By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkDec 15, 2014
Rising sea levels and repeated storm damage to natural coastal defenses pose an increasing threat to the famous Cape Canaveral rocket launch site in Florida. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Thor Benson / TruthdigSep 23, 2014
As drones, driverless cars, robotic surgeons and algorithms that can buy and trade in the stock market become part of the daily conversation, there needs to be an understanding of how the law and the public will deal with these imminent realities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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By Thor BensonJul 3, 2014
The OCO-2 will monitor fluctuations of CO2 in the atmosphere, making note of where the greenhouse gases are rising and falling the most. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 21, 2014
Climate change and sea level rise are threatening historic U.S. landmarks, from the Statue of Liberty to NASA's coastal rocket launch sites, and the nation needs to prepare, scientists said Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 12, 2014
"The collapse of large parts of the ice sheet in West Antarctica appears to have begun and is almost certainly unstoppable, with global warming accelerating the pace of the disintegration," The New York Times reports two groups of scientists stated Monday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 8, 2014
Brunei's sultan, who's responsible for implementing the inhumane Shariah law, will benefit in a number of ways from the Trans-Pacific Partnership; NASA plans to put a greenhouse on Mars in just a few years; meanwhile, Peruvians have created billboards that clean the air and produce potable water. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 17, 2014
A new study sponsored by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center confirmed the prospect that worldwide industrial civilization could collapse in the coming decades under "unsustainable resource exploitation and increasingly unequal wealth distribution," Dr. Nafeez Ahmed reports at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKNov 8, 2013
Asteroids and satellites, oh, my! Two reports warn us to cast a wary eye above as space debris -- natural and man made -- drops from the sky. But don’t over-fret: Odds of getting hit are very small, though experts warn that the right-size asteroid would cause major damage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 2, 2013
The space agency waved a cheeky goodbye from the social image site Tuesday, saying "we won't be posting or replying to comments during the U.S. government shutdown." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 29, 2013
The Curiosity rover found H2O particles bound to other minerals in Martian dirt. According to scientists, it's enough water to hydrate astronauts who wish to explore the planet in the future. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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