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Bitcoin Miners Say Energy Efficiency and Regulatory Certainty Are Crucial for the Industry’s Success
Business

Bitcoin Miners Say Energy Efficiency and Regulatory Certainty Are Crucial for the Industry’s Success

Bitcoin mining is frequently chastised for its high energy use, but significant players in the sector are working to improve efficiency and sustainability while seeking…
Betelgeuse’s Great Dimming Explained By Serendipitous Observations from Weather Satellite
Astronomy

Betelgeuse’s Great Dimming Explained By Serendipitous Observations from Weather Satellite

Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star, suffered the so-called “Great Dimming” between late 2019 and early 2020. The brilliance of the star abruptly and dramatically decreased.…
Difficulties of Social Accounting
Economics

Difficulties of Social Accounting

The process of communicating the social and environmental consequences of organizations’ economic actions to specific interest groups within society and to society at large is…
Study Finds that “Mental Rigidity” Causes Extreme Political Partisanship on Both the Left and the Right
Political Science

Study Finds that “Mental Rigidity” Causes Extreme Political Partisanship on Both the Left and the Right

According to a recent study, those who identify more strongly with a political tribe or ideology share a psychological characteristic known as low levels of…
Game Theory and Economics Explain How to Better Direct Evolution
Economics

Game Theory and Economics Explain How to Better Direct Evolution

The way that biological entities evolve as a result of human conduct has a profoundly negative impact on human welfare. To discover policies and other…
Difference between Volume and Capacity
Physics

Difference between Volume and Capacity

The volume of a three-dimensional figure is a measurement of the entire space filled by a solid. A three-dimensional figure is any object with length,…
Scheme to Reduce Forest Emissions Contributes Minisculely to Indonesia’s Paris Goals
Economics

Scheme to Reduce Forest Emissions Contributes Minisculely to Indonesia’s Paris Goals

A deforestation emissions reduction program in Indonesia averted the release of more than 70 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere, but experts point out…
Painite: Properties and Occurrences
Geographic Minerals

Painite: Properties and Occurrences

Painite is an extremely rare type of borate mineral. It was discovered in Myanmar by Arthur C.D. Pain, a British mineralogist and gem dealer, who…
UN Experts Warn that the Number of Wildfires will Increase by 50% by 2100 and that Governments are Not Prepared
Environment

UN Experts Warn that the Number of Wildfires will Increase by 50% by 2100 and that Governments are Not Prepared

According to a new analysis by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal, climate change and land-use change are anticipated to increase wildfire frequency and…
New Research Finds, SMEs are More Likely to Improve Environmental Performance Through the Adoption of the Circular Economy
Economics

New Research Finds, SMEs are More Likely to Improve Environmental Performance Through the Adoption of the Circular Economy

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are likely to achieve improved environmental performance through the adoption of the circular economy (CE), according to recent findings from…
HD 164922 c – an Exoplanet
Astronomy

HD 164922 c – an Exoplanet

HD 164922 c is an exoplanet that orbits the star HD 164922 in the constellation Hercules about 72 light-years from Earth. It is an exoplanet…
Seismic Study Identifies Primary Cause of Patagonia’s Rise Amid Melting Glaciers
Geography

Seismic Study Identifies Primary Cause of Patagonia’s Rise Amid Melting Glaciers

The Andes mountain range in Chile and Argentina is home to hundreds of kilometers of icefields, which are melting at some of the planet’s fastest…
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