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Amazon’s satellite launch designed to compete with Musk’s Starlink cancelled

‘Liftoff not possible’ for rocket carrying Project Kuiper satellites, due to clouds that could trigger lightning strikesWeather prevented a rocket carrying the first batch of Amazon satellites designed to compete

The Labor party has a legacy of action for the natural world. Now is the time for us to do better | Felicity Wade

Addressing the Australian extinction crisis and the decline of our environment will be possible when political leaders embrace it Explore the series – Last chance: the extinction crisis being ignored

‘Every year matters’: Queensland’s critically endangered ‘bum-breathing’ turtle battles the odds

Guardian Australia is highlighting the plight of our endangered native species during an election campaign that is ignoring broken environment laws and rapidly declining ecosystemsExplore the series – Last chance:

I have dedicated far too much of my life to hating this ugly plant. It’s time to rip them out | Emily Mulligan

Agapanthus are daggy, environmental pests. Can we stop and think before these unsightly shrubs take over?On my birthday I made time for my one true passion. Hating agapanthus.I was walking

Endangered bum-breathing turtles and the town working to save them – video

In December 2024, when unseasonable flooding threatened the breeding season of a critically endangered turtle, Marilyn Connell and other members of a Queensland community conservation group sprang into action. The

Congress Takes Another Step Toward Enabling Broad Internet Censorship

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday advanced the TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146) , a bill that seeks to speed up the removal of certain kinds of

Have researchers really ‘de-extincted’ the dire wolf? No, but behind the hype was a genuine breakthrough | Helen Pilcher

The pups are cute – and great for PR – but they’re modified grey wolves. The real work is being done with their red cousinsI’ve been waiting for this. Ever

UK government may extend domestic energy grants to heat batteries

Scheme in England and Wales covers only heat pumps, uptake of which has been slowUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government is considering expanding the boiler upgrade grant scheme

2025 PeerTube Roadmap !

We (Framasoft) are proud to present the 2025 roadmap for the project ! PeerTube is improving thanks to (only) two developers, the financial support of donors, the support of the NLnet

Is your workout gear killing you?

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals have been detected in athletic clothing. Should we be worried? The post Is your workout gear killing you? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine. ​ 

Preventable ‘meningitis belt’ deaths targeted in health agency action plan

Millions of deaths could be avoided from meningitis if countries are able to adopt new guidelines designed to diagnose and treat the disease more effectively, the UN World Health Organization

Sudan faces unprecedented hunger and displacement as war enters third year

The conflict in Sudan has become one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century, leaving millions of women, children and displaced families suffering from violence, food insecurity and