As the U.S. withdraws from the Paris Agreement (again), China and the E.U. step up, vowing to strengthen climate targets.
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US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void – including China
Trump’s efforts haven’t sunk global efforts to fight climate change – instead, new leaders are stepping up and working together, even within ...
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Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – isn’t simple and could have unintended consequences
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Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – isn’t simple and could have unintended consequences
The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, vehicles and oil and ga...
The U.S. Senate has approved President Trump’s controversial nomination of his former criminal defense attorney, Emil Bove, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. Bove’s nomination echoes past judicial battles, but stands out for his alleged efforts to defy the rule of law, critics say.
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Emil Bove confirmed – his appeals court nomination echoed earlier controversies, but with a key difference
Contested nominations to the federal courts often involve ideological concerns. But a scholar of the courts says the contentious nomination of a fo...
We weren’t meant to raise kids alone. For thousands of years, parenting was a shared effort. Today, many parents face isolation, leading to feeling overwhelmed. Reclaiming the “village” with real support isn’t just healthier, it’s how humans were meant to raise children.
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Parents don’t need to try harder – to ease parenting stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care
A paradigm shift toward more social support is in order. It may sound countercultural, but really it’s a return to how people have raised childre...
Light pollution is stealing our view of the stars ⭐ Mountaintop observatories worldwide face growing skyglow from city lights and LEDs. Protecting dark skies isn’t just for astronomers – it’s about preserving a universal right to see the cosmos.
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Light pollution is encroaching on observatories around the globe – making it harder for astronomers to study the cosmos
Some observatories that used to be dark and remote are now adjacent to bright urban centers. And sending all telescopes into space isn’t a viable...
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Buddhist teachings caution against creating AI avatars of deceased loved ones. The practice may deepen our attachment to illusions and interfere with healthy grieving processes.
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It is becoming easier to create AI avatars of the deceased − here is why Buddhism would caution against it
A scholar of Buddhism explains why creating a digital afterlife for loved ones may cause us to miss critical moments for genuine transformation and...
Ethics, the environment, personal wellness: reasons some people are skipping meat and #AI.
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‘AI veganism’: Some people’s issues with AI parallel vegans’ concerns about diet
Vegans have multiple reasons for spurning animal products: ethical, environmental and health concerns. The same issues are keeping some people from...
Federal offshore wind is on pause, but smaller resources like the Great Lakes could be the real wind power goldmine.
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Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond
States take the lead on regulation of planning, site selection, leasing and other elements of offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes, though the...
Sanctions only work if there’s something left to sanction. U.S.-Russia trade is down 90%.
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Sanctioning ghosts: Why US plans to hit Russia with fresh economic penalties will have little effect
Trade between Russia and US has fallen 90% since 2021 – blunting the impact of any proposed tariffs or sanctions.
AI will soon be able to audit all published research – what will that mean for public trust in science?
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AI will soon be able to audit all published research – what will that mean for public trust in science?
An AI audit of scientific research would likely expose some fraud and widespread inconsequential work. But we need to be careful it doesn’t discr...