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climate

WIRED Science

London Climate Action Week Foiled By Climate Change

As record-breaking heat crushes Europe, organizers are moving events online to avoid exposing people to dangerously high temperatures.

2 hours ago

WIRED Science

London Climate Action Week Foiled By Climate Change

New York Times Science

Is Climate Change Supercharging El Niño?

As a new, potentially record-breaking El Niño begins, researchers are vigorously debating whether climate change is driving the phenomenon’s intensity.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

Is Climate Change Supercharging El Niño?

New York Times Science

An Influx of Climate Cash

Many philanthropists are backing away from climate giving. But one is writing very big checks.

16 hours ago

New York Times Science

An Influx of Climate Cash

New York Times Science

Former NOAA Employees Revive Climate.gov Web Site

The database of federal global warming research recreates a website that was closed amid the administration’s broad retreat from climate science.

20 hours ago

New York Times Science

Former NOAA Employees Revive Climate.gov Web Site

Futurism

A New Store in Hong Kong Has No Human Employees, Just a Single Humanoid Robot

Let's see how "convenient" the store manages to be. The post A New Store in Hong Kong Has No Human Employees, Just a Single Humanoid Robot appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

Futurism

A New Store in Hong Kong Has No Human Employees, Just a Single Humanoid Robot

Futurism

Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison

"The section of the river which was cleared is really coming back beautifully, wildlife is returning, yet we are being threatened with prosecution." The post Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison appeared first on Futurism.

2 days ago

Futurism

Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison

New York Times Science

France Identifies First Case of Ebola

The patient is a doctor who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said. Workers are racing to trace those who may have had contact.

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New York Times Science

France Identifies First Case of Ebola

New York Times Science

Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones

That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.

21 hours ago

New York Times Science

Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones

WIRED Science

Even the Internet’s Favorite Pool Guy Doesn’t Know How to Fix the Reflecting Pool

Algae blooms, peeling paint, and a host of fixes from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubblers have made it hard to diagnose what’s wrong with the Reflecting Pool—let alone how to clean up the mess.

17 hours ago

WIRED Science

Even the Internet’s Favorite Pool Guy Doesn’t Know How to Fix the Reflecting Pool

New York Times Science

California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both.

A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating.

2 days ago

New York Times Science

California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both.