Bitcoin energy use 'bigger than most countries'
Could the cryptocurrency’s huge electricity consumption also sink it? Source link
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Brunt Ice Shelf: Big iceberg calves near UK Antarctic base
Estimates put it at around 1,270 sq km – nearly 490 square miles. That’s big by any measure, although not
Read more Climate change: Carbon emission promises 'put Earth on red alert'
Nations’ current carbon-cutting plans will not keep global temperature rise below 1.5C, the UN says. Source link
Read more National Trust to plant blossom trees around UK
Barbara Hooper, UGN’s director for parks and allotments, said: “The events of the past year have highlighted more than ever
Read more AI conquers challenge of 1980s platform games
A number of the games used in the study require the user to explore mazes containing rewards, obstacles and hazards.
Read more How 30,000 elephant 'selfies' will help in conservation
Researchers are developing new technology to help reduce human-elephant conflicts. Source link
Read more Rare bird: 'Half-male, half-female' cardinal snapped in Pennsylvania
“I have been searching for the long-thought-extinct ivory-billed woodpecker for almost two decades, and photographing this rare version of one
Read more Most pheasants sold for food 'contain lead shot'
“Over time, it has been banned from a progressively lengthening list of products, including plumbing, paints on things like children’s
Read more Walker Swamp: The mission to restore an Australian wetland
In the shadow of Australia’s Grampians National Park lies Walker Swamp, a once-thriving wetland that was artificially drained and farmed
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