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NYC Utility Ramps Up Power Shut-Offs As It Seeks 11% Price Hike

science, nature, biodiversity, bug species discovery, Australia, 16-inch stick insect

Giant Stick Insect Discovered in Rainforest May Be Australia’s Heaviest

climate crisis, US EPA, $3B in grants halted, coalition class-action lawsuit

Class-Action Lawsuit Could Force EPA to Reinstate $3B Climate Program

science, health, pollution, plastic waste, treaty negotiations

Nations Gather in Geneva Again to Fight Spiraling Plastic Pollution Crisis

U.S. labor, unions, Boeing workers, fighter jet manufacturing, midnight strike set

Boeing Workers Who Build Fighter Jets Plan Midnight Strike

science, nature, insects, butterfliy population, superlative summer, analysis

A Very Good Summer for Butterflies or a Return to Average?

tech, AI, music, computer-generated or original material

One Tech Tip: Can You Tell If That Song AI-Generated? Here Are Things To Check

Earth, global challenges, optimism, energy, hope

8 Reasons to Be Optimistic About the Future Despite Daunting Global Challenges

tech, OpenAI, Chatbot, verification test, automation, checks easily defeated

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent Casually Clicks Through Human Verification Test

climate crisis, global warming, greenhouse gases, carbon, forests

Forests Are Sucking Up Much Less Carbon Today

tech, Google, AI, publishers, traffic, doomsday clock

Publishers Race Against Google Zero Doomsday Clock

science, nature, songbirds, plumage, vibrancy, optical trick

Songbirds Play Optical Tricks to Make Their Plumage ‘Pop’

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