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Footage beamed back to the agency from a satellite orbiting the Red Planet showed the helicopter briefly rising above the surface of Mars at around an altitude of three meters, before landing safely near the Perseverance Mars Rover. The historic moment was met with cheers and applause from the agency’s …

One of the big problems when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic is that it has taken a lot of the focus away from the favorite global problem that formerly occupied the attention of professional worry-warts: climate change and the imminent end of the world as we know it.  So, …

Gates fielded questions from Redditors during the online Q&A on Friday, doing his best to hawk his latest volume on climate change in the process. However, it didn’t take long before netizens pressed him on conspiracy-minded allegations that he is involved in a shadowy plot to implant microchips in unwitting …

If carbon dioxide emissions don’t drop by the equivalent of a worldwide lockdown “roughly every two years” for the next decade, the earth will heat to apocalyptic levels, a team of researchers at the University of East Anglia warned in a Nature article published Wednesday. This apparently so excited a …

Gates complained big-time Earth entrepreneurs weren’t doing enough to fix “the hard stuff: steel, cement, meat” on Earth while instead pouring their resources into “the electricity, passenger cars” and showier developments, particularly in the realm of space travel. “Sadly, the things people think about – the electricity, passenger cars – …

Tuesday saw the publication of ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need,’ the new book by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. In one of the interviews promoting the book, he argued for cutting down the levels of methane by getting rid of livestock …

Given official Washington’s unashamed disregard for the environment, including pulling out of the Paris Agreement, it remains to be seen whether challenges to the balance of power could push Americans towards ditching their SUVs. Under President Donald Trump’s administration, the US’ refusal to make serious steps towards slowing down global …

As 2020 draws to a close, the threat from outer space remains as clear as ever, with three asteroids over 30 meters in diameter traveling Earth’s way this week alone, starting on November 10 with a double-header.  Measuring roughly half the size of the Statue of Liberty (46m), asteroid 2020 …

When we hear discussions today about imperial ‘conquests’ and ‘takeovers,’ the natural assumption is that some form of military aggression is being alluded to. Yet that’s not always the case. In fact, behind-the-scenes attacks on national traditions are occurring every single day on the social and cultural fronts. It should …

Data sent back by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express probe has already pointed to liquid water at the base of the Ultimi Scopuli region. Now, three more bodies of water have been found nearby, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy. Researchers at …