Yale E360
DECEMBER 17, 2024
For decades, Congolese officials have barred the Batwa from their ancestral lands in the name of preserving the critically endangered eastern lowland gorilla. But a new study suggests the Batwa were never a threat to the creatures.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
If there’s a hidden world in the solar system, a new telescope should find it
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Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 17, 2024
In the wake of the recent election, we have already seen predictions about how the change in administration will affect various economic sectors, including the trucking industry. But whatever the various forecasts may say about the trucking sectors future, there will remain two clear facts: 1) heavy-duty trucks and buses today adversely impact the health and well-being of communities around the country; and 2) the most surefire way to simultaneously reduce global warming emissions and the health
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Studies of great apes hint at why and when clowning behavior evolved
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 17, 2024
An asteroid orbiting near our planet that temporarily became our second moon seems to have come from the actual moon, hinting that a hidden population of lunar rocks is drifting in space
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The healing potential of the brain’s most interconnected nerve intrigues researchers
Environmental Professionals Connection brings together the best content for environmental professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories
New Scientist
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The biodiversity, climate, health, water and food crises need to be addressed together rather than regarded as separate issues, urges a major report
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 17, 2024
On December 17, Sustainable Pittsburgh released Clean Energy Workforce: Needs and Opportunities for Southwestern PA , a comprehensive document that explores the opportunities and challenges in building a robust and equitable clean energy workforce in southwestern Pennsylvania. This report reflects insights gathered over three years of stakeholder engagement, including contributions from the Clean Energy Workforce Roundtable , a regional network facilitated by Sustainable Pittsburgh aimed at alig
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The burps, barks and snorts humpback whales make when asking their mother for milk are the first recorded instances of begginglike behavior in a baleen whale
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
New Scientist
DECEMBER 17, 2024
One of the biggest uncertainties in the ongoing AI revolution is whether these systems can legally be trained on copyrighted data.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
A new combo of climate and habitat crises, along with immune system stress, is driving more bat-borne viruses to afflict us
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. Eastern hellbenders are found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Short sleepers cruise by on four to six hours a night and don’t seem to suffer ill effects.
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Renewable energy continued to grow in 2024, and there were other hopeful developments in technologies aiming to reverse the rise in greenhouse gas emissions
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Earth’s deadliest mass extinctions have important commonalities—and significant differences
New Scientist
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Biological nanopore technology revolutionised DNA sequencing now it has been adapted for analysing alcoholic drinks, providing a quick test for quality and safety
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Scientific racism today must be seen and rejected for what it truly is—a hollow attempt to dress discrimination in the garb of science and reason
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 17, 2024
On December 17, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced the successful implementation of the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program at 17 service plazas across the state with a $20,000 grant from Keep America Beautiful. The program began with a scan, or physical count, of cigarette butts and other tobacco related products littering each service plaza.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
From periods of rapid aging in our 40s and 60s to ancient brains that don’t decompose, here are some of the year’s most intriguing stories about human biology
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 17, 2024
On December 17, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (D-Kentucky) and Congresswoman Erin Houchin (R-Indiana), co-chairs of the Ohio River Basin Caucus, introduced the Ohio River Restoration Program Act , the first comprehensive piece of legislation to address the pressing environmental and conservation needs within the 204,000 square miles of the Ohio River Basin.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The nose knows more than we thought
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PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The Coalition for Community Solar announced Peter Schweyer (D-Lehigh) circulated a co sponsorship memo to his House colleagues seeking support for a community solar program for the state. Last session, we in the Peoples House did something truly special. We worked on and passed, in a bi-partisan fashion, a bill that had been in the mix for over a decade.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The brain is sometimes called the most complex machine in the known universe.
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The Pennsylvania Solar Center is still accepting applications for the G.E.T. Solar Schools Technical Assistance Program. For Pennsylvania schools who havent flipped the switch just yet, the passage of the states $25 million Solar for Schools grants , as well as the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), should make the math of going solar even more attractive.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The connection between queer love and the power to imagine a more sustainable future
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 17, 2024
The Department of Environmental Protection is still accepting applications for the Shared Energy Manager Program to help local governments, authorities and school districts reduce energy costs, consider renewable energy alternatives and implement local climate action plans. Wilson Engineering provided an overview of the Program and the results of the first two years for DEPs Climate Change Advisory Committee on December 17.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
In the often-gloomy genre of climate fiction, a new novel hits a high-water mark for its empathy
New Scientist
DECEMBER 17, 2024
A long-envisioned futuristic world of humanoid robots doing all the work has yet to arrive, but these startling images reveal some of the surprising ways that advanced robotics is becoming more ubiquitous in people's lives
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Scientists are learning to manipulate lucid dreams in ways that could ease nightmares, enhance sleep and improve overall health
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 17, 2024
On December 17, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of $19,640,380 to support eight local abandoned mine lands reclamation and water restoration projects in six counties as part of the federally-funded Abandoned Mine Lands and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Program. The counties include Clearfield, Greene, Indiana, Lackawanna, Schuylkill and Tioga.
Scientific American
DECEMBER 17, 2024
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