Otherweb Archive - Report - Science

• Cyclone on French Archipelago Exposes Resentments Over Immigrants
• Tech companies want to capture carbon at paper mills and sewage plants
• Juniper Ventures spins out of Climate Capital to invest in synthetic biology for the climate | TechCrunch
• Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush
• Cyclone’s Death Toll in Mayotte Is Still Unclear
• Ecologists find computer vision models’ blind spots in retrieving wildlife images
• The proposed climate fix tech companies just spent millions on? Rocks.
• Cyclone Chido Death Toll Nearly Doubles, to 75, in Mozambique
• A Solstice of the Soul
• Scenes of a Cyclone’s Destruction in Mayotte, France
• K2 Space will fly its extra-large satellite for the first time in 2026 | TechCrunch
• Starlink’s first nationwide satellite texting service launches in New Zealand
• Biden administration passes the torch to local leaders to keep climate action alive
• Biden, Headed to the Exit, Sets an Aggressive Climate Goal for the U.S.
• China Says Astronauts Break Record with 9 Hour Spacewalk
• Five Ways to Stop Your House From Getting Dusty so Quickly
• California can ban new gas cars starting in 2035, EPA says | TechCrunch
• My Favorite High-Tech Water Filtration Pitcher Is on Sale Right Now
• Why is every picture of the New Jersey drones so bad?
• SpaceX gets green light for seventh Starship mission | TechCrunch
• Five Smart Tech Gifts for Anyone Who Loves Plants
• MIT engineers grow “high-rise” 3D chips
• Astronaut Don Pettit shows how to take long-exposure photos from the ISS
• France Rushes Aid to Mayotte, Island Territory ‘Devastated’ by Cyclone
• A Biodiversity Solution Might Be Hiding in Plain Sight.
• Mayotte, Cyclone-Hit French Territory, Imposes Curfew as Aid Is Rushed In
• MIT researchers introduce Boltz-1, a fully open-source model for predicting biomolecular structures
• Vanuatu Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert
• Map: 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Vanuatu
• Your Black Plastic Utensils (Probably) Aren’t Killing You After All
• TechCrunch Space: Sayonara | TechCrunch
• EU signs $11B deal for sovereign satellite constellation to rival Musk's Starlink | TechCrunch
• Europe’s Starlink competitor is go
• Fears of Humanitarian Crisis on Mayotte After Tropical Cyclone Chido
• Tropical Cyclone Chido Pummels French Territory Mayotte
• Canada’s Gas Brings Indigenous People New Money, and Old Worries
• NASA thinks it’s figured out why the Mars helicopter crashed
• How to Pack a ‘Go Bag’ for Extreme Weather
• The tundra keeps burning and it’s transforming the Arctic
• Arctic Tundra Has Long Helped Cool Earth. Now, It’s Fueling Warming.
• The Smart Home Devices I Use to Protect Against Leaks and Electrical Fires
• Aqemia raises $38M to find new drugs by meshing theoretical physics with GenAI | TechCrunch
• Here’s How Much Cleaner Energy Could Save America, in Lives and Money
• Volcanic Eruption in the Philippines Forces Mass Evacuation
• Blue Origin says New Glenn on track to launch before end of 2024 | TechCrunch
• Google reveals quantum computing chip with ‘breakthrough’ achievements
• TechCrunch Space: A new world | TechCrunch
• Scientists advise EU to halt solar geoengineering
• E.P.A. Bans Perc and T.C.E., Two Chemicals Used In Dry Cleaning
• Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says
• The end of the ISS will usher in a more commercialized future in space
• Athens Revives Hadrian’s Aqueduct to Help With Water Crunch
• Eight Educational Gifts That Are Anything but Boring
• Canada Moves to Protect Arctic From Threats by Russia and China
• Sellers of Toxic Fertilizer Ask Congress: Protect Us From Lawsuits
• NASA’s mission to return humans to the Moon has been delayed again until 2026
• MIT delegation mainstreams biodiversity conservation at the UN Biodiversity Convention, COP16
• A billionaire private astronaut and SpaceX supporter may be the next NASA head | TechCrunch
• U.S. Defends Paris Climate Accord as ‘Best Hope’ at International Court of Justice
• Heirloom Carbon raises $150M to remove CO2 from the air using rocks | TechCrunch
• Eight Emergency Kits You Need (and What to Put in Them)
• 'Surreal Elderhood' using OpenAI's text-to-video model, Sora | TechCrunch
• Exclusive: SpinLaunch raises $11M but hoped to raise much more, source says
• Exclusive: FireDome’s autonomous launcher is gunning to protect acres of land from wildfire | TechCrunch
• Orakl Oncology combines data and biology to bring new drugs to cancer patients | TechCrunch
• Oil giants blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again
• Photonic processor could enable ultrafast AI computations with extreme energy efficiency
• An Arctic Hamlet is Sinking Into the Thawing Permafrost
• All the Home Maintenance Chores You Should Tackle in December
• What Can the World’s Top Court Do About Climate Change?
• Nations Fail to Reach an Agreement on Plastic Pollution
• What a Marine Heat Wave Reveals About Our Warming Oceans
• Saudi Arabia Leads a Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty
• Climate VCs are cautiously optimistic about a second Trump term — here’s why | TechCrunch
• You can take a selfie with the Earth using this YouTuber’s satellite
• Alibaba Marco-o1: Advancing LLM reasoning capabilities
• From pond scum to premium skincare? Deep Blue Biotech is all in on blue-green algae to make better chemicals | TechCrunch
• The U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering
• As Plastic Talks Continue, a Reminder of What We’re All Exposed To.
• Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite service is the first to receive FCC approval
• Inside the Plastic Industry’s Battle to Win Over Hearts and Minds
• Record Snowfall Hurls Seoul Into Winter
• SpaceX gets FCC green light for Starlink direct-to-phone deal with T-Mobile | TechCrunch
• Saudi Arabia and Russi Block Mention of Fossil Fuel Exit in Climate Resolution
• Atlantic hurricane season is coming to an end — will the US be ready for the next one?
• Helena Norberg-Hodge Wants a Local Focus to Have a Global Effect
• Rocket Engine Fire Stalls Japan’s Ambitions to Launch Satellites
• TechCrunch Space: Everything is bigger in Texas! | TechCrunch
• Rocket Lab nails two missions within 24 hours - one in each hemisphere | TechCrunch
• Cars are polluting less — but for how long?
• New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding
• California is ready to pick a fight with Trump if he kills the federal EV tax credit
• Storm Bert Batters UK With Rain and Fierce Winds, Killing at Least 3
• Monday Briefing
• Monday Briefing: U.N. climate talks End With a Deal
• World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea
• Spain Flooding: Why Did It Take So Long to Warn Residents?
• COP29 Climate Talks Get a Deal on Money, but Only After a Fight
• Alok to Livestream Monumental Amazon Concert, Launching COP30 Countdown: ‘We Need to Make COP Pop’
• Three Reasons You Should Buy This Jackery Power Bank During Black Friday