Bing Maps Make the Revived Flight Simulator Eerily Realistic

The 3D mapping, along with data and technical guidance from avionics manufacturers, make Microsoft’s long-loved flying program more than just a game.

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'We’ve lost an important opportunity’

Leaders, experts and activists react to the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid.

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Earth was stressed before dinosaur extinction

Fossilized seashells show signs of global warming, ocean acidification leading up to asteroid impact

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70% of Americans Support Solar Mandate on New Homes

CITE Research recently conducted a survey for Vivint Solar and found that 70% of Americans would support a nationwide mandate requiring that solar panels be installed on all newly built homes. The survey was conducted online, and 2,000 U.S. adults age 25 and up participated in the study from June 13 to 16, 2019.

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I Bought an Air-Quality Monitor and My Life Will Never Be the Same

It never occurred to me to buy a home air purifier until our veterinarian recommended it a little over a year ago. Our new kitten had just been diagnosed with asthma and prescribed an inhaler, which was curious to me because I'd just been prescribed one too for the first time in my life.

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Greta Thunberg says she ‘needs a rest’ after year of global climate activism

Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg has said she needs a rest, after spending the year traversing the globe by sea, road and rail to wake up world leaders and the public to the threat of global warming. After being named Time magazine’s Person of the Year – and attacked on Twitter by jealous US president Donald Trump – the 16-year-old Swede joined thousands of students in the northren Italian city of Turin on Friday to pressure the country’s government into cutting carbon emissions.

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The dark side of electronic waste recycling

An undercover tracking program is revealing the toll of the e-waste trade.

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