Yale E360
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
With UN climate negotiations set for next month, a growing number of nations and business leaders are calling for a phaseout of fossil fuels. But with major fossil fuel expansion projects moving ahead around the globe, advocates of strong action face a daunting challenge.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Humanity’s relationship to time is notoriously myopic. We tend to perceive things as permanent and immutable only because their rate of change is imperceptible on the timescales of our own experience. When it comes to geologic time, the disconnect between our lived experience and the magnitude of Earth history is almost irreconcilable. How we mark time, therefore, depends a lot on perspective.
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Inside Climate News
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
James Hansen, the scientist who first sounded the climate alarm in Congress, sees a decrease in aerosol pollution driving a surge of warming and criticizes the U.N. climate science panel, drawing a backlash from other researchers. By Bob Berwyn During the past year, the needles on the climate dashboard for global ice melt, heatwaves, ocean temperatures , coral die-offs, floods and droughts all tilted far into the red warning zone.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
As a member and leader of March for Science NYC I have helped organize initiatives designed to enhance how science is communicated during elections and ways to increase scientists’ civic engagement. Why? Because science and democracy are both iterative processes that require the participants to be informed in order to engage in a way that strengthens the collective effort of each.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are displaying some fascinating—and sometimes terrifying—behaviors
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The replacement of cow pastures with soya plantations in parts of Brazil has corresponded with an increase in leukaemia deaths among children, possibly due to pesticide exposure
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New Scientist
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew past its first asteroid, Dinkinesh, on 1 November, and the first images have shown that Dinkinesh has a second, even tinier, asteroid orbiting it
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
A growing number of heavy cannabis users – especially young people – are showing up in emergency rooms with prolonged vomiting due to cannabis hyperemesis syndrome
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Groups of chimpanzees patrol the edges of their territory and pause on hilltops to listen out for rivals, judging whether it is safe to venture further
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Hundreds of human remains from one burial site hint at a prolonged conflict between Stone Age people, long before the formation of powerful states
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
On November 2, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued its final Weekly Fall Foliage Report showing an end to a phenomenal fall color season. Rain, wind, and snow have stripped many trees of their fall best. Despite this fact and recent heavy frosts and freezes, pleasant color should persist in the southern reaches of the Keystone State, particularly in Southcentral and Southeastern Click Here to read the November 2 to 8 report.
Frontiers
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Losing your sense of where you are can be fatal enough for aircraft pilots: spatial disorientation is a leading cause of fatal aircraft accidents. But losing your orientation in space itself is even more dangerous. Scientists have now developed wearable devices called vibrotactors that, combined with specialized training, improve people’s ability to fight spatial disorientation and could help astronauts correct themselve
Earth 911
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Solar panels are changing the world, powering everything from cars and trains to blenders and. The post The Surprising History of Solar Panels: A Kid’s Guide to Renewable Energy appeared first on Earth911.
Endangered Species Law
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
On October 31, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed listing the oblong rocksnail ( Leptoxis compacta ) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The freshwater snail exists only in the Cahaba River in central Alabama and subsists on algae growing on the riverbed. The oblong rocksnail was declared extinct in 2000 after several decades without a confirmed specimen observation and multiple river surveys.
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PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The PA Environmental Council’s In Case You Missed It In October features articles on-- -- PEC Statement On Court Decision Invalidating RGGI Climate Program -- PEC Attends 100th Conventional Well Plugging Event -- PEC Statement On CNX Agreement For Enhanced Environmental Monitoring -- POWR Releases Report On The Impact Of Community Watershed Groups -- PEC’s Susan Myerov Honored By Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership -- Video: Shelburne Award Winner John Levitsky -- Video: Emerging Envi
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
If a rat has walked through a location before, it can imagine that place, with the help of virtual reality.
Frontiers
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Download the top ebook releases from this month, including: analysis of social media in education contributions to marine ecosystem restoration advancements in energy transition, financial and trade globalization and new perspectives on the neuroethology of the colonial mind All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute. Shape the future of your field — and publish your own ebook — by editing a special collection around your research area.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Frontiers
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Understanding consumer behavior can contribute to decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation, one of the tasks set by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #8: decent work and economic growth. In anticipation of the shopping season, we have curated a list of leading article collections that redefine our knowledge of consumer behavior.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The Strengthening Local Processing Act (SLPA) is the most comprehensive meat processing bill around, with specific provisions that address competition, demand for local products, and access to value added services in the meat processing sector. It does so by addressing acute issues for processors vital to our supply chain, and by promoting training programs that bolster the resilience of these processors, the farmers they work with, and food access for their communities.
National Law Center
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
On October 25, 2023, Secretary Vilsack announced that the Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) had finalized the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards. The post USDA Publishes Final Rule Amending Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak's much-publicised AI summit at Bletchley Park has come to an end, and the result seems to be a promise to hold more summits.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first Black woman in the U.S. to receive an M.D.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
A chat about AI between US tech mogul Elon Musk and UK prime minister Rishi Sunak focused heavily on utopian futures and theoretical risks of superhuman intelligence instead of actual harms caused by AI systems already deployed by tech companies
NRDC
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
New reports confirm prevention is the best solution for food waste
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Fine particles kicked up by the Chicxulub asteroid impact could have blocked out the Sun for years, resulting in global cooling and disastrous consequences for ecosystems
The Applied Ecologist
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Pip Gullet, Mark Hancock and Sydney Henderson summarise the Journal of Applied Ecology's November's Editor's Choice research article. This study presents 30 years of regeneration monitoring to show a consistent, large-scale expansion of native woodland, largely through natural regeneration alongside deer culling, without the use of fences.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The UK prime minister and US tech mogul are set to discuss the future of artificial intelligence, in a conversation streamed on Musk's X platform.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership in Philadelphia and Montgomery County is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Executive Director. Working together with the Board and staff, the successful candidate will manage the organization, maintain strong partnerships with diverse stakeholders, advance key plans and projects, and diversify the organization’s funding base.
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