Union Of Concerned Scientists
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US formally withdraws from Paris accord, to dismay of allies
- US
- November 4, 2020, 17:18
The formal exiting by the United States from the Paris Agreement has been greeted with dismay internationally on the basis it would dampen efforts to (...)

Trump’s four-year reign has been gutting for science, US scientists say
- Science
- August 27, 2020, 00:00
Founded in 1969 by scientists and students at MIT, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCI) has been particularly busy of late. Since US president Dona(...)

One Change: Individualising blame does little for environment
- Life & Style
- August 2, 2020, 06:00
The One Change column is about taking individual responsibility for the toxic levels of carbon that all of us as a society are emitting. It’s a noble (...)

Hackers for hire targeted hundreds of institutions – report
- Technology
- June 9, 2020, 20:36
A hackers-for-hire group dubbed Dark Basin has targeted thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions around the world, including advocacy gro(...)

Hackers for hire targeted hundreds of institutions, says report
- Technology
- June 9, 2020, 12:46
A hackers-for-hire group dubbed “Dark Basin” has targeted thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions around the world, including advocacy g(...)

Irish climate activist groups urge increase in EU 2030 target
- Environment
- December 9, 2019, 22:01
A substantial increase in the EU’s 2030 climate target must be tabled during the UN climate talks this week “to show global leadership and avoid massi(...)

America’s nuclear shield may not be as secure as Trump says
- Science
- September 5, 2019, 10:19
President Donald Trump and other US officials recently expressed great confidence in the capability of the American Ground-based Midcourse Defence (GM(...)

Hurricane Dorian kills at least five ahead of move towards Florida
- World
- September 3, 2019
Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas on Monday, killing at least five people and inundating homes with floodwater ahead of its expected advance on the(...)

How clean is an electric car, really?
- Motors
- June 17, 2019, 20:10
Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough may be separated greatly by age and experience, but both have arguably done more in the past year than a(...)

India claims space power status as it shoots down satellite
- Asia-Pacific
- March 27, 2019, 10:15
India claimed on Wednesday to have successfully shot down one of its own satellites with an indigenously developed anti-satellite missile, making it t(...)