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New database on critical minerals trade launched to support clean energy transition

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the WTO Secretariat have jointly launched a database on trade in critical minerals to enhance transparency reg...

> The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the #WTO Secretariat have jointly launched a database on trade in critical minerals to enhance transparency regarding these minerals and to support the clean #energy transition. The database provides information on trade flows, allows visualizations of trade networks and specialization patterns and compiles data on tariffs and other trade policies for 250 critical minerals and related products across value chains.

Three-quarters of the world's land is drying out, 'redefining life on Earth' | Grist

Grist

Three-quarters of the world's land is drying out, 'redefining life on Earth'

Climate change has made great swaths of the planet's land drier and saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.

> #ClimateChange has made great swaths of the planet's land drier and saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.

#ICO puts foot down on #Google's planned #fingerprinting change • The Register

ICO puts foot down on Google

Also, Ascension notifies 5.6M victims, Krispy Kreme bandits come forward, LockBit 4.0 released, and more

> Also, Ascension notifies 5.6M victims, Krispy Kreme bandits come forward, LockBit 4.0 released, and more

Dark energy mystery is finally SOLVED - as scientists come up with a radical new theory to explain the mysterious force | Daily Mail Online

Dark energy mystery is finally SOLVED - as scientists come up with a radical new theory to explain the mysterious force | Daily Mail Online

Scientists have proposed a radical theory to explain the expansion of the universe which could solve the mystery of dark energy.

> Scientists have proposed a radical theory to explain the expansion of the universe which could solve the mystery of dark energy.

Thinking Slowly: The Paradoxical Slowness of Human Behavior - www.caltech.edu

California Institute of Technology

Thinking Slowly: The Paradoxical Slowness of Human Behavior

A new Caltech study quantifies the speed of human thought processes and finds that we think, remember, and process remarkably slowly.

> A new Caltech study quantifies the speed of human thought processes and finds that we think, remember, and process remarkably slowly.

Nuclear-electric rocket propulsion could cut Mars round-trips down to a few months | TechSpot https://www.techspot.com/news/105919-nuclear-electric-rocket-propulsion-could-cut-mars-round.html > Ad Astra Rocket Company has spent over two decades developing the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR), a highly efficient electric propulsion system. VASIMR operates by using...

AI’s emissions are about to skyrocket even further | MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review

AI’s emissions are about to skyrocket even further

Data center emissions have tripled since 2018. As more complex AI models like OpenAI’s Sora see broad release, those figures will likely go throu...

> Data center emissions have tripled since 2018. As more complex #AI models like #OpenAI’s Sora see broad release, those figures will likely go through the roof. #climate

Submarine Stealth Vs. AI, Drones, and Sensor Networks - IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum

Will Even the Most Advanced Subs Have Nowhere to Hide?

The scramble to preserve submarine stealth in an age of AI and all-seeing sensors

> The scramble to preserve #submarine #stealth in an age of #AI and all-seeing sensors

"World's simplest" nuclear reactors could be installed underground to provide heat to cities | TechSpot #energy https://www.techspot.com/news/105868-world-simplest-nuclear-reactors-could-installed-underground-finland.html > The reactor dubbed LDR-50 offers a thermal output of 50 MW, running at a cozy 150°C, which is far below the scorching temps of conventional nuclear plants....

World's largest #CO2 heat pump begins operation to power 25,000 homes

Interesting Engineering

World's largest CO2 heat pump begins operation to power 25,000 homes

Esbjerg, Denmark, is now home to the world's largest CO2-based seawater heat pump, providing climate-neutral heating to 25,000 homes.

> Esbjerg, Denmark, is now home to the world's largest CO2-based seawater #HeatPump, providing climate-neutral heating to 25,000 homes.

Laptop Class Doctors Think Doctors Who Treat Patients Are Lazy, Dumb, Cowardly, Sheep | Science-Based Medicine

Science-Based Medicine

Laptop Class Doctors Think Doctors Who Treat Patients Are Lazy, Dumb, Cowardly, Sheep

Had laptop class doctors been willing to listen to doctors who worked on COVID units, they wouldn't have said so many absurd things.

> Had laptop class doctors been willing to listen to doctors who worked on #COVID units, they wouldn't have said so many absurd things.

Antivaxxers, grifters, and quacks: RFK Jr.’s #MAHA takes over federal health agencies | Science-Based Medicine #RFKJr

Science-Based Medicine

Antivaxxers, grifters, and quacks: RFK Jr.’s MAHA takes over federal health agencies

President-Elect Donald Trump has now announced most of picks to lead critical federal health agencies. These picks predictably prioritize grift, qu...

> President-Elect Donald #Trump has now announced most of picks to lead critical federal health agencies. These picks predictably prioritize grift, quackery, and antivax ideology.

Siberia's 'Gateway to Hell' crater fuels new fears | Fox News

Fox News

Siberia's 'Gateway to Hell' crater fuels new fears

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says the Batagaika crater in Siberia expands 35 million cubic feet yearly due to thawing.

> Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says the #Batagaika crater in #Siberia expands 35 million cubic feet yearly due to thawing. #permafrost

Mysterious mass #elephant die-off ‘probably caused by #toxic #water’

the Guardian

‘Climate-induced poisoning’: 350 elephants probably killed by toxic water

Satellite data analysis suggests algal blooms could be behind mass die-off in Botswana that sparked flurry of theories in 2020

> Satellite data analysis suggests climate-induced algal blooms could be behind hundreds of deaths in #Botswana that sparked flurry of theories in 2020

Afspraak Spaanse dammen en overstromingen: feiten en fabels | InSpanje.nl #water #waterbeheer

InSpanje.nl

Afbraak Spaanse dammen en overstromingen: feiten en fabels

Hardnekkige fabels over een directe relatie tussen de afbraak van Spaanse dammen en de recente overstromingen kloppen niet

> Hardnekkige fabels over een directe relatie tussen de afbraak van Spaanse dammen en de recente overstromingen kloppen niet

Massale sterfte schelpdieren in Galicië door hoge zeewatertemperaturen | InSpanje.nl

InSpanje.nl

Massale sterfte schelpdieren in Galicië door hoge zeewatertemperaturen

Honderden dode longueirón- en coquina-schelpdieren werden in de afgelopen maand aangetroffen op het strand van A Lanzada in de Galicische provinci...

‘It is a pandemic’: UK’s envoy on superbugs says scale of threat underestimated

the Guardian

‘It is a pandemic’: UK’s envoy on superbugs says scale of threat underestimated

Dame Sally Davies says action on deadly antibiotic-resistant infections must be prioritised

> Dame Sally Davies says action on deadly antibiotic-resistant infections must be prioritised

'Electro-agriculture' could grow food without light - Futurity

Futurity

'Electro-agriculture' could grow food without light

"This technology presents an opportunity to reinvent agriculture from the ground up."

> "This technology presents an opportunity to reinvent agriculture from the ground up."

New device pulls water out of desert air - Futurity #water #desert #eco

Futurity

New device pulls water out of desert air

"This whole idea seemed like science fiction, but this is possible, and we're actually doing it."

> "This whole idea seemed like science fiction, but this is possible, and we're actually doing it."

China passes energy law to 'promote carbon neutrality' #Climate #ClimateChange #GreenEnergy https://phys.org/news/2024-11-china-energy-law-carbon-neutrality.html > China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonize its economy by 2060.