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Big agriculture, climate slashing insect populations 'by half'
The study published in Nature found that the double whammy of global warming and shrinking habitats has not just hit population numbers, but also provoked a 27 percent drop in the diversity of species
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Bitcoin's new puzzle: How to ditch fossil fuels and go green
In the world of bitcoin mining, access to cheap and reliable electricity is everything. Many economists and environmentalists have warned that the process of mining digital currencies is becoming increasingly energy intensive and potentially unsustainable
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Twitter, analysts wary of Elon Musk takeover bid
The global one-to-many messaging platform is moving to prevent the Tesla boss from getting his hands on all of Twitter's outstanding shares, signaling that worries about where the Tesla boss would lead the company outweigh the proffered payoff
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Defenders of Ukraine's Mariupol stand ground, call for security guarantees
On Wednesday, Moscow issued another call for the city's defenders to surrender. But that ultimatum passed and Ukrainian forces have stood firm, holing up in the sprawling Azovstal steel plant — also a refuge for up to 2,000 civilians
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Boris Johnson arrives in India for hard sell on anti-Russia action
Downing Street said the trip would seal two-way investment deals worth more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion), creating almost 11,000 jobs in Britain, amid long odds to get his counterpart to back Western sanctions against Russia
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Enough about climate change. Air pollution is killing us now
Air pollution is a lot deadlier than we previously understood — and, in particular, studies like the analysis of heart attacks during the pandemic show that the concentrations of air pollution currently permitted by US federal policy are still far too high
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Why isn't Apple worried about Taiwanese chips?
US and Europe talk incessantly about making more of the world's advanced computer chips anywhere other than Taiwan, which they consider vulnerable to Chinese invasion or influence. But Apple doesn't seem so worried. For years to come, the iPhone maker has planned to continue relying on chips made largely in Taiwan
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Dung power: India taps new energy cash cow
Villages on the outskirts of Indore are now being handsomely rewarded for handing over their mounds of bovine waste in a pilot project to help meet the city's power needs
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Explainer: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?
A ruling by a federal judge has ended — at least for now — the requirement that people wear masks on planes and public transportation, and there is plenty of confusion about the new, post-mask world of travel. Answering some crucial questions
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'This is my third war': Ukraine's elderly are conflict's forgotten victims
Citing Ukrainian government figures, Handicap International estimates that 13,000 elderly Ukrainians or people with disabilities have arrived in the wider Dnipro region since Russia launched its invasion in late February
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Pot use increasingly normal in the US today, but legality still hazy
Many cannabis businesses are African-American owned, and saw a lively trade ahead of national marijuana day on April 20. Some see it as "a turning point for the Black community," which historically suffered a disproportionate rate of cannabis convictions