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I've always wondered about the design of Deep Space Nine...
https://www.forgottentrek.com/deep-space-nine/designing-the-deep-space-nine-space-station/

“The problem today is that around 80 percent of all the [space data] traffic is downlinked to a single location in Svalbard, which is an island shared between different countries, including Russia”
https://www.politico.eu/article/space-hacks-europe-ramps-up-s…

Hacking space: Europe ramps up security of satellites
Space systems are increasingly targeted with cyberattacks, as the global hybrid warfare rages.

We need to stop this harmful practice. There are other ways to celebrate the new year which doesn't harm nature, environment or animals.
#NewYear #NewYear2026 #fireworks

The rolling grasslands and rocky beaches of
"Vandenberg Space Force Base",
— home to more than a dozen at-risk species,
easily could pass for a peaceful nature preserve
— but that's an illusion.
The nearly 100,000-acre base was a testing ground in the 1960s for early-generation ballistic missiles,
and today it's a launch site for satellites, classified missions and other payloads key to a new type of war: one fought far above the Earth.

Vor 40 Jahren: Space Shuttle Challenger explodiert kurz nach dem Start
Am 28. Januar 1986 explodierte das Space Shuttle Challenger. Der bis dato schwerste Unfall der bemannten Raumfahrt schockierte die USA und die ganze Welt.

Yo creo que es imposible tener un mínimo conocimiento de lo que supone la investigación y exploración espacial y posicionarse a favor de la mamarrachada de los centros de datos en el espacio. https://taranis.ie/datacenters-in-space-are-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-idea<…

MOSS IN SPACE 🚀
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moss-spores-survive-nine-months-space

Transit system isn't reliable. Work space is limited and not enough parking...
Home office is better equipped.
https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/public-servants-offices-opinion

Aka the whole program is a sort of long con to funnel money to companies that did Space Shuttle stuff and to Musk.
A lot of it is now financed by shutting down actual science and research at NASA.

If you are a space enthusiast and enjoy coloring, this is for you!
Have fun with these two #mpsgoettingen coloring pages which were hand-drawn by MPS scientist Ziwen Huang and Ilsabe Weber from our Facility Management.
Download here: https://ww…

Raiders will have more cap space than expected this offseason https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/raiders-will-have-more-cap-space-than-expected-this-offseason-3614127/

Sources: Uber is in talks to acquire the parking space reservation app SpotHero; the parking app was last valued at $290M (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/uber-considers-deal-parking-app-spothero

Uber Considers Deal for Parking App SpotHero
Uber has been in talks to acquire parking app SpotHero, a popular service that allows drivers to reserve parking spaces, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. Founded in 2011, SpotHero connects drivers looking to reserve and pay for parking spaces with parking lots, parking ...

With the delay of the #ArtemisII WDR to Feb. 2 finally confirmed - #Crew12 pre-launch presser day: #NASA yet, but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-5By97H_8 promises to carry the first presser at 16:00 UTC - beware: shocking preview image - while https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLxcA8Crpkg will carry the second one with the crew at 18:00 UTC).

🇸🇪 Swedish #EV drivers living in multi-family buildings get a ‘right to plug’ 🔌, meaning that their landlord or owners association cannot withhold permission to install an EV charging point.
…

What George Pickens’ franchise tag means for Cowboys cap space, trade rumors and more 2026 offseason decisions https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/george-pickens-franchise-tag-cowboys-cap-spac…

RE: https://mapstodon.space/@mapasmilhaud/115990882546782477
LOL!

