Earth – Five Shouts Out

The case for … never demolishing another building

EditorFebruary 23, 2021February 18, 2021

[ecwid_product id="275603003" display="picture title price options addtobag" version="2" show_border="1" show_price_on_button="1" center_align="1"] The construction industry is wasteful and creates huge CO2 emissions. But what if new buildings had to be adapted...

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The case for … cities that aren’t dystopian surveillance states | Cory Doctorow

EditorFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

[ecwid_product id="296609014" display="picture title price options addtobag" version="2" show_border="1" show_price_on_button="1" center_align="1"] Imagine your smartphone knew everything about the city – but the city didn’t know anything about you. Wouldn’t that...

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Scientists identify three causes of Earth’s spin axis drift

EditorSeptember 12, 2020September 12, 2020

Source: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Summary: Using observational and model-based data spanning the entire 20th century, scientists have for the first time have identified three broadly-categorized processes responsible for Earth's spin...

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From crystals to climate: ‘Gold standard’ timeline links flood basalts to climate change

EditorSeptember 12, 2020September 12, 2020

How tiny zircon crystals linked the massive Columbia River flood basalts to ancient global warming Source: Princeton University Summary: Princeton geologists used tiny zircon crystals found in volcanic ash to...

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From the Grand Tour to My Brilliant Friend: how Naples captured our imagination

EditorJuly 25, 2020July 24, 2020

Moody Naples. IgorZh/Shutterstock Overlooking sparkling sea and overshadowed by Mount Vesuvius, the Italian city of Naples is a popular and evocative setting in popular culture. HBO’s acclaimed TV adaptation of...

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We discovered a new species, but war means it may now remain hidden forever

EditorJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

The male specimen discovered in the Natural History Museum, Vienna. Alec Moore, Author provided The world has a new species. My colleagues and I were hugely excited to announce it...