Trump Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars
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Trump Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are preparing an unusual legislative maneuver in an effort to eliminate one of the country’s most ambitious climate policies, an order that was designed to shift the auto industry toward electric cars. They plan to vote…

Astronomers Discover Water and Carbon Dioxide in WASP-166 b’s Atmosphere

Astronomers Discover Water and Carbon Dioxide in WASP-166 b’s Atmosphere

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#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates Astronomers have analysed the atmosphere of WASP-166 b, a hot super-Neptune exoplanet, revealing the presence of water and carbon dioxide. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the observations also detected ammonia in smaller quantities. WASP-166 b is situated approximately 368…

Antarctica Was Last Ice-Free 34 Million Years Ago: What Triggered This Climate Shift?

Antarctica Was Last Ice-Free 34 Million Years Ago: What Triggered This Climate Shift?

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Antarctica, now a vast frozen continent, was not always covered in ice. Around 34 million years ago, during the Eocene-Oligocene boundary, the continent was ice-free. According to Eric Wolff, a paleoclimatologist from the University of Cambridge, Antarctica resembled northern Canada with tundra and coniferous forests before it froze. The shift…

New Chemical Reactions Can Help Explain Origin of Life From Non-Living Molecules

New Chemical Reactions Can Help Explain Origin of Life From Non-Living Molecules

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The “origin of life” is a subject that scientists have invested an unparalleled amount of time and resources in to understand it better. How life emerged from non-living molecules continues to be a much-debated topic. But now, scientists at Scripps Research may have found something to shed light on the…

Climate Tech Firm to Launch DAC Plant in Iceland to Capture CO2 From Air

Climate Tech Firm to Launch DAC Plant in Iceland to Capture CO2 From Air

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Construction is due to begin on Wednesday on what could become the world’s biggest plant to capture carbon dioxide from the air and deposit it underground, the company behind the nascent green technology said. Swiss start-up Climeworks AG said its second large-scale direct air capture (DAC) plant will be built…