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It’s an attractive narrative. But without sufficient context, the genesis of an involuntary park (a process also controversially dubbed passive rewilding) can “imply that nature simply fixes itself, or that in the absence of human intervention, a favorable recovery inevitably occurs at sites that may still be seriously degraded or hazardous,” cautions David Havlick, a professor at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in the U.S. Thus, the violent (and still potentially hazardous) human past may be “greenwashed from view,” he says.

Anybody got a fresh brita filter handy?

Researchers from the University of Turku, in collaboration with Aalto University and Wageningen University, have developed a bio-based UV protection film for solar cells that not only blocks nearly all harmful ultraviolet light but also outperforms commercial plastic films. The key ingredient is a water extract made from red onion skins.

Here’s a nice explanation from /u/gameryamen on reddit:

The first canal-top solar system in California has the potential to provide power and water to two million homes.

Most of the time, the past survives as debris scattered across millennia—animal bones here, a broken spear tip there, the fading embers of an ancient hearth. But in the rolling hills of southern Moravia, Czech Republic, archaeologists stumbled upon something more intimate: the toolkit of a prehistoric hunter who lived around 30,000 years ago.

China is building a ‘city of mirrors’ on the roof of the world.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.ca/post/164797

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0092656625000704

On the internet, it’s easy to feel anonymous. If you don’t log in, no one can see who you are; you can even switch to incognito mode. The more savvy user would say that’s not really enough. To be anonymous, you need to clear your cookies and use a privacy-oriented browser.

On the internet, it’s easy to feel anonymous. If you don’t log in, no one can see who you are; you can even switch to incognito mode. The more savvy user would say that’s not really enough. To be anonymous, you need to clear your cookies and use a privacy-oriented browser.

At Panchsheel Inter College in Uttar Pradesh, students now study inside a new school wing built not from concrete or traditional brick, but from sugarcane. The innovation was born at the University of East London (UEL) and its creators argue it could reshape how buildings are made and how the planet pays for it.

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The original was posted on /r/science by /u/chrisdh79 on 2025-02-27 12:00:35+00:00.

Using multilevel analysis with random country intercepts, we find that radical-right populism is the strongest determinant for the propensity to spread misinformation. Populism, left-wing populism, and right-wing politics are not linked to the spread of misinformation. These results suggest that political misinformation should be understood as part and parcel of the current wave of radical right populism, and its opposition to liberal democratic institution. [...]

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