The Ocean’s Largest Garbage Pile Is Filled With Floating Life

[ad_1] There are several nonprofits working to remove floating plastic from the Great Pacific Patch. The largest Ocean Cleanup Foundation in the Netherlands has developed a net specifically to collect and concentrate marine litter as it is pulled across the sea surface by winds and currents. When the net is full, a ship brings its …

The Ocean’s Largest Garbage Pile Is Filled With Floating Life

[ad_1] There are several nonprofits working to remove floating plastic from the Great Pacific Patch. The largest Ocean Cleanup Foundation in the Netherlands has developed a net specifically to collect and concentrate marine litter as it is pulled across the sea surface by winds and currents. When the net is full, a ship brings its …

Hubble Telescope Zooms in on Largest Comet Ever Seen

[ad_1] Last year, scientists announced they had discovered something. giant comet only remaining inside Neptune’s orbit. They estimated that its icy core is between 62 and 125 miles long, depending on its brightness. If the predictions were correct, this would be the largest comet ever discovered. But scientists wanted to make sure the supremacy stuck, …

A Naturalist Stumbles on Britain’s Largest Ichthyosaur Skeleton

[ad_1] At the bottom of a lagoon in a UK nature reserve lies a secret that has been dormant for thousands of years, hidden by mud, water and ice. Fossilized remains have only recently been found, a throwback to when dinosaurs ruled the Earth and huge marine reptiles colloquially called “sea dragons” plundered the oceans. …

House Made the Largest Climate Spending in U.S. History

[ad_1] Republicans, who unanimously opposed the bill, attacked the climate provisions. “This includes payments for electric vehicle owners,” said Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, a senior Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. “Includes higher taxes on American energy and higher prices for consumers.” The measures will “increase costs for working families,” he …

Ida Hits One of the Nation’s Largest Oil and Chemical Centers

[ad_1] The most severe hurricane to hit Louisiana swept through one of the nation’s largest chemical, oil and gas hubs. And while the storm’s impact may take days or weeks to become fully clear, early reports of damage have raised concerns about the vulnerability of the region’s fossil fuel infrastructure to intensifying storms. On Monday, …

World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Still Lacks U.S. Foundation

[ad_1] The pursuit of legitimacy in the United States is leading the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, to pursue an initial public offering of the American unit. But for a company built on privacy – as crypto firms typically do – the trend can be slow and erratic. Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks left the company …

Red Ventures, The Largest Digital Media Company You’ve Never Heard Of

[ad_1] Marketing financial products promises much higher profit margins than the online “affiliate” businesses that form the basis of websites like The New York Times’ Wirecutter. A publisher recommending a gadget on Amazon may earn a single-digit percentage of the shopper’s purchase, while “rewards” paid to Red Ventures for referring the consumer to a Chase …

China’s New Carbon Market, World’s Largest: What You Need to Know

[ad_1] China, the world’s largest source of greenhouse gas pollution, opened a national carbon emissions trading market on Friday in a long-awaited step towards tackling climate change. The market turns polluting power into an appropriation that can be bought and sold and is part of a series of policies the Chinese government has put in …