Common Food Dye Makes Mouse Skin Transparent, Researchers Find DecryptScientific discovery that turns mouse skin transparent echoes plot of H. G. Wells’ ‘The Invisible Man’ CNNDye in Doritos used in experiment that, like a 'magic trick,' created see-through mice Yahoo! VoicesIn a first, living mice are made transparent STATResearchers Create Solution That Makes Living Skin Transparent The University of Texas at Dallas
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak The Associated PressWhat It’s Like to Respond to Mpox in Africa Right Now TIMEMpox and the dangers of treating some lives as disposable Al Jazeera EnglishDRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak The Guardian