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NASA’s Voyager 1 Returns to Full Operations After Signal Loss While Operating on Razor-Thin Power Margins

NASA‘s Voyager 1 spacecraft, the most distant human-made object from Earth, has resumed normal operations after a pause in communications last month. The probe had unexpectedly shut down its primary radio transmitter,

Govind Tekale

November 30, 2024

Recycle·Robotics·Waste

Robots Tackle 75 Million Tons of E-Waste by 2030 with ABB and Molg’s Automated Data Center Recycling

In a world grappling with escalating electronic waste, ABB Robotics and US startup Molg have joined forces to develop automated microfactories for recycling data center equipment. This partnership emerges as global e-waste

Rahul Somvanshi

November 29, 2024

The startup Alsym Energy, co-founded by Professor Kripa Varanasi, is hoping its batteries can link renewables with the industrial sector and beyond.

Energy·Science

Non-Flammable, Water-Based Batteries Offer 4-Hour Fast Charging and Eliminate Rare Metals for Global Decarbonization

In an era where energy storage solutions are crucial for renewable energy adoption, MIT Professor Kripa Varanasi and his team at Alsym Energy have engineered a non-flammable, non-toxic battery that could reshape

Rahul Somvanshi

November 28, 2024

Camera traps and drones deployed by government authorities to monitor a forest in India are infringing on the privacy and rights of local women.

Conservation·Technology·Wildlife

Wildlife Monitoring in India’s Corbett Reserve Sparks Privacy Abuse and Danger for Women

Conservation technology deployed to protect wildlife in India’s Corbett Tiger Reserve has become a means of surveillance and intimidation against local women, according to research from the University of Cambridge. The study,

Karmactive Staff

November 28, 2024

Artificial Intelligence·Pollution·Waste

AI Growth May Generate 5 Million Tons of E-Waste by 2030 Without Circular Solutions

The rapid expansion of generative artificial intelligence is creating an environmental crisis that extends beyond energy consumption to electronic waste. By 2030, AI applications could add between 1.2 million and 5 million

Govind Tekale

November 26, 2024

Space·Technology

Elon Musk Plans Mars-Bound Starship Missions by 2026 as SpaceX Tests Reusability and Radiation Shields

Elon Musk plans to send uncrewed Starships to Mars by 2026, following the sixth test flight from Boca Chica, Texas. The mission achieved partial success with upper stage engine ignition in space,

Karmactive Team

November 25, 2024

Lidia the Seal is an 8-foot by 10-foot sculpture made of flotsam like synthetic rope, lids, foam and plastic pieces, that washed ashore on the Pacific Coast.

News·Plastic·Pollution

Plastic Pollution Treaty in Busan Faces 196 Nations Debating Production Caps and Chemical Bans

The world’s nations gather in Busan, South Korea from November 25 to December 1, 2024, for what could be the final round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address plastic

Karmactive Staff

November 25, 2024

June 4, 2024, Landsat 8 (path/row 122/12) - Batagaika Crater, Russia.

Nature·World

World’s Largest Batagaika Crater Expands 49 Feet Annually, Releasing 169,500 Tons of Carbon Since the 1960s

In the remote Chersky Range of northeastern Siberia, a massive chasm known as the Batagaika crater continues to grow at an alarming rate of one million cubic feet annually. As a journalist

Tejal Somvanshi

November 24, 2024

Activism·Indigenous

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Combines Indigenous Advocacy, Hip-Hop, and Youth-Led Climate Movements to Fight for Global Justice

He was brought up in an indigenous household where nature was worshiped. Earth was considered as a living entity, worth reverence. When he was six, he delivered his first speech. Later he

Govind Tekale

November 24, 2024

Blanket Toss during a Nalukataq in Utqiagvik

Travel·USA

Alaska’s Utqiagvik Begins 64 Days of Darkness: How Residents and Science Thrive Without Sunlight

Utqiagvik, Alaska entered its annual polar night phase at 1:27 p.m. AKST on Monday, November 18, 2024, marking the start of a 64-day period without direct sunlight. The sun will not rise

Tejal Somvanshi

November 24, 2024