In the US, tireless opposition to state use of facial recognition algorithms has recently won some victories. Some progressive cities have banned some uses of the technology. Three tech companies have pulled facial recognition products from the market. Democrats have advanced a bill for a moratorium on facial recognition. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a leading computer science organisation, has […]
Rosewood is the most trafficked wildlife product in the world based on market value One of the world’s largest shipping lines has announced a moratorium on the transport of any wood from The Gambia. A BBC Africa Eye investigation revealed in March that vast quantities of protected West African Rosewood […]
Protesters fought the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline REUTERS The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline has been ordered to suspend production by a US judge, amid concerns over its environmental impact. The order is a major win for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which has led the fight against the […]
The daytime temperatures in Hyderabad can exceed 40C (100F), making shade from trees essential S.BASU Street vendors are being denied the “right to shade” under street trees in Hyderabad, India, a study suggests. Urban trees play an important role in providing a comfortable work environment for the city’s outdoor traders, […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain California and nearly two dozen other states on Wednesday filed suit against the Trump administration, arguing that its decision to weaken fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks puts the public’s health at risk and is based on flawed science. The lawsuit is the latest step […]
A court ruling clarified ownership of the “Dueling Dinosaurs.” Part of the specimen is shown here at auction. AP PHOTO/SETH WENIG A legal saga that threatened to upend fossil hunting in dinosaur-rich Montana has drawn to a close, and paleontologists are breathing a sigh of relief. The Montana Supreme Court […]
A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling puts groundwater science at the center of decisions about how to regulate water pollution. Today, in a closely watched case with extensive implications, the court ruled 6 to 3 that the federal Clean Water Act applies to pollution of underground water that flows into nearby lakes, […]
Shutterstock As the world tries to cope with the challenges of 2020, discussions around the use of mined resources from outer space continue to ratchet up. On April 6, the US White House released an executive order that Americans should have the right to engage in commercial exploration, recovery, and use of […]
The headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. ROB CRANDALL/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot block recipients of agency funding from participating on its science advisory boards, a federal judge said yesterday. The ruling from Senior Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court […]
GETTY IMAGES President Trump wants the United States to start mining on the Moon for minerals. The US president recently signed an executive order stating America has the right to explore and use resources from outer space. The order also said the US did not see space as a common area […]