RE: https://oldbytes.space/@MuseumJoe/115990538855108334
I found this to be an extremely difficult market niche to make usefully profitable. Ultimately resigned myself to the wage slavery.
See, when they take the advice to heart, fix the dumb thing…

It started with a headline in the Guardian, some old memory of Minitel made me click. I stopped reading after I read about Félicette. A cat that went into space and came back alive.
#cats #space #forgottenheroes

How far have you come? This page will show you how far you’ve traveled since you were born.
The Cosmic Odometer calculates how far you've traveled through space just by being alive. Even if you've never left Earth, you've orbited the sun, rotated with the planet, and embarked on both solar and galactic travel — all while sitting on your couch. https://…

Series D, Episode 05 - Animals
SLAVE: Oh, er...
TARRANT: Come on, come on!
SLAVE: Try zero seven two.
TARRANT: Zero seven two it is. [Explosions on the flight deck, Tarrant is dazed]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/405/26 B7B2

I just noticed Deque changed its logo from the combined ‘D’ and ‘Q’ letterform (visually representing the pronunciation) to the ‘AI’ anus (or “AInus”) of the big LLM purveyors.
I bet this was for Deque’s 100% WCAG ‘AI’ coverage, which must be getting released today to honor its March promise.

Well... While moving some partitions I just had this block of space so might as well install kubuntu and see how it goes

opening random massive magazine issues on archive.org and admiring the visuals

Research Library at NASA's Goddard Space and Flight Center to Close Friday (Eric Niiler/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/climate/nasa-goddard-library-closing.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251231/p52#a251231p52

The Trump administration is closing NASA’s largest research library on Friday,
a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals
— many of them not digitized or available anywhere else.
Jacob Richmond,
a NASA spokesman, said the agency would review the library holdings over the next 60 days
and some material would be stored in a government warehouse
while the rest would be tossed away.
“This process is an established method th…

Research Library at NASA’s Goddard Space and Flight Center to Close Friday
Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out.

Ooh. Garek's audiobook is available to listen for free on Spotify. 😁
▶️ Star Trek Deep Space Nine: A Stitch in Time - Andrew J. Robinson
https://open.spotify.com/show/3zhBgozZX055rPAP4Q5j2Y?si=dJ2yrIyyQkiE1vBwrDEUiw

Speaking to someone mentioning about a company wanting to put AI data centres in space.
"Why would you put them in space? They're hard enough to manage on earth!"
"I guess to deal with the heat?"
"I've some experience in thermal management of servers in the past, and I feel like I had a distinct advantage in not attempting to do it in *a bloody vacuum*."

Trans people are incredible, strong, beautiful, and absolutely bring so much love and strength to our world.
:bisexual_pride: 🏳️‍⚧️ :genderfluid_flag: :nonbinary_flag: :heart_trans: 🏳️‍🌈
I wholeheartedly, unapologetically, and forever believe that #TransRightsAreHumanRights.
Always, forever, endlessly, trans people are real, valuable, and human in every way…

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This is a gallery space.

Nice, #posteo #email

Regime change, you say? I am reminded of Malcolm Tucker's bon mot to the American citizen who objected to him swearing in a public space.
The "best", the least-terrible possible outcome for the US that I can conceive, is that Trump manages to kill some of the senior government / state figures, and a lot of IRGC / Basij thugs and quotidian forces of oppression. But regime change via an air campaign? Never happened before, and I see no reason it could happen now.
Qui…

#Shitpost #Shitposting #melaniamovie

Even if, for just a brief moment, I put aside all the ethical, environmental, moral, social, and economical problems with LLM generated code:
It’s just like… not what I want you know?
I’ve never felt that it would be better if I moved faster.
Or if my solution was more fragile.
Or if my own personal understanding of the problem space was shallower.
Calling this industry Software Engineering is already a laughingstock to any actual engineer. I’ve never once wanted …

🔫 Earth needs more energy: Atlanta's Super Soaker creator may have a solution
#energy

Earth needs more energy: Atlanta's Super Soaker creator may have a solution
The old warehouse strip, reborn as the Lee + White development, is a popular destination for anyone seeking a bite or a beverage on the Atlanta Beltline's Westside Trail. But steps from the breweries and eateries inhabiting much of the space, serious science is taking place.

