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Direct Air Capture: A Solution, or More of a Problem?

Direct Air Capture: A Solution, or More of a Problem?

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $1.2-billion to finance two direct air capture projects to be built in Texas and Louisiana. These two sites, when fully operational, aim to pull about two million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the air, or the equivalent of the annual emissions of 70 airplanes, 450,000 gas […]

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    Are Ice Baths Really Beneficial? The Cold Therapy Debate

    Are Ice Baths Really Beneficial? The Cold Therapy Debate

    Is “cold therapy” really as effective as its enthusiasts claim? While some athletes and ice bath fans swear by cold plunges as a cure-all for anxiety, sore muscles, and weight loss, health experts have differing opinions on whether ice baths are beneficial on all fronts.  What Is Cold Therapy?  It goes by many names — […]

    Gulf Stream Weakening Confirmed With 99% Certainty in New Study

    Gulf Stream Weakening Confirmed With 99% Certainty in New Study

    A new study confirms that the Gulf Stream, a strong current of warm water flowing from the Gulf of Mexico into the Atlantic Ocean, has slowed by 4% in the past 40 years. Further, the study authors came to this conclusion with “virtual certainty” greater than 99%, although the paper doesn’t confirm the cause of […]

    Twitter/X Climate Misinformation Policies Ranked Worst in Survey of Big Tech Platforms

    Twitter/X Climate Misinformation Policies Ranked Worst in Survey of Big Tech Platforms

    The Climate of Misinformation report by Climate Action Against Disinformation, an international partnership of more than 50 organizations dedicated to climate and anti-disinformation, has given Twitter — rebranded as X — one point out of 21 for “lacking clear policies” to address misinformation related to climate, presenting no evidence of effectively enforcing policies and being […]

    Shading Corals Four Hours a Day Could Slow Bleaching, Scientists Find

    Shading Corals Four Hours a Day Could Slow Bleaching, Scientists Find

    As the climate crisis causes global ocean temperatures to reach record highs, heat stress can lead to an increase in coral bleaching, which makes corals more susceptible to starvation and disease. Mass bleaching events are predicted to increase in severity and frequency, so scientists are trying to find solutions to protect sensitive corals. In addition […]

    Light Pollution Linked to Shrinking Eye Size in Birds

    Light Pollution Linked to Shrinking Eye Size in Birds

    In a new study, researchers have linked light pollution in urban areas to smaller eye sizes found in two common songbird species. Researchers studied the northern cardinal and Carolina wren that live year-round in San Antonio, Texas, a city with an estimated population of about 1,472,900 people, and compared these birds to the same two […]

    Major Polluters U.S. and China Not Invited to Speak at UN Climate Ambition Summit

    Major Polluters U.S. and China Not Invited to Speak at UN Climate Ambition Summit

    The United Nations Climate Ambition Summit in New York today brings together what UN Secretary-General António Guterres called the “first movers and doers” of the climate crisis with the goal of speeding up action on climate change by governments, local authorities, business and finance leaders and civil society ahead of November’s COP28 Climate Change Conference. […]