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US publishes Near Earth asteroid defense plan

Posted in Science on 8th Jan, 2017
by Alex Muller

Seven strategic goals underpin the effort to enhance the Nation's preparedness to impacts:

Trump will eliminate $2 billion climate change research from NASA

Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

NASA's Earth science division is set to be stripped of funding in favor of exploration of deep space.

The North Pole is 36 degrees hotter than it should be right now

Posted in Science on 20th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

This is the second year in a row that temperatures near the North Pole have been unusually high.

Countries unite to defy Trump climate threat

Posted in Science on 18th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Delegates from more than 190 countries meeting in Marrakech have issued an urgent call for action to tackle climate change.

Worldwide carbon emissions were flat for third year in a row

Posted in Science on 15th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

The Global Carbon Project saw no growth in CO2 emissions this year, but we'll have to work hard to keep it that way.