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Wild Donkeys Are on the Vanguard of Ukraine’s Ecological Recovery
The war, unsurprisingly, has made conservation a lot harder. Oleg Dyakov, a rewilding officer from Rewilding Ukraine’s head office in…
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Want to Win a Chip War? You’re Gonna Need a Lot of Water
The volume required can be huge. In the US, chip fabs use far less water than the agriculture and power…
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The Wild World of Extreme Tourism for Billionaires | WIRED
Since the pandemic, Madison has noticed an uptick in high-net-worth individuals booking out entire expeditions. “One client bought a whole…
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Green Parties Are Gaining Power—and Problems | WIRED
That pragmatism has been on full display during Europe’s energy crisis, as Habeck has been forced to embrace uncomfortable compromises.…
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airpollution
Photos of Canadian Wildfires Blanketing NYC in Smoky Haze
New York officials issued an air quality health advisory for regions across the state, including New York City, Long Island,…
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Tech
Amazon Workers Walk Out Over Layoffs and Broken Climate Promises
Workers at Apple have tangled with leadership over the company’s own return-to-office mandate. As at Amazon, a Slack channel devoted to…
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Tech
Massive Sails Power Ships Like Never Before | WIRED
There are limitations, such as choke points like the Suez and Panama canals: “Neither of them allows vessels to operate…
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The Seabed Empire Funding Britain’s New King | WIRED
In 2019, a partnership between BP and German energy provider ENBW agreed to pay £231 million ($290 million) in annual option…
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arianespace
Watch Live as ESA’s JUICE Spacecraft Launches to Jupiter
A highly-anticipated mission to Jupiter and its intriguing moons is gearing up for liftoff, ready to begin an eight-year journey…
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Tech
Ethereum’s Shanghai Update Opens a Rift in Crypto
This ideological battle, and the strength of the animosity between bitcoin evangelists and their critics, means that it’s hard to…
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