…crucially, I’d argue that (2) is •not• the only cause of (1): narrowing the problem space was not the only thing Hypercard did that lowered the barrier to entry. There have been other tools that also aggressively narrowed the problem space yet did not catch on the way Hypercard did.
Narrowing the class of problems is •part• of Hypercard’s barrier-removing success, to be sure! For example, I mentioned UI layout upthread. Hypercard stacks aren’t resizable. Layout involved absolute positioning, end of story (mostly).

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #RoundMidnight
Africa Space Programme:
🎵 Games (comp Steve Coleman) (Live at Premises)
#AfricaSpaceProgramme

Wirtz!!!!! Unselfish from Salah, who hasn’t been great today, overall, but understood that Burn coming to double him meant he was abandoning Wirtz in space. 🧠
#LFC

Space Cadet Pinball
https://dkomaran.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/space-cadet-pinball/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Tanukichan:
🎵 Circles (Space Ghost remix)
#Tanukichan
https://tanukichan.bandcamp.com/track/circles-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/55qmwscijXgsGUgMax9weG

Currently trying to track down a Steam copy of Elevator to The Moon! I managed to find the Rift version but that obviously doesn't work without Oculus components.
I think the SteamVR version might be lost media at this point. All the links are dead and there are no torrents.
I managed to find the GearVR version but that doesn't work with Oculus Touch controllers (the button it asks you to use to open the menu for a tutorial doesn't exist, softlocking the game)

E-waste chemicals are appearing in dolphins and porpoises #environment

E-waste chemicals are appearing in dolphins and porpoises
Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are critical components of laptop, television, and smartphone screens. Given their ubiquity in the environment, these compounds are considered persistent pollutants, posing threats to marine life that scientists want to understand. Research published in Environmental Science & Technology provides initial evidence that LCMs from household electronics or electronic waste (e-waste) can accumulate in dolphin and porpoise tissues, including blubber, muscle, and brain, …

NFL 2026 salary cap set: How much cap space do Raiders have? https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/02/27/raiders-cap-space-nfl-2026-salary-cap-set/88900776007/

Filing: SpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centers (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-de…

Cowboys Expected to Clear $66 Million in Major Cap Move: Report https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/clear-salary-cap-space-expected-move/

https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-says-data-breach-was-limited-to-servers-with-unclassified-documents/
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released an initial statement regarding an alleged data breach, stating that it aff…

ESA Says Data Breach Was Limited to Servers with Unclassified Documents
ESA has downplayed the severity of a recent data breach, stating that it affected a limited number of external science servers.

Series D, Episode 12 - Warlord
BOORVA: Well, he spares us the hypocrisy of pretending that his motives are anything other than self-interest.
MIDA: Are our motives any different? I welcome your words, Zukan.
CHALSA: But words are no more than ... words.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/412/45

NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday
leading up to the fueling of its new moon rocket,
a crucial test that will determine when four astronauts blast off on a lunar flyby.
Already in quarantine to avoid germs,
Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew will be the first people to launch to the moon since 1972.
They will monitor the dress rehearsal from their Houston base before flying to Kennedy Space Center once the rocket is cleared for flight.
The 3…

NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years
NASA has begun a two-day practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in 53 years

The Link Between Milk and Parkinson’s Disease #health

The Link Between Milk and Parkinson’s Disease | NutritionFacts.org

Too cold in Florida ... "Multiple sources" have told #ArtemisII "is slipping 48 hours because of expected freezing weather and high winds along Florida's Space Coast this weekend; there is no confirmation from NASA, but also no confirmation the practice countdown is actually underway as it would be if the test was on track".

