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“The six Nasa payloads and six commercial payloads expect to operate on the lunar surface for seven days before the sun sets on our landing site at Malapert A Crater on the south pole of the Moon, rendering the IM-1 mission complete. During this time, we will be performing some amazing experiments and technology demonstrations,” […]

The ECT allowed fossil-fuel companies to sue governments for billions in compensation for lost profits. Source link

Behind an unmarked door in a boxy brick building outside Boston, a quiet rebellion is taking place. Here, in a 7-by-12-foot room, abortion is being made available to thousands of women in states where it is illegal. The patients do not have to travel here to terminate their pregnancies, and they do not have to

About 18 months ago, Catskill Animal Sanctuary in Saugerties, N.Y., rescued 42 neglected and ailing sheep. Many were anemic and had foot rot, a contagious bacterial disease that can be life-threatening if left untreated in wet environments. For the animals to recover, they should be in a clean and dry place, said Kathy Stevens, the

Steven M. Wise, a pioneering animal rights lawyer who gave voice to clients unable to testify on their own behalf, demanding the same moral and legal entitlements as their owners, keepers and custodians, died on Feb. 15 at his home in Coral Springs, Fla. He was 73. The cause was complications of glioblastoma, an aggressive

Climate change probably did not make the deadly wildfires that swept across part of Chile in early February any more likely, according to a group of climate scientists and meteorologists who specialize in the rapid analysis of weather-related disasters. Central Chile has been in the grip of a prolonged drought for more than a decade.

Scientists deduce how whales sing under the sea, and why they can be drowned out by noisy ships. Source link

The first pictures of a giant drone flying in Antarctica have been released by the British Antarctica Survey. Scientists want to use the drone to reach inaccessible parts of the continent to understand the impacts of climate change. The drone is operated remotely and engineers with company Windracers monitor it from a computer. BBC climate

Artificial intelligence software is being used to look for signs of alien lifeforms. Source link

A year and a half after President Biden signed into law a sweeping bill to tackle climate change, sales of electric vehicles have largely boomed in line with expectations, according to a new analysis by three groups tracking the impact of the law. But problems with supply chains, obtaining permits and overcoming local opposition have