A noisy minority in NSW’s northern rivers are pushing back against Covid-19 restrictionsBenny Zable has lived in Nimbin on and off since 1973, when he arrived in town for the Aquarius festival – the event that seeded counterculture and escapist lifesty…
Well-preserved 28,000-year-old lion cub found in Siberian permafrost
Female cave lion cub named Sparta in Russia’s Yakutia region may even have traces of mother’s milk in itScientists have said that an astonishingly well-preserved cave lion cub found in Siberia’s permafrost lived 28,000 years ago and may even have trace…
July was world’s hottest month ever recorded, US scientists confirm
Global land and ocean surface temperature last month was 0.9C hotter than 20th-century average, beating July 2016 recordJuly was the world’s hottest month ever recorded, US government scientists have confirmed, a further indication of the unfolding cli…
“Blue” hydrogen is worse for the climate than coal, study says
Findings could throw national climate policies into disarray.
Don’t give your weed dealer all your data
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Our beloved Danny was back, joining Natasha and Alex and Grace and Chris to chat through yet another incredibly busy week. As a window into our process, every week we tell one another that the next week we’ll cut the show down to […]
Don’t give your weed dealer all your data
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Our beloved Danny was back, joining Natasha and Alex and Grace and Chris to chat through yet another incredibly busy week. As a window into our process, every week we tell one another that the next week we’ll cut the show down to […]
Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital has raised $800 million to ‘keep unf*cking the planet’
Lowercarbon Capital, a climate-tech focused fund founded by longtime investor Chris Sacca and his wife Crystal Sacca, has closed on $800 million in capital, Sacca announced today in a post on the firm’s site. According to Sacca, the commitments came exceedingly fast — in “just a few days.” Writes Sacca: “It turns out that raising […]
Woolly mammoth walked far enough to circle Earth twice, study finds
Research into life of Kik adds weight to theory that climate change could have contributed to species’ demise He was huge, hairy and boasted two enormous tusks: researchers say they have discovered a woolly mammoth called Kik who traipsed almost far en…
Wildfire smoke in Siberia causes ‘stay at home’ instruction
Yakutia leader declares ‘non-work’ day over health concerns as 22m acres burn in east Russia regionThe leader of a Siberian region has declared Friday a non-working day and urged residents to stay at home as smoke from raging forest fires raised health…
Dixie fire continues its rampage across California, just 30% contained
And in Montana, Richard Spring fire leaps highway barrier and forces evacuationsThe Dixie fire raging through northern California has destroyed another 550 homes, becoming one of the most destructive in state history.The fire, which is the largest wild…