Science & Environment

Gila Monster’s Venomous Bite Contributed to Colorado Man’s Death, Reports Show

[ad_1] An autopsy report revealed that a pet Gila monster’s venomous bite contributed to a Colorado man’s death in February in what an expert described as “an incredibly rare” fatality caused by one of the desert lizards. The man, Christopher Ward, 34, died on Feb. 16 “due to complications of Gila monster envenomization,” said the […]

US-Russian SpaceX crew successfully enter the ISS – watch live

[ad_1] US-Russian SpaceX crew successfully enter the ISS – watch live – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary A SpaceX crew of three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut have successfully arrived onboard the International Space Station (ISS) The Endeavour spacecraft docked with the ISS after blasting off from Florida The Crew-8 mission […]

3 tech musts before your next trip

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UN-backed bank group seeks to avoid departures with new climate guidelines 

[ad_1] Business & FinanceEnvironment 05 March 2024, 2:23 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that a United Nations-backed alliance of banks is proposing its members disclose more information on their commitments to tackle climate change without requiring them to coordinate action, in a compromise it hopes will prevent departures.  Market Impact The Net-Zero Banking Alliance […]

Man walking his dog finds nearly intact dinosaur skeleton in France

[ad_1] A man walking his dog in France happened upon a prehistoric discovery: nearly intact dinosaur bones.  Damien Boschetto, a paleontology enthusiast, was walking with his dog Muffin when he saw the bones poking out of cliff that was partially eroded in Montouliers, a town in southern France. Boschetto, a member of the Association of […]

Elon Musk Has a Giant Charity. Its Money Stays Close to Home.

[ad_1] Among the donations the Musk Foundation has made, there was $55 million to help a major SpaceX customer meet a charitable pledge. There were the millions that went to Cameron County, Texas, after the rocket blew up. And there were donations to two schools closely tied to his businesses: one walled off inside a […]

Frank Popoff, Who Sought to Lead a Friendlier Dow Chemical, Dies at 88

[ad_1] Frank Popoff, who as chief executive and chairman tried to make Dow Chemical more conciliatory toward regulators and environmentalists in the late 1980s and ’90s, and who prodded the chemical industry to adopt safer practices, died on Feb. 25 at his home in Midland, Mich., where Dow is based. He was 88. A spokesman […]

A New Film at SXSW Warns of the Potential Harm of Microplastics

[ad_1] It’s been more than five decades since Dustin Hoffman’s character in “The Graduate” was offered a kernel of wisdom about the path to prosperity. “Plastics,” he’s told by Mr. McGuire, the starched corporate executive who offers the advice. “There’s a great future in plastics.” Plastics have indeed been a game changer for humanity, and […]

Tesla’s electric semi-truck takes on diesel big rig

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February 2024 was the hottest on record, with global temperatures surpassing critical climate threshold

[ad_1] February sets a new global warmth record February sets a new global warmth record 03:33 The world has marked yet another consecutive month of record-breaking heat. New data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service, shows that last month was the hottest February on record globally, with “exceptionally high” temperatures in both […]