Okay, RPM Challenge is done. I made a terrible album aptly titled "Space Farts" which you probably do not want to listen to.
I made it for me, so if anyone else listens, cool... and if not, that's okay too.
https://peteprodoehl.bandcamp.com/album/space-farts

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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #RoundMidnight
Africa Space Programme:
🎵 Slow & Steady (comp Myron Walden) (Live at Premises)
#AfricaSpaceProgramme

Nasa announced on Friday radical changes to its delayed Artemis III mission to land humans back on the moon,
as the US space agency grapples with technical glitches and criticism that it is trying to do too much too soon.
The abrupt shift in strategy was laid out by the space agency’s recently confirmed administrator, Jared Isaacman.
Announcing the changes on Friday, he said that Nasa would introduce
⚠️at least one new moon flight before attempting to put humans back o…

Deforestation is drying out the Amazon rainforest faster than previously thought #Amazon

Deforestation is drying out the Amazon rainforest faster than previously thought
Deforestation is having a more devastating effect on the Amazon rainforest than earlier data suggested. While cutting down large swaths of trees destroys vital habitats, it also harms the region's ability to generate its own rainfall. According to a new study published in the journal Nature, the Amazon could reach a tipping point and experience major forest dieback (where large areas of the rainforest dry out and turn into a savanna) sooner than previously thought.

Cowboys slap franchise tag on WR George Pickens, now $55M over cap https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/02/27/cowboys-franchise-tag-on-wr-george-pickens-cap-space/88897555007/

Why the 'planetary parade' social media meme is utter nonsense - and 28 February a particularly bad day to try to see as many #planets as possible at the same time: https://www.facebook.com/dan.fischer.393/posts/pfbid02smbGM7QrfG7KQLojCxEyVyy3mTVQ94pzydHBNnNwb5139GN7fSj1zWAyShyX34tel goes into the details and shows that 19 February would have been a far better choice. While the question remains: which moron came up with the 28th as 'the' date in the first place ... and why did practically nobody (looking at you, news sites ... and space agencies) bother to check the basic facts?

CFP on Panel "Creedal or Contested Space?: A Conversation on Partiality, Transparency, and the Teaching of History" at AHA 2027 (New Orleans)
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Long-term alcohol use linked to a sharp rise in rectal cancer #health

Long-term alcohol use linked to a sharp rise in rectal cancer
Drinking heavily over many years is linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer, especially rectal cancer, according to new research tracking U.S. adults for two decades. People who drank heavily throughout adulthood faced sharply higher risks than light drinkers. Former drinkers did not show increased cancer risk and had fewer precancerous tumors. The results suggest that quitting alcohol may help lower long-term cancer risk.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #RoundMidnight
Africa Space Programme:
🎵 Y Todavia La Quiero (comp Joe Henderson) (Live at Premises)
#AfricaSpaceProgramme

Series C, Episode 05 - The Harvest of Kairos
AVON: [Just arriving] Down! [They shoot guards]
TARRANT: Thanks.
AVON: They were an obvious possibility, Tarrant.
TARRANT: We'll get this one. Cally, Dayna, go and prepare to disengage.
[Space Command]
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/305/368

A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’
https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366

A new space race could turn our atmosphere into a ‘crematorium for satellites’
Planned ‘megaconstellations’ of satellites could cause unforeseen harm to the ozone layer and climate systems. Global regulation is needed before it’s too late.

Microplastics found in a third of surveyed fish off the coasts of remote Pacific Islands https://phys.org/news/2026-01-microplastics-surveyed-fish-coasts-remote.html

Microplastics found in a third of surveyed fish off the coasts of remote Pacific Islands
A third of fish living in the remote coastal waters of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories are contaminated with microplastics, with especially high rates in Fiji, according to an analysis published in PLOS One by Jasha Dehm at the University of the South Pacific and colleagues.

