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No, Mark Zuckerberg, Virtual Reality Won’t Solve Climate Crisis
Sorry!Photo: Hannah McKay-Pool (Getty Images) The billionaires are once again claiming that tech will save us. In an interview published Monday, Facebook…
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Recovery of Rare Meteorite a ‘Dream Come True’ for Scientists
The rare meteorite, which fell to Earth on Feb. 28, 2021. Image: The University of Manchester A chunk of black…
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Tesla Quietly Enters Energy Sector with Gambit Battery: Report
Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) If the Texas power crisis taught us anything, it’s that the state has some serious…
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Cleanup Costs at the Damaged Arecibo Observatory Could Reach $50 Million
Damage at the dish following the collapse of the 900-ton instrument platform.Image: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP (Getty Images) A new estimate suggests…
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We Have a Chance to Keep the Tropics Habitable
A man washes himself at a water pipe to cool down along the railway tracks in New Delhi.Photo: RAVEENDRAN/AFP (Getty…
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What’s the Most Climate-Safe Place in the World?
Illustration: Benjamin Currie/Gizmodo Giz AsksGiz AsksIn this Gizmodo series, we ask questions about everything and get answers from a variety…
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ROV Making Incredibly Detailed Maps of Seafloor Off California
A deep-sea crab sits atop a bubblegum coral on Sur Ridge.Image: © 2013 MBARI About 20 miles (32 kilometers) off…
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World Building Codes ‘Travesty’ Erodes Cities’ Climate Plans
Workers install panels on the roof of a home in Newburgh, New York. Photo: Craig Ruttle (AP) Backroom deals, undemocratic…
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Bill Magness, Man Who Oversaw Texas Blackouts, Shown the Door
Photo: Eric Gay (Getty Images) A Texas power grid oversight official who held the spectacularly wishful belief that he could…
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Asteroid Apophis Is Swinging by This Weekend to Taunt Us
Potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis, as imaged on March 2, 2021.Image: Gianluca Masi/The Virtual Telescope Project An asteroid with a small…
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