To accurately forecast the weather, you first need lots of data — not just to train your forecasting models but also to generate more precise and granular forecasts. Typically, this has been the domain of government agencies, thanks to their access to this data and the compute power to run the extremely complex models. Anybody […]
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One overlooked way we can significantly improve our mental health: more nature
Our mental health often feels like a mystery. A cheerful mood can inexplicably give way to sad or scary thoughts. Even though we might try to manage our emotional well-being through things like talk therapy, self-care apps, meditation, and medication…
View More One overlooked way we can significantly improve our mental health: more natureThe Green New Deal is long on vision, short on details, and a potential windfall for startups
The Green New Deal has landed. Proposed by the rising star of the Democratic Party, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Edward Markey, a longtime advocate for decarbonization in both the House and the Senate, the sweeping proposal is a grand vision for what a progressive push to rebuild American institutions for the 21st century looks […]
View More The Green New Deal is long on vision, short on details, and a potential windfall for startupsThis timelapse of the South Pole’s aurora australis is absolutely magical
Northern lights, step aside. It’s the South Pole’s time to shine.
Very few of us will ever get to witness the spectacular light show that is the aurora australis. With incredibly strong winds and temperatures below -95°F, it’s nearly impossible to film there, too.
Shot by Robert Schwartz, a technician at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station, special equipment was created to keep the cameras running all night. The footage captured is a soothing and magical sight to behold.
While you may not be able to localize these lights entirely in your kitchen, you can view this natural wonder online, anytime. Read more…
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View More This timelapse of the South Pole’s aurora australis is absolutely magicalOil and gas giants Chevron and Occidental are backing tech to combat carbon emissions
Carbon Engineering, a Canadian company developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and process it for use in enhanced oil recovery or in the creation of new synthetic fuels, has locked in financing from two big industry backers — Chevron and Occidental Petroleum — to bring its products to market. The undisclosed amount […]
View More Oil and gas giants Chevron and Occidental are backing tech to combat carbon emissionsThis cyborg houseplant can automatically drive itself toward light
We usually think of plants as vegetables or home decoration, but Harpreet Sareen, an MIT Media Lab researcher, developed a plant-robot hybrid that moves on its own in response to the changes happening in its environmentElowan is a houseplant, bu…
View More This cyborg houseplant can automatically drive itself toward lightLet’s meet in Poland this month
I’m heading back to Europe to run a pitch-off in Wroclaw and Warsaw, Poland. Are you ready? The Wrocwal event, called In-Ference, is happening on December 17 and you can submit to pitch here. The team will notify you if you have been chosen to pitch. The winner will receive a table at TC Disrupt in […]
View More Let’s meet in Poland this monthThis strange-looking tube is actually a giant sea worm — Sharp Science
Two divers discovered this huge worm-like creature off the coast of New Zealand. At around 26 feet long, the worm is believed to be a pyrosome, which is an organism that is usually found in warm sea waters. Read more…More about Science, Mashab…
View More This strange-looking tube is actually a giant sea worm — Sharp ScienceThese award-winning wildlife photos will remind you just how beautiful nature really is
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In a world of screens, it’s easy to forget that we actually live on a lush green planet filled with diverse wildlife.
But the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is here to remind you that nature will forever be more impressive and beautiful than even the most advanced CGI.
This year’s winner is a portrait of two golden snub-nosed monkeys. The photo, entitled “The Golden Couple,” was shot by Dutch photographer Marsel van Oosten in the forest of China’s Qinling Mountains, the only habitat for this endangered species.
The photo was selected because it celebrates “the majestic and otherworldly presence of nature, and reminds us of our crucial role in protecting it,” Natural History Museum Director Sir Michael Dixon said in a press release. Read more…
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View More These award-winning wildlife photos will remind you just how beautiful nature really isAs biological manufacturing moves to the mainstream, Synvitrobio rebrands and raises cash
The pace at which the scientific breakthroughs working to bend the machinery of life to the whims of manufacturing have transformed into real businesses has intensified competition in the biomanufacturing market. That’s just one reason why Synvitrobio is rebranding as it takes on $2.6 million in new financing to pursue opportunities in biopharmaceutical and biochemical manufacturing. […]
View More As biological manufacturing moves to the mainstream, Synvitrobio rebrands and raises cashTrust us: Play this national parks audio on loop and close your eyes
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Honking horns and catcalls getting you down? Not to worry, city dwellers — the National Park Foundation is here to help.
The National Park Foundation (NPF) has launched PARKTRACKS, an audio portal that lets visitors play a 12-minute-long track of sounds captured at national parks across the country. In honor of the National Parks Service’s 102nd birthday, it’s also hosting a pop-up listening event in Seattle on Friday and Saturday. But anyone can turn on, tune in, drop out — with nature — on the website.
“We hope people will take a moment to pause, listen, and let their imaginations be captivated by the natural and cultural sounds of our national parks,” Alanna Sobel, a National Park Foundation representative, told Mashable over email. Read more…
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As California burns, climate goals may go up in smoke — even after the flames are out
As crews across California battle more than a dozen wildfires — including the largest in state history — the blazes are spewing enough carbon into the air to undo some of the good done by the state’s climate policies.
View More As California burns, climate goals may go up in smoke — even after the flames are out