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UK will ‘pause’ publication of data showing biodiversity in decline

UK will ‘pause’ publication of data showing biodiversity in decline Next year will see an important meeting to agree global biodiversity targets, but the UK says it won’t be publishing key data on wildlife and habitats A male Lulworth skipper (Thymelicus acteon) in Dorset, UK. Oliver Smart/Alamy Conservationists and politicians have criticised the UK government […]

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Massive Radiation Leak Dwarfing Fukushima Traced To Russian Research Facility

Massive Radiation Leak Dwarfing Fukushima Traced To Russian Research Facility A massive, unexplained cloud of radiation that swept across Europe in 2017 has been traced to one of Russia’s largest nuclear facilities, according to NewScientist.  Located between the Volga river and the Ural mountains, the leak coming from the Mayak nuclear development facility released up to 100 times […]

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Lakes run dry from too much water extraction and climate change

Lakes run dry from too much water extraction and climate change Source: Hannah Osborne. Feb 8, 2016. Bolivia’s vanishing Lake Poopó: ESA images show fully evaporated lake from space. International Business Times. Preface.  It’s bad enough that aquifers are being depleted that won’t recharge until after the next ice age, or in some places like […]

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Minority Report Comes To Life: UK Police Will Use AI To Prevent Crime

Minority Report Comes To Life: UK Police Will Use AI To Prevent Crime With increasing availability of information and new technologies, West Midlands Police in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England, has taken a page from the 2002 American neo-noir science fiction film, Minority Report, and will soon deploy artificial intelligence to stop crime before it […]

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“The collapse of our civilization is not a political issue.” Really??

“The collapse of our civilization is not a political issue.” Really?? The cover article of New Scientist this week asks “Is Western civilization on the brink of collapse?” I’m glad they’re raising this question, but their discussion was extremely disappointing. First, as George Monbiot points out in a follow-up article, the article fails to distinguish between […]

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