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Which countries are paying the highest price for particulate air pollution? #environment

Which countries are paying the highest price for particulate air pollution?
Polluted air causes an estimated 7 million deaths worldwide each year, according to the World Health Organization. Much of the mortality comes from PM2.5, particulate pollution smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter that can enter the lungs and bloodstream and cause respiratory and cardiovascular problems. In addition to particles emitted directly into the atmosphere, ammonia (NH3), nitrogen oxides (NOX), and sulfur dioxide (SO2), which are emitted by factories, ships, cars, and power plants,…

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#RoundMidnight
- Gary Crosby’s Africa Space Programme in session
Four legends of British jazz are live in session for 'Round Midnight with a new project.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002cp83

Official salary cap set; Cowboys lose another $2M in expected space https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/02/27/nfl-sets-official-salary-cap-dallas-cowboys-2026/88900471007/

Series B, Episode 02 - Shadow
CALLY: I want you back here. Get ready to teleport.
VILA: Wasting your time, Cally. I'm not wearing a bracelet. I'm not going to be snatched away in the middle of...in the middle of anything. Sightseeing. And you should see some of the sights I'm seeing. No. Perhaps you shouldn't.
https://

How To Turn Lentil Soup Into A Winter Treat You’ll Crave #plantbased…

How To Turn Lentil Soup Into A Winter Treat You'll Crave
Learn how to transform an ordinary lentil soup into a rich, Mediterranean dish using smart techniques and simple pantry ingredients.

Thank you Cory🙏🏻
This blew my mind 🧘
https://mastodon.social/@coreyspowell/115812098090569002

Corey S Powell (@coreyspowell@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image So cool. If you zoom in on the upper right, you see a little crescent. That's the Martian moon Phobos. Zoom in again and you'll see a star next to Phobos. That's Earth! That's home. Seen from Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover. https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/curiosity-views-earth-setting-phobos-rising/ #science #space #astronomy

Forever-chemical firms continue forever EU lobbying #EU

Forever-chemical firms continue forever EU lobbying | Corporate Europe Observatory
It's been exactly a year since the revelations of the Forever Lobbying Project about both the devastating impacts of forever chemicals (or PFAS), and the corporate influence campaign that has kept these harmful substances in our food, water, soil, and bodies.

Lake Anna analysis finds multiple pollution sources, with mines a key contributor #lake …

Lake Anna analysis finds multiple pollution sources, with mines a key contributor
A new University of Virginia study led by environmental scientist Justin Richardson shows that phosphorus pollution driving algae blooms in Virginia's Lake Anna may come from residential areas as well as farms, but a more significant source of these toxins are legacy mines that continue to release toxic metals like arsenic and lead into local waterways.

Michigan Sues Oil Giants, Saying They Collude to Make Energy Costlier https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/climate/michigan-oil-companies-lawsuit-antitrust-affordability.html

Michigan Sues Oil Giants, Saying They Collude to Make Energy Costlier
The lawsuit accuses the companies of raising prices by working against solar and wind power and by downplaying the risks of climate change.

Mississippi River mining plan in Minnesota dredges up concerns about damage to natural areas https://phys.org/news/2025-12-mississippi-river-minnesota-dredges-natural.html

Mississippi River mining plan in Minnesota dredges up concerns about damage to natural areas
The Mississippi River snakes below the bluffs at Spring Lake Park Reserve near Hastings, where people stroll or ski along the trails to take in the view of the majestic river.

Deforestation climbs in Central America’s largest biosphere reserve https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/deforestation-climbs-in-central-americas-largest-biosphere-reserve/

Deforestation climbs in Central America’s largest biosphere reserve
Encompassing some 7,400 square kilometers, or 2,860 square miles, along the Honduran border, Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve is the largest biosphere reserve in Central America. It’s home to the Miskito and Mayanga Indigenous groups as well as countless species; endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) and Baird’s tapirs (Tapirus bairdii) inhabit Bosawas, as do critically […]

Ban Private Jets Now! #environment #BanPrivateJets

If you agree that the UK government should ban private jets, add your name.
Sign our petition to ban private jets

Mercury, dredges and crime: Illegal mining ravages Peru’s Nanay River https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mercury-dredges-and-crime-illegal-mining-ravages-perus-nanay-river/

