Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off | Science | AAAS
#bees #environment #pesticides
> USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend
The Path to Medical Superintelligence | #Microsoft AI
#Medicine
https://microsoft.ai/new/the-path-to-medical-superintelligence/
How giant concrete balls on ocean floors could store #renewable #energy
https://newatlas.com/energy/stensea-concrete-spheres-ocean-floor-energy-storage/
> In an effort to reduce the use of precious land to build renewable energy storage facilities, the Fraunhofer Institute has been cooking up a wild but plausible idea: dropping concrete storage spheres down to the depths of our oceans.
Seeing #infrared: scientists create contact lenses that grant ‘super-vision’
> Breakthrough could lead to range of wearables that extend range of vision and help people with colour blindness
#Permian basin at risk of poisonous #water leaks, warns #Texas Railroad Commission
> Texas regulators are warning that wastewater from #fracking in the biggest U.S. #oil basin is causing a “widespread” increase in underground pressure — a development that risks hindering crude output and harming the environment.
#Laser cooling breakthrough could make data centers much greener
#datacenter #environment
https://newatlas.com/physics/laser-cooling-data-centers-photonic/
> Lasers are great for heating things up, whether you need to do it quickly, hit a precise target, or do it from a distance. Under specific conditions, lasers can also cool things down, and that might be JUST what we need to tackle way-too-toasty data centers.
Tariffs are bad news for batteries | MIT Technology Review
#tariffs #batteries #rechargeable #China
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/09/1114736/tariffs-batteries/
> Even US manufacturers could feel the effects of higher prices.
Elon Musk’s #xAI powering its facility in Memphis with ‘illegal’ generators | #Memphis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/elon-musk-xai-memphis
> Advocacy group says the firm has doubled the number of #methane gas burning turbines it’s using without permits
Worldwide rooftop photovoltaic electricity generation may mitigate global warming - Nature Climate Change
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02276-3
> Rooftop photovoltaic systems are often seen as a niche solution for mitigation but could offer large-scale opportunities. Using multi-source geospatial data and artificial intelligence techniques, the authors map their potential for reducing global temperatures and analyse regional differences.
#GlobalWarming #Energy #Environment
Should we be moving data centers to space? | #MIT Technology Review
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/03/1112758/should-we-be-moving-data-centers-to-space/
> Building such facilities off #Earth could have a lot of benefits. Early projects are underway. #datacenter #datacenters
#EU Officially Begins Work on $11 Billion #Starlink Rival, IRIS2 | PCMag
https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-officially-begins-work-on-11-billion-starlink-rival-iris2
> The European Union has committed $6.2 billion to the project, which will involve 290 satellites across different orbits. Private #satellite companies in #Europe will pick up the rest of the tab.
This: "The Original Confirmed Creators Of COVID-19 – The Wuhan Institute" is speculative conspiracy theory talk.
Surprisingly simple coding trick can slash data center #energy usage by 30% | Live Science
> Scientists discovered that by adding 30 lines to the #Linux operating system, they could dramatically reduce the amount of energy that #datacenter consume.
US #wildfire suppressants rife with #toxic heavy metals, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/13/us-wildfire-suppressants-toxic-study
> Suppressants a ‘major’ source of toxic #pollution that causes heavy-metal levels to spike in the #environment
#birdflu is no joke
Stupid #conspiracytheories 😡 The whole notion of a #DeepState is quite silly and the role of human caused climate change cannot be denied in these disastrous fires.
Anti-Trump mRNA Tech Bros Fail Miserably
https://www.infowars.com/posts/anti-trump-mrna-tech-bros-fail-miserably/
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You'all will beg for the #mRNA vaccine if a really deadly virus – like #BirdFlu – hits your area.
Hell hath no fury like a wolf scorned!
#Bluesky
How Consciousness Opens Doors To Higher Dimensions
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/how-consciousness-opens-doors-higher-dimensions
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These anecdotal reports by Eben Alexander and very speculative stories by Pim van Lommel have since long been debunked. Just read up to date literature on the topic of consciousness.