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Representative Image: Massive sinkhole in an urban area, with buildings on the edge of the collapse. Photo Sourse: John C Bullas BSc MSc PhD MCIHT MIAT (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Brazilian Town’s Growing Sinkholes Endanger Over 1,200 Residents

Giant sinkholes are threatening to swallow parts of Buriticupu, a town of 55,000 people in the northeastern Brazilian Amazon. Local authorities declared a state of emergency in February 2025 as soil erosion

Rahul Somvanshi

March 2, 2025

A Person Cleaning up the park. Photo Source - Clean Up Australia

Australia·News

800,000 Australians Unite for 35th Clean Up Australia Day

More than 800,000 volunteers armed with gloves and rubbish bags took to Australia’s beaches, parks, streets and waterways on Sunday, March 2, as Clean Up Australia Day marked its 35th anniversary with

Govind Tekale

March 2, 2025

Space

AstroForge’s ‘Odin’ Faces Communication Issues on Asteroid Mission

AstroForge has launched the first commercial spacecraft attempting to travel beyond the moon, marking a significant step toward mining precious metals from asteroids. The Odin probe, roughly the size of a window

Karmactive Staff

March 2, 2025

Exterior of the Mariner of the Seas.Photo Source:Gregory Varnum (CC BY-SA 4.0)

News·Travel

Carnival Requires Solo Travelers to Be 21 Starting Feb 2025

Carnival Cruise Line has enacted a new policy requiring passengers under 21 to be accompanied by older travelers, matching restrictions already enforced by Royal Caribbean. The change, which took effect February 1,

Karmactive Staff

March 1, 2025

Representative image. Planetary Alignment. Photo Source: H. Raab (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Astronomy·Space

Rare Seven-Planet Alignment on February 28, 2025; Next Occurrence Not Until 2040

A rare celestial event graced our skies in 2025 when seven planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune – aligned in what astronomers call a “planetary parade.” This spectacular

Rahul Somvanshi

February 28, 2025

Open ocean with a barge carrying construction equipment. Photo Source: Stevens Towing

Conservation·Marine Life

Oyster Reef Restoration Yields $1.70 per $1 Invested, Creating Jobs and Boosting Economies

Recent studies show oyster restoration projects are delivering substantial benefits for coastal economies and marine ecosystems. For every dollar invested in oyster reef restoration, states receive $1.70 in economic and environmental returns,

Govind Tekale

February 27, 2025

Representative Image.. Oil Well Construction. Photo Source: Tom Fournier (Pexels)

Energy·Europe·News

EU’s Clean Industrial Deal Targets €130B Annual Fuel Savings by 2030

The European Commission revealed its Clean Industrial Deal on February 26, 2025, setting out a plan to reduce foreign fuel purchases and speed up the shift to clean energy across Europe. The

Sunita Somvanshi

February 26, 2025

Chandrika Tandon. Photo Source: engineering.nyu

World

Chandrika Tandon’s Grammy Win Highlights Global Language Extinction Crisis

Chandrika Tandon, an India-born US millionaire, was awarded a Grammy for her chanting of Om Sahana Vavatu prayer. That prayer is in Sanskrit. Sanskrit is one of the classical languages of the

Govind Tekale

February 25, 2025

Representative Image. Photo Source: Pxhere

Health

Organic Diet Slashes Pesticide Exposure by 60% in a Week

New research shows that eating organic food can quickly reduce the amount of pesticides in our bodies. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley tracked how changing diets affected sixteen people from

Tejal Somvanshi

February 25, 2025

Representative Image. Aftermath of Eaton Fire. Photo Source: Maya Golden-Krasner/Center for Biological Diversity

Energy·News·USA

California’s New Bill Targets Big Oil for Climate Disaster Costs Amidst $250 Billion Wildfire Damages

Big oil and gas companies may soon have to pay for California’s climate disasters. A new state bill would make companies that released large amounts of greenhouse gases between 1990 and 2024

Sunita Somvanshi

February 24, 2025