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The $130 Billion Permitting Crisis: Why Data Centers Are Losing America’s Communities, and How to Win Them Back

$64 billion blocked. 71% opposed. The differentiated path exists, but the window to take it is closing. On May 19, 2026, the Denver City Council voted unanimously to impose a one-year moratorium on new data center zoning permits. Not a rural county commission, not a suburb without political infrastructure — the capital of Colorado, acting as one, stopping the industry cold

Even occasional marijuana use linked to higher stroke risk, study finds

Low-frequency users had 40% higher odds of a reported stroke, while heavy users had 25% higher odds A new study of nearly 450,000 American adults links cannabis use to an increased risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease. The findings, scheduled for presentation at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2026 in Chicago Nov. 6–9, show that both casual and heavy marijuana use

Submerged Prehistoric Island Was Constructed By Humans 5,000 Years Ago – Making It Older Than Stonehenge

Marine archaeologists pioneered a new imaging technique that allowed them to reconstruct various phases in the life of this ancient structure. EditedbyLaura Simmons Loch Bhorgastail's crannog is so old that it actually predates Stonehenge. Image credit: University of Southampton Around 5,000 years ago, before Stonehenge was built, people living on the

How AI data centers are affecting wildlife

The computers behind artificial intelligence (AI) can have real consequences for animals. As thousands of new data centers are built around the world, scientists are studying how they affect wildlife and the environment. Here are some of the main ways AI data centers can impact animals. Habitat loss One of the biggest concerns is where new data centers are built. Large AI data centres can cov

Apocalyptic Super El Niño map shows where most people will die from record-breaking calamity

These nations are in the hot seat. An alarming map from the Climate Impact Lab shows where Super El Niño will cause the most additional heat deaths as the weather anomaly gains steam in the Pacific. According to the apocalyptic cartography, dubbed the El Niño Heat Mortality Tracker, over 373,000 additional people will perish between October 2026-March 2026 with Nigeria, India and Brazil ac

Giant 2.2 KM Barrier Cleans Pacific Ocean Plastic

Giant 2.2 km Device Sweeps Plastic from Pacific Ocean, Cleaning an Area the Size of a Football Field Every 5 Seconds to Contain World’s Largest Ocean Garbage Patch O acúmulo de resíduos é resultado de décadas de descarte inadequado de plástico, que é levado pelas correntes oceânicas e se concentra em áreas específicas. A organização estima que a mancha contenha cerca de 1,8 t

One US measles outbreak is proving particularly deadly. Here’s why

Two infants who were infected with measles have died in Pennsylvania this year, both too young to receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Hannah Beier/Reuters An ongoing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has quickly become the largest and deadliest in the United States in more than 30 years. Historical data suggests that 1 to 3 people will die out of every 1,000

Japan built a wall nearly 400 kilometers long against tsunamis

After the 2011 disaster, the country built a concrete coastal defense of up to 15 meters high that has already passed its first real test, although it generates strong criticism among the neighbors The magnitude 9 earthquake that shook the Tohoku coast on March 11, 2011, generated a tsunami with waves between 12 and 15 meters. The levees that existed at the time, designed to conta

Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Panama, damaging buildings

A massive magnitude 7.7 earthquake has hit Panama, damaging buildings and causing widespread shaking. About 4.6 million people felt moderate to severe tremors as a result of the quake, according to the US Geological Survey, which has said that the effects of the quake were "likely to be widespread". It struck just before 15:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on Friday, with an epicentre about 6.2 miles (

This was the last lake of its kind in Canada. Now it’s gone

In a polar epishelf lake, freshwater floats on seawater, creating a unique ecosystem Jérémie Bonneau tries to free a probe called a mooring from the ice of the Milne Fiord epishelf lake in 2018. The lake was ice-covered year-round and was the last of its kind in Canada until it drained into the ocean in 2020. (Yulia Antropova/Water and Ice Research Laboratory/Carleton University) Canada's