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Category: Geeky Stuff
Do Airline Offset Programs Really Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?
[ad_1] “It’s a really dangerous distraction because it distracts us from analyzing what we can do much more meaningfully,” said Kate Ervine, associate professor of global development studies at SaintRead More
Baby food shortages spawn a shady online marketplace
[ad_1] Sites like eBay and Craigslist list formulas for exorbitant prices. A recent study by MIT Technology Review found that multiple sellers charge more than $300 for 12 cups ofRead More
UN plans to increase renewables as climate concerns rise
[ad_1] GENEVA (AP) — The UN weather agency’s greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean temperature, sea-level rise and ocean acidification hit record levels last year, the United Nations chief said Wednesday. “BeforeRead More
There Is An Animal Walking On Three Limbs. This is a Parrot.
[ad_1] Budgerigars, small parrots with vibrant rainbow plumage and cheeky personalities, are popular pets. They swing from ropes, cuddle with friends, and race for treats on a swinging walk withRead More
Scientists See Mourning Elephants on YouTube
[ad_1] It was 2013 when Sanjeeta Pokharel first witnessed Asian elephants react to death. An old female elephant died from an infection in an Indian park. was a younger womanRead More
NASA Starts Countdown to End of InSight Mars Mission
[ad_1] NASA’s InSight spacecraft not fully dead yet. But InSight, a stationary robotic probe on Mars, is getting weaker as dust builds up on its solar panels. Mission managers predictRead More
Russian Hacking Cartel Attacks Costa Rican Government Institutions
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A Russian hacking cartel has carried out an extraordinary cyberattack against the Costa Rican government, disrupting its tax collection and export systems for more than a monthRead More
All Celebrities Pushing Crypto Aren’t So Loud Anymore
[ad_1] In virtual currency exchange Crypto.com’s latest ad, titled “Courage Is a Process,” star basketball player Joel Embiid walks through Philadelphia, and former college coach Bill Self lends the narrative.Read More
China accelerating destruction of global order in power grab, US Pacific
[ad_1] China’s ruling Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army are upending the rules-based international order and increasing global efforts to expand power, the US admiral in charge of Pacific forcesRead More