#Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet

#Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet

“#Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet” LAKE SALDA, Turkey – As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer to home at a lake in southwest Turkey. NASA says the minerals…

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#Quake-ravaged part of Croatia sees gaping sinkholes emerge

#Quake-ravaged part of Croatia sees gaping sinkholes emerge

“#Quake-ravaged part of Croatia sees gaping sinkholes emerge” MECENCANI, Croatia — After the deadly earthquake came the sinkholes. A central Croatian region about 25 miles southwest of the capital, Zagreb, is pocked with round holes of all sizes, which appeared after December’s 6.4-magnitude quake that killed seven people and caused widespread destruction. Scientists have been…

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#Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic

#Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic

“#Russia launches satellite to monitor climate in Arctic” MOSCOW – Russia launched its space satellite Arktika-M on Sunday on a mission to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic amid a push by the Kremlin to expand the country’s activities in the region. The Arctic has warmed more than twice as fast as the…

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#Massive iceberg ‒ larger than NYC ‒ breaks off in Antarctica

#Massive iceberg ‒ larger than NYC ‒ breaks off in Antarctica

“#Massive iceberg ‒ larger than NYC ‒ breaks off in Antarctica” A massive iceberg, larger than New York City, has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica, according to researchers on Friday.  The 490-square mile iceberg broke away from the Brunt Ice Shelf about a decade after scientists started detecting cracks in the ice, wrote the British Antarctic…

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#Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK

#Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK

“#Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK” Humans are making Earth a broken and increasingly unlivable planet through climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. So the world must make dramatic changes to society, economics and daily life, a new United Nations report says. Unlike past UN reports that focused on one issue…

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#Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030

#Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030

“#Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030” FRANKFURT, Germany — Ford is vowing to convert its entire passenger vehicle lineup in Europe to electric power by 2030 in just the latest sign of the seismic technological changes sweeping the auto industry. Ford will spend $1 billion to revamp its factory in Cologne, Germany…

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