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Laureen is a freelance journalist creating high-quality, informed content on international affairs, politics and technology. She is trained in conflict resolution and diversity, and has special interests in science and medical reporting, and culture and religion issues.
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Less ice, more shipping noise to affect Arctic marine life
NOAA's Arctic report details the rise in shipping as sea ice is lost. But the vessels are noisy, affecting whales and other marine life.
Japan’s city of Aomori to try making electricity with snow
City officials, a local startup and University of Electro-Communications experts will run a winter pilot project to test their snow theory.
Turning hard-to-recycle polyethylene into drug treatments
USC scientists say their new method breaks down polyethylene plastic into agents used to develop antibiotics, cholesterol drugs and more.
ATES tech offers Germany key building emissions savings
KIT experts say 54% of Germany is suitable for ATES deployment, with a potential for 75% reduction in heating and cooling-related emissions.
Museums fighting climate need not fight activists, too
Museums are also climate activists, racing to protect centuries of wood, paper, silk and metal from catastrophe. They're allies in the fight.
At COP27, leaders put loss and damage funding in focus
“The deadly impacts of climate change are here and now. Loss and damage can no longer be swept under the rug," says UN chief António Guterres.