Items tagged with Climate change
Scientists are constantly on the lookout for ways to slow down climate change, such as one study that devised a $200 trillion diamond dust umbrella for Earth. They are also seeking all the possible contributors to climate change, which...
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Proposals to combat climate change have ranged from placing data centers in space, to a lunar missions designed to dim the Sun with Moon dust. Now, a new study suggests using $200 trillion worth of diamond dust to create an umbrella over...
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A new study suggests that putting data centers in space would have definite advantages compared to Earth-bound ones, with combating climate change being at the top of the list. The study is part of the ASCEND project aimed at demonstrating...
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Samsung Semiconductor is concerned about the future availability of water, which is necessary for making chips. While our planet is mostly water, Samsung points out that only about one percent of it is available for daily use. To make...
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A research associate at the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts created a camera that, in theory, will expose 1,000 years of history. The camera, aptly named the Millennium Camera, will attempt to capture a single image of the...
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Geoffrey Hinton, often referred to as one of the "godfathers of AI," continues to sound the alarm on the potential risks of AI technology. Dr. Hinton said in an interview that AI could pose a "more urgent" threat to humanity than climate...
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NASA celebrates Earth Day by sharing information about how our home planet is changing. The agency does not simply collect much of the data that is used to study the impact humanity is having on Earth's environment, it is also acting on...
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Astrophysicists propose using moon dust to block radiation from the sun as a means of combating climate change. The trio of researchers were not initially looking for a climate solution, but found inspiration along the way.
Bromley, a...
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The Earth just completed a full rotation in a little over a thousandth of a second shorter than its normal 24-hour rate. The record full spin occurred on June 29, 2022, and has some scientists concerned.
Our planet has been spinning...
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Some would argue that there are too many people living on the planet and that human beings need to reduce the size of their families. However, others contend that birthrates are simply too low. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently...
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Scientists are using satellite imagery from space to study the impact of cow burps on the environment. That's right, we're talking about cattle belches, which are the focus of a new study concerning methane emissions and how they pertain...
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High schools and other communities often bury “time capsules,” so future generations can look back at the way things were during bygone eras. Similarly, but for vastly different reasons, every commercial air flight is recorded by a “black...
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The world was a different place in the 1980s, and we're not just talking about puffy hair styles held up with Aquanet and parachute pants. Parts of our planet were physically different. For example, the Aral Sea had not yet dried up, and...
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Greenpeace on Tuesday updated its Cool IT Leaderboard in conjunction with the climate negotiations in Cancun occurring this week at the COP16 conference. Cisco retained its top spot at the greenest IT company, earning 70 out of 100 points...
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What will you be doing on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8:30 P.M. local time? Will you be sitting in the dark? If the WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature meets its goal, over a billion of your global neighbors will be turning off their lights for an hour in a symbolic gesture to increase awareness about human-induced climate change--all participating...
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