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Anxiety, mood swings and sleepless nights: Life near a bitcoin mine
Pushed by an advocacy group, Arkansas became the first state to shield noisy cryptocurrency operators from unhappy neighbors. A furious backlash has some lawmakers considering a statewide ban.
Climate change is making the ocean noisier
Modeling the effects of warming, researchers predict shipping traffic in some parts of the ocean could be five times louder by the end of the century.
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The poignant music of melting ice
Scientists and musicians are recording the sounds of unfreezing water to document and predict the effects of climate change. Can their work help slow it, too?
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Citizen science event focused on endangered belugas returns after pandemic interruption
Citizens are asked to help track of Cook Inlet's endangered whales during the Belugas Count! event, which is back after a COVID-19 break.
Did nature heal during the pandemic 'anthropause'?
Covid precautions created a global slowdown in human activity — and an opportunity to learn more about the complex ways we affect other species.
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SpaceX Starbase expansion plans will harm endangered species: FWS
For SpaceX to move ahead with Starship plans in Texas, it must reduce harm to endangered species, according to documents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Impacts of noise pollution in Europe
Car congestion leads to higher greenhouse gas emissions that causes climate change. Cars also cause a lot of noise pollution. Excessive noise can lead to many health problems. But how frequent is this phenomenon in European cities?
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