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Nutria: The Rodent Invasion Ravaging California Wetlands

Nutria, a 2-foot-long rodent, is hurting California wetlands by digging deep burrows and damaging levees, dams, and plants. In 1899, Nutria were carried from South America to the US. In 2017, they

Karmactive Team

May 5, 2023

Space·Sustainability

Dawn Aerospace’s Rocket-Powered Spaceplane: Mk-II Aurora is a Game Changer for Space Industry

A rocket-powered space plane that aims to become the first aircraft to fly to space twice a day is the Mk-II Aurora. The New Zealand-based company behind the spaceplane, Dawn Aerospace, successfully

Karmactive Team

April 28, 2023

Fashion·Sustainability

Shein’s Evolution: From Fast-Fashion to Sustainable Style

Shein’s, a Chinese fast-fashion retailer, is popular for selling affordable clothing online. The company has been persistently criticized for promoting throwaway fashion. Shein, meanwhile, has managed to grab market share from other

Karmactive Team

April 26, 2023

Mobility

Shock! General Motors Pulls The Plug On Popular Bolt Electric Car

By the end of 2023, General Motors has claimed to stop production of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle. The decision to end the Bolt’s production is due to GM’s transition to zero-emission

Karmactive Team

April 26, 2023

Pollution·Space·USA

SpaceX Urges Caution & Recovery as Hexagonal Heat Shield Tiles Found in Debris of Failed Starship Test Launch

On April 20, SpaceX’s Starship got its first test launch and exploded minutes later. The explosion caused debris from the rocket to wash up on the shores around the Starbase launch facility

Karmactive Team

April 24, 2023

Space·USA

Explosive Results: The Mayhem Caused by SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Launch

SpaceX’s Starship rocket launch failure in Texas on Thursday exposed the potential issues with the program. The rocket’s “flight termination system” functioned as designed, but debris was a major concern. The world’s

Karmactive Team

April 22, 2023

Business·Space·USA

SpaceX’s Starship Torch: The Miniature Flamethrower That Will Ignite Your Inner Space Enthusiast

While SpaceX may have failed to launch its first orbital test flight of the Starship vehicle, it has managed to launch the Starship Torch, a miniature version of the spacecraft. Wit a

Karmactive Team

April 19, 2023

Robotics·Science·Space

NASA’s EELS: The Robotic Snake on a Mission to Uncover Extraterrestrial Life

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is developing a snake-like robot called Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) to explore otherworldly terrains and search for life beyond Earth. EELS will use its spinning wheels

Karmactive Team

April 19, 2023

Artificial Intelligence·Computing·Technology

Elon Musk’s TruthGPT: The Key to Preventing AI’s Potential Civilizational Destruction?

Billionaire Elon Musk plans to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform called TruthGPT to challenge Microsoft and Google’s AI offerings. Musk criticized Microsoft-backed OpenAI for “training the AI to lie” and becoming

Karmactive Team

April 19, 2023

Space

Retired Solar Imaging Spacecraft RHESSI Predicted to Strike Earth: What We Know

NASA has announced that a retired solar imaging spacecraft called the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) is expected to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday night. The Defense Department

Karmactive Team

April 18, 2023