Category: environment
Towering lava fountains of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1, 000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are forcing temporary closures on the Big Island.
How one New Hampshire town made sure its water was ‘Safe to Drink’
NPR’s Emily Kwong talks with Mara Hoplamazian about the new podcast, “Safe to Drink,” about Merrimack, New Hampshire’s fight for clean drinking water.
New York State Officials Approve Proposal for Controversial Underwater Gas Pipeline
The contentious proposal, previously rebuffed by state regulators who expressed environmental concerns, was deemed acceptable on Friday.
Antarctic fisheries regulator creates transshipment vessel list, punts on protected area
While short on action, this year’s meeting of the regulator of the Antarctic krill fishery set the stage for broader conservation measures to be passed at its 2026 convening.
A beautiful white Iberian lynx is spotted for the first time in history, after long being thought extinct, bewitching the online world: ‘That’s an old, OLD ancient guardian. Look at the eyes. You can tell.. chills’
There are so many beautiful rare wild cats out there that are just- criminally underappreciated, and every time we come across them online, every time a story about one of them pops up, we feel that it’s our duty to give them the love and appreciation that they deserve. Like the Pallas’ cats the perpetually grumpy, round, fluffy cats that we wish we could have at home but can’t. Or the rusty spotted cat the smallest wild cat in the world whose size you should not be fooled by, because they are very experienced hunters as well. We thought, considering our general obsession with cats and also our job writing about cats all the time, that we have seen it all. But no. Just like the rest of the internet, over the Halloween weekend, we were blessed with a new wild cat popping up on our timelines. And okay, technically, they are not new. This species was a known one the white Iberian lynx, it’s just that no one has actually spotted one on camera before. Until now.
Open data: AI is here to help, and to help itself
Photo credits: Freshpixel / BigStock Principles intended to make research data findable, accessible, interoperable and re-usable (Fair) have gained increasing traction since they were endorsed by the G20 nations in 2016. Yet scientists still find their practical application a challenge.
On the Menu in New York: One Repair, Coming Right Up
Monthly “repair cafes” aim to bring neighbors together while keeping all manner of items out of the trash.
Officials Move to Close Cannabis Company That Allowed Unlicensed Production
The license for Omnium Health could be revoked after an investigation found that it let other companies use its facilities in an illegal arrangement.
Biologists Announce There Absolutely Nothing We Can Learn From Clams
WOODS HOLE, MA—Saying they saw no conceivable reason to bother with the bivalve mollusks, biologists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution announced Thursday that there was absolutely nothing to be learned from clams. “Our studies have found that while some of their shells look pretty cool, clams really don’t have anything to teach us,” said […]
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Protecting the Night
Humboldt’s new lighting ordinance shines a light on dark sky preservation Mark Wilson’s home in McKinleyville was surrounded by farm fields in the ‘90s, making his backyard a prime spot for stargazing. By taking a few steps out of his house, he could bear witness to the depths of the night sky and all its [.] The post Protecting the Night appeared first.
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