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Elon Musk Plans Mars-Bound Starship Missions by 2026 as SpaceX Tests Reusability and Radiation Shields

Elon Musk plans to send uncrewed Starships to Mars by 2026, following the sixth test flight from Boca Chica, Texas. The mission achieved partial success with upper stage engine ignition in space,

Karmactive Team

November 25, 2024

Lidia the Seal is an 8-foot by 10-foot sculpture made of flotsam like synthetic rope, lids, foam and plastic pieces, that washed ashore on the Pacific Coast.

News·Plastic·Pollution

Plastic Pollution Treaty in Busan Faces 196 Nations Debating Production Caps and Chemical Bans

The world’s nations gather in Busan, South Korea from November 25 to December 1, 2024, for what could be the final round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address plastic

Karmactive Staff

November 25, 2024

June 4, 2024, Landsat 8 (path/row 122/12) - Batagaika Crater, Russia.

Nature·World

World’s Largest Batagaika Crater Expands 49 Feet Annually, Releasing 169,500 Tons of Carbon Since the 1960s

In the remote Chersky Range of northeastern Siberia, a massive chasm known as the Batagaika crater continues to grow at an alarming rate of one million cubic feet annually. As a journalist

Tejal Somvanshi

November 24, 2024

Activism·Indigenous

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez Combines Indigenous Advocacy, Hip-Hop, and Youth-Led Climate Movements to Fight for Global Justice

He was brought up in an indigenous household where nature was worshiped. Earth was considered as a living entity, worth reverence. When he was six, he delivered his first speech. Later he

Govind Tekale

November 24, 2024

Blanket Toss during a Nalukataq in Utqiagvik

Travel·USA

Alaska’s Utqiagvik Begins 64 Days of Darkness: How Residents and Science Thrive Without Sunlight

Utqiagvik, Alaska entered its annual polar night phase at 1:27 p.m. AKST on Monday, November 18, 2024, marking the start of a 64-day period without direct sunlight. The sun will not rise

Tejal Somvanshi

November 24, 2024

Health·USA·Water

Chemical in U.S. Water: Chloronitramide Identified in 40 Samples Across 10 Cities After 40 Years

Scientists have identified a chemical that has been noticed in American tap water samples since the 1980s – chloronitramide anion. This chemical, found in water systems serving about 113 million Americans, comes

Tejal Somvanshi

November 23, 2024

Forest·Health·Science

Amazon Conservation Measures Reduced Deadly Air Pollution by 7%, Preventing 680 Annual Deaths.

Forest fires ravaged 70,000 square kilometers of Amazon rainforest in 2019, releasing dangerous levels of PM2.5 particulate matter into the atmosphere. These microscopic particles, measuring 2.5 micrometers or smaller, penetrate deep into

Rahul Somvanshi

November 22, 2024

Volcano Eruption in Iceland. Photo Source: @RUVohf (X formerly Twitter)

Disaster·Europe·News

Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula Marks 10th Volcanic Eruption Since 2021: 7th Eruption in a Year Forces Grindavík Evacuations

The Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland experienced its seventh volcanic eruption since December 2023, marking the region’s tenth eruption since 2021. The latest eruption began at 11:14 p.m. on November 20, 2024,

Tejal Somvanshi

November 22, 2024

Computing·India

India Deploys ₹130 Crore PARAM Rudra Supercomputers Driving Space Research, Semiconductor Growth, and AI Development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three PARAM Rudra supercomputers on September 26, 2024, developed indigenously under the National Supercomputing Mission. These ₹130 crore systems, developed by C-DAC, utilize advanced computing architectures for

Govind Tekale

November 20, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden visiting the Amazon rainforest.

Climate·News·USA

Biden Visits Amazon, Announces $11 Billion Annual Climate Finance by 2024 and $37.5 Million Reforestation Loan in Brazil.

President Joe Biden’s historic November 17 touchdown in Manaus marked an environmental policy watershed, as the 81-year-old leader became the first sitting U.S. president to witness the Amazon’s vastness – and its

Govind Tekale

November 19, 2024