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People who drive through stop signs without stopping cause 700,000 traffic accidents a year, a third of which result in personal injuries. But those days may be ending. A new automated enforcement company is providing local governments AI-equipped cameras for installation on stop signs. The company does not charge the governments a dime but makes…
Nanoplastics, those microscopic plastic particles that result from the breakdown of plastic products, pollute our oceans and waterways and infiltrate our bodies and our brains. No one knows yet what threat that poses, but it’s making many of us uneasy. The good news is that researchers have found a way to eliminate up to 98…
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Rhino poaching in South Africa has long been a problem, but an African Parks initiative is fighting back with plans to rewild 2,000 southern white rhinos into secure, protected areas. It translocated 40 rhinos last May, and just completed the translocation of 120 more. 120 rhinos rewilded to Greater Kruger in historic move https://africageographic.com/stories/120-rhinos-rewilded-to-greater-kruger-in-historic-move …
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When we think of sustainability and our carbon footprints, it’s natural to focus on our water usage, energy consumption and recycling or waste management habits. However, one area of our modern lives which has a significant impact on the environment is how we use the internet. This can feel like a slightly abstract concept, afterall,…
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Air pollution can be a major problem in inner cities where there are few trees to absorb it and planting trees is not practical. The solution? Syrian scientists have invented “liquid trees”, contraptions they say are 10 to 50 times more effective at binding carbon dioxide than trees. How Liquid Trees Could Help to Clean…
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Scientists have long been searching for a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries, and now they’ve found it: the world’s first Potassium-ion battery. The Texas start-up that developed it says it is suitable for demanding applications and is production ready, so we may see it in action very soon. New potassium-ion battery technology…
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Robotaxis are autonomous cars operated for ridesharing companies, and one of those companies, Waymo, says it is now giving more than 100,000 paid rides every week in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix. That’s double what it previously reported. Waymo is now giving 100,000 robotaxi rides a week https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/20/waymo-is-now-giving-100000-robotaxi-rides-week Related Reading
Wherever there are oceans, there are sharks. They occupy waters from the poles to the equator, from miles deep to the oceans’ surface, from mid-oceans to knee-deep waters along the shorelines. Wherever they exist, though, they serve many invaluable ecological functions. However, since 1970 the global populations of sharks and rays have declined by 70…
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Federal law has long outlawed the use of psychedelic drugs on grounds they have a “high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use.” But researchers have proven recently that they do have a valid medical use, for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety and addiction. As legal reform efforts spread across the country,…
The shells of crabs and their fellow crustaceans are usually treated as waste, but modern technology is finding a wide use for them. The latest innovation is a material that not only extends the shelf life of produce, but even removes chemical pesticides and herbicides from it. A Cracking New Use for Shellfish Waste: Extending…