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Scientists explore nature’s promise in combating plastic waste
By Claire Asher Plastic is a remarkably versatile and durable material, which has made it indispensable in almost every area of modern life. But these same properties, amplified by our “take-make-waste” linear economy, have created a brewing environmental catastrophe. It’s hard to grasp the gigantic scale of our global plastic waste problem. Since 1950, humanity has produced…
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Experts highlight importance of ‘prebunking’ to combat climate disinformation
By Choki Wangmo With the rapid expansion of digital and AI tools, climate disinformation has become a major challenge for journalists and media organizations across the world. However, climate disinformation researchers say that “prebunking” is one of the best ways to fight it. Prebunking is a vital method used by agencies to tackle false claims before…
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As plastic talks wrap up in Canada, fishers in Indonesia count the costs
By Falahi Mubarok, Yogi Eka Sahputra PULAU SERIBU, Indonesia — Mustaghfirin unmoors his boat every day in the Thousand Islands archipelago, two hours’ sailing from the Jakarta coast, and sets off into a sea filled with garbage. “This plastic waste is extremely annoying,” Mustaghfirin told Mongabay Indonesia in April. “The motor we use to propel the boat…
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Cuanto más sabemos sobre la evolución de internet más nos acercamos a una conclusión: los bots pueden matarla
La presencia de bots crece en todos los sectores, y lo hace especialmente por un motivo: la IA Javier Pastor Elon Musk está hasta las narices de los bots. Esa fue la razón que de hecho argumentó cuando trató de echarse atrás con su oferta de compra de Twitter. Finalmente se hizo con ella, y desde entonces…
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Climate change: World’s oceans suffer from record-breaking year of heat
By Matt McGrath, Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt, BBC News Climate & Science Fuelled by climate change, the world’s oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year, a BBC analysis finds. Nearly 50 days have smashed existing highs for the time of year by the largest margin in the satellite era.…
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Plastic pollution talks end & Arctic peoples return home to a ‘sink’ of plastic
By Sonam Lama Hyolmo Global plastic pollution talks in Ottawa came to a close April 30, and with them a group of Indigenous leaders from the Arctic are on their way home. But the mood remains bittersweet for the delegation that must return to a region that has become a “sink” collecting plastic pollution that arrives…
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