NASA
Our Fragile Earth: How Close Are We to Climate Catastrophe?
"Lessons from past eras when Earth was a hothouse or a snowball tell us whether we are doomed by climate change or still have time to prevent that fate." … more »
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NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, P. Marenfeld
The Loss of Dark Skies Is So Painful, Astronomers Coined a New Term for It
"Humanity is slowly losing access to the night sky, and astronomers have invented a new term to describe the pain associated with this loss: “noctalgia,” meaning “sky grief.” … more »
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earth.com
Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe?
"Physicists and philosophers recently met to debate a theory of consciousness called panpsychism." … more »
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Kayana Szymczak/The Guardian
US surgeons are killing themselves at an alarming rate. One decided to speak out
"Doctors are dying by suicide at higher rates than the general population. Somewhere between 300 to 400 physicians a year in the US take their own lives, the equivalent of one medical school graduating class annually." … more »
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Forever California
A new Bay Area city can teach us about California housing
"Housing advocates insist that the solution is to force growth into existing neighborhoods. Yet the state’s supposedly pro-development new housing laws have yet to produce more homes at a scale sufficient to address the affordability crisis. Across every demographic analyzed, respondents preferred suburban, single-family home development." … more »
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BART
What happens when a US city’s subway starts to die?
"The last stop: what happens when a US city’s subway starts to die? Once a national model for sustainability, San Francisco’s Bart is facing a dire future as ridership slumps. What lessons does it hold for the city, and for the promises of public transportation?" … more »
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EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH
What fuel powers the world?
"Coal is Still King - Coal still leads the charge when it comes to electricity, representing 35.4% of global power generation in 2022, followed by natural gas at 22.7%, and hydroelectric at 14.9%." … more »
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Builders Exchange
US housing starts fall to lowest level since 2020 in worrying sign for the economy
"August US housing starts fell to its lowest level in three years in a worrying sign for the economy. The slowdown in homebuilding activity comes as mortgage rates continue to linger above 7%. The sharp drop in housing starts is concerning because housing has been one of the pillars of the economy." … more »
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Nature Conservancy
Carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions
"The majority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are likely junk." … more »
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Ocean Well
L.A. water district has a very big drought idea: Seafloor desalination
"The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District recently partnered with California-based OceanWell to study the feasibility of harvesting drinking water from desalination pods placed on the ocean floor to establish the nation’s first-ever “blue water farm.” … more »