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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Wasn’t the Only Title Considered
A long-standing tradition for most Planet of the Apes sequels is a long title with a unique, fitting first word. So far there’s been Beneath, Escape, Conquest, Battle, Rise, Dawn, and War. That tradition continues with next week’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes which, according to director Wes Ball, was always the title
Planet Labs gets U.S. Navy contract for maritime surveillance in the Pacific
Planet Labs' satellite imagery is used to track vessels. Credit: Planet WASHINGTON — Planet Labs will supply satellite imagery to the U.S. Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific for vessel detection and monitoring, the company announced March 5. Based in San Francisco, California, Planet Labs operates a fleet of more than 200 Earth observation satellites
“A Planet Within a Planet” – Seismologists Peer Into Earth’s Inner Core
A team of researchers has discovered that Earth’s inner core is not a homogenous mass but rather an intricate “tapestry” of varying fabrics. This research provides new insights into the Earth’s formation, evolution, and the creation of its protective magnetic field.Researchers from the University of Utah have discovered that Earth’s inner core is not a
Minor Planet Center Confirms 117 Moons for Saturn
The Minor Planet Center has confirmed the addition of 28 newly discovered moons of Saturn. Saturn now has 117 moons and Jupiter has 95. Corey Powell notes that if we start counting all the chunks in the rings, the number could go into the thousands…or the trillions. Maybe it’s time for a formal definition of
The Home Planet as Seen From Space in 2022
Another year, another trip around the Sun!I've already made more of those trips than I care to recount. But even so, I'm just as entranced now by how our planet looks from space as I was more than a half century ago. That was when I first saw this: Earth and the Moon's surface taken
Clean Planet Energy partners with Crossroads Real Estate for 10 new advanced recycling facilities across the UK
Clean Planet Energy today announced a new joint venture with private equity firm Crossroads Real Estate to fund Clean Planet Energy’s flagship ecoPlant currently under construction in Teesside, North East England. This will be the first of 10 new ecoPlants that Crossroads Real Estate and Clean Planet Energy are jointly seeking to build and operate
The most famous asteroid to collide with Earth is the Chicxulub crater, which hit the Yucatán Peninsula 65 million years ago. It’s known for wiping out the dinosaurs, along with three quarters of life on the planet. Other huge craters like the Vredefort crater in South Africa and the Sudbury Basin in Ontario, Canada were…
Fix the Planet newsletter: When net zero means not zero
By Adam Vaughan A demonstration by Rainforest Action Network, Stop the Money Pipeline and Bank Track at COP26, Glasgow, Scotlandjeremy sutton-hibbert / Alamy St This is Fix the Planet, the weekly climate change newsletter that reminds you there are reasons for hope in science and technology around the world. To receive it in your inbox, sign…
Fix the Planet newsletter: Why planes need a battery breakthrough
By Adam Vaughan This is Fix the Planet, the weekly climate change newsletter that reminds you there are reasons for hope in science and technology around the world. To receive it in your inbox, sign up here. Judging from recent conversations I’ve been having, many people soon plan to fly for the first time since…
Fix the Planet newsletter: The weird and wonderful rivals to batteries
By Adam Vaughan Using a crane to lift weights and then release them to generate energy later is one novel approach being tried for energy storage.Energy Vault This is Fix the Planet, the weekly climate change newsletter that reminds you there are reasons for hope in science and technology around the world. To receive it…