WWF urges end to deadlock on new Antarctic reserves
Members of a multinational group on Antarctic conservation must end a years-long deadlock and agree on new marine reserves in the region as sea-ice shrinks to record lows, the WWF urged Wednesday......»»
Manchin urges Treasury to block ‘loopholes" in EV tax credits
In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., asked that the tax credit for commercial EVs is implemented in "a manner that strengthens domestic manufacturing while ensuring economic and national security" and that it doe.....»»
Biden administration urges Supreme Court to narrow Big Tech"s liability shield in pivotal Google case
The Biden administration has told the US Supreme Court that social media platforms ought to be potentially liable for recommendations made by their AI-driven content algorithms, weighing in against Google in a pivotal case on digital speech and conte.....»»
FCC commissioner urges DOJ to investigate Apple and TikTok
The FCC's Brendan Carr is continuing to press for TikTok to be removed from the App Store, and his latest tactic is writing to the Department of Justice to try to inspire antitrust actions.TikTok on a smartphoneCarr, the Federal Communications Commis.....»»
Antarctic ice: A better knowledge of the ocean improves the predictability of sea ice variability
Antarctic sea ice deeply affects the global climate in several ways. It regulates the exchanges of heat and gases between the ocean surface and the atmosphere, and drives the formation of the Antarctic Bottom Water that travels over global oceans......»»
Biodiversity unbalanced as ice-free Antarctic areas grow
A study into the impact of global warming on the biodiversity of the Antarctic has identified how predicted expansion of ice-free areas will impact native animals and plants, paving the way for the invasion of non-native species in Antarctica......»»
Research identifies "danger zones" for wandering albatrosses
Over half of wandering albatrosses breeding on Bird Island, in the sub-Antarctic, encounter fishing vessels when feeding, putting them at risk of being accidentally caught or killed in fishing gear, according to new research led by British Antarctic.....»»
Synthetic fibers discovered in Antarctic air, seawater, sediment and sea ice
As nations meet in Uruguay to negotiate a new Global Plastics Treaty, marine and forensic scientists publish new results this week that reveal the discovery of synthetic plastic fibers in air, seawater, sediment and sea ice sampled in the Antarctic W.....»»
UN climate talks go into overtime
UN climate talks that were supposed to end Friday were extended by a day in an effort to break a deadlock over creating a fund for developing countries devastated by the fallout from global warming......»»
Chemical defenses may not protect Antarctic seafloor animals, jeopardizing their value for drug discovery
Long-lived sponges, intestine-like worms, colonies of sea squirts and many other cold-loving animals populate the seafloor around Antarctica. But the arrival of outsiders—borne in ships' ballast water, on plastic refuse or on floating kelp, or enco.....»»
China urges military veterans to work at iPhone factory
The country wants retired military personnel to help boost production at the plant in Zhengzhou......»»
Vast phytoplankton blooms may be lurking beneath Antarctic ice
Until now, it's been a common belief that the packed sea ice of the Southern Ocean blocked all light from reaching the sea beneath, preventing phytoplankton—tiny algae that are the base of aquatic food webs—from growing there. The less light avai.....»»
White paper urges governance for AI school grading technologies
Automated grading technologies could soon be rolled out in Australian schools but without robust national guidelines and an independent advisory body, some schools could be left behind......»»
Study reveals co-evolution of Indian Summer Monsoon and Antarctic Intermediate Water
The Last Deglacial (~19 ka BP ~ 11.5 ka BP) is the period of transition from the last major ice age to the warm period in the evolution of Earth's climate......»»
Subtropical clouds key to Southern Ocean teleconnections to the tropical Pacific
The effect of the Antarctic climate change on the changes in the sea surface temperature in the Pacific Ocean has been identified......»»
Biggest crypto exchange Binance urges new industry rules
The boss of Binance tells the G20 the collapse of a rival exchange shows crypto needs regulations......»»
Scientists Are Uncovering Ominous Waters Under Antarctic Ice
A super-pressurized, 290-mile-long river is running under the ice sheet. That could be bad news for sea-level rise......»»
A close look at melting below Antarctica"s largest ice shelf
The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the largest block of ice in the world. It covers an area four times the size of China and holds more than 60% of the world's fresh water. Where the ice sheet meets the ocean, it forms floating shelves that cool and freshen.....»»
Ozone hole continues shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA scientists say
The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached an average area of 8.9 million square miles (23.2 million square kilometers) between Sept. 7 and Oct. 13, 2022. This depleted area of the ozone layer over the South Pole was slightly smaller than last year and.....»»
Falling bond prices are affecting Apple"s cash reserves
The bond market has seen a lot of sell-offs in 2022 due to rising interest rates, and Apple's cash reserves have been hit the hardest of all the big tech companies.Corporate bonds have been affected more than government bonds this year, since corpora.....»»
Fact check: Human-driven global warming increased Larsen ice shelf melt
The claim: Study shows that 'CO2 emissions play no role' in Antarctic Larsen ice shelf melt.....»»