Mercury, dredges and crime: Illegal mining ravages Peru’s Nanay River
On a small airplane, José Manuyama, a professor, frowns and shakes his head with anguish while  thousands of feet below, five dredges operated by illegal miners excavate the Nanay River Basin, in the Loreto region in the Peruvian Amazon. “They are like enormous leeches in the water,” said Manuyama. The plane has begun its second […]

10 Snacky Sweets From Protein Bars To Homemade Truffles #plantbased

10 Snacky Sweets From Protein Bars To Homemade Truffles
These snacky sweets range from raw bars to marzipan truffles and protein-packed energy bites that are all plant-based

Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025 #environment

Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025
Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus program.

Indonesia closes 2025 with rising disasters and stalled environmental reform https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indonesia-closes-2025-with-rising-disasters-and-stalled-environmental-reform/

Indonesia closes 2025 with rising disasters and stalled environmental reform
JAKARTA — Indonesia closed 2025 facing an uncomfortable reality: climate disasters are escalating while policy direction has remained largely unchanged during President Prabowo Subianto’s first year in office, with the country still heavily dependent on fossil fuels and extractive industries such as palm oil and mining. One of the deadliest disasters in Indonesia in recent […]

Vegan, Flexitarian Or Carnivore? Here’s The Impact Your Diet Had This Year https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/vegan-flexitarian-carnivore-diet-impact-year/

Vegan, Flexitarian Or Carnivore? Here's The Impact Your Diet Had This Year
If you followed a vegan, flexitarian, or carnivore diet in 2025, here’s how to measure the effect of your food choices on the world

Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later because of climate crisis – study https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/tropical-plants-flower-shifted-months-climate-breakdown-aoe

Ten English fire services tackled record number of grass, forest and crop fires in 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/record-number-wildfires-2025-tackled-by-10-english-fire-services

UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought #environment…

UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought
Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country's humanitarian crisis, the federal government and U.N. agencies said Tuesday.

Targeted climate policies are successfully cutting carbon, study shows #climate

Targeted climate policies are successfully cutting carbon, study shows
Countries with stricter and better-targeted climate policies cut carbon emissions faster, according to a major new study by researchers in the UK and EU. The study draws on the most comprehensive climate policy dataset ever assembled, using over 3,900 policies adopted since 2000 in 43 leading economies responsible for well over three quarters of global emissions. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications.

Australia spends $18b more on harming nature than protecting it: Study https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/australia-spends-18b-more-on-harming-nature-than-protecting-it-study/

Australia spends $18b more on harming nature than protecting it: Study
The Australian government spends more money on activities that harm biodiversity than those that protect biodiversity, a new study suggests. Australia is a biodiversity hotspot, home to more than two-thirds of the world’s marsupials and a high rate of endemic species, but the country has suffered significant species extinctions since European arrival. Under Target 18 […]

Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments #California

Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments
The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California's top air pollution authority as its board weighed a June proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances. But in reality, many of the messages that may have swayed the powerful regulatory agency to scrap the plan were generated by a platform that is powered by artificial intelligence.

Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water https://phys.org/news/2026-01-oversalting-sidewalk-driveway-local-streams.html

Oversalting your sidewalk or driveway harms local streams and potentially even your drinking water
Snow has returned to the Philadelphia region, and along with it the white residues on streets and sidewalks that result from the over-application of deicers such as sodium chloride, or rock salt, as well as more modern salt alternatives.

Energy crisis coal switch increased emissions, illnesses and deaths across 6 countries #environment

Energy crisis coal switch increased emissions, illnesses and deaths across 6 countries
In addition to serious economic damage, the energy crisis of 2021/22 also had dramatic consequences for the environment and people's health. This is the conclusion reached by two researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in a new study. Although the temporary switch from gas to coal for producing electricity was cheaper and contributed to securing the energy supply, in the six European countries featured in the study, it caused additional costs of around one billi…

Cambridge, Massachusetts Becomes First City in State to Endorse Plant Based Treaty https://vegconomist.com/society/charity-campaigns/cambridge-massachusetts-becomes-first-city-in-state-to-endorse-plant-based-treat…

Cambridge, Massachusetts Becomes First City in State to Endorse Plant Based Treaty - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
Cambridge City Council has voted unanimously to endorse the Plant Based Treaty, becoming the first city in Massachusetts and the sixth in the United States to

Want to ride your bicycle? Study highlights rise of Canada's bike network #Canada

Want to ride your bicycle? Study highlights rise of Canada's bike network
A new Simon Fraser University study has found that Canada's cycling network is growing, but not everyone is benefiting. Between 2022 and 2024, nearly 3,600 kilometers of high-quality cycling infrastructure was added across the country, with the largest proportional increases seen in small- to medium-sized cities. But one consistent finding across Canadian cities is that areas with more children and older adults tend to have less cycling infrastructure.

Peatland restoration can deliver climate mitigation benefits within a few decades #environment

Peatland restoration can deliver climate mitigation benefits within a few decades
New research indicates that restoration of peatlands can result in climate mitigation within just a few decades. In Finland, some 60,000 hectares of previously forestry-drained peatlands have already been restored, comprising mainly nutrient-poor sites with weak tree growth. In such cases, peatland plants remain viable and react rapidly to restoration, resulting in the formation of a thick new layer of Sphagnum moss.

Measuring the consequences of plastic contamination #environment

Measuring the consequences of plastic contamination
Plastic pollution is everywhere—including where you would least expect it, especially when it's in tiny particle form. Today, scientists are working to measure the consequences of this contamination. There's the pollution you can see—on the beach, on the roadside and in open-air landfills. And then there's the pollution you can't—on the peak of Mount Everest, deep inside the Mariana Trench, in clouds, in buildings, and in our water supply, food, blood and brain.

Vegan And High-Protein Chili #plantbased

Vegan And High-Protein Chili
This vegan and high-protein chili is loaded with kidney, black, and refried beans, vegetables, and vegan ground beef

Global health impacts of plastics systems set to double by 2040 #health

Global health impacts of plastics systems set to double by 2040
The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless immediate action is taken, new research suggests. The study identified health harms at every stage of the life cycle of the plastics we use: from the extraction of fossil fuels, the feedstocks for more than 90% of plastics, and material production to their eventual disposal or release to the environment.

Rio de Janeiro state bans shark meat for school meals #AnimalRights

Rio de Janeiro state bans shark meat for school meals
RIO DE JANEIRO — The government of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has banned shark meat for meals in most of the schools it manages, citing health and environmental concerns. The move puts the state in line to become the first in Brazil to do so, and has drawn accolades from shark conservation […]

PFAS contamination in Pawcatuck River traced back to old textile mill ponds #environment

PFAS contamination in Pawcatuck River traced back to old textile mill ponds
A study led by University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography alumnus Jarod Snook, Ph.D., identified a long-term source of PFAS, or "forever chemicals," entering the Pawcatuck River from two historically contaminated textile mill waste retention ponds located in Bradford and Westerly, Rhode Island.

Spiced Apple And Quince Chutney #plantbased

Spiced Apple And Quince Chutney
A festive vegan cheeseboard calls for a sweet and spiced apple quince chutney. Make enough for a big gathering and enjoy

Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/declared-extinct-in-2025-a-look-back-at-some-of-the-species-weve-lost/

Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the global authority on species’ conservation status. We may never see another individual of these species ever again. Or will we? Slender-billed curlew This […]

America’s Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision https://gizmodo.com/americas-dirtiest-carbon-polluters-mapped-to-ridiculous-precision-2000700924

America’s Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision
“The U.S. taxpayers have a right to this data.”