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New research is warning that the most likely outcome is that human civilization is poised for collapse. As The Guardian reports, a sweeping new historical survey that analyzes 5,000 years and the collapse of more than 400 societies makes the case that we're in for a rude awakening.

The White House has instructed NASA employees to terminate two major, climate change-focused satellite missions. As NPR reports, Trump officials reached out to the space agency to draw up plans for terminating the two missions, called the Orbiting Carbon Observatories. They've been collecting widely-used data, providing both oil and gas companies and farmers with detailed information about the distribution of carbon dioxide and how it can affect crop health.

blue whale vocalizations dropped by almost 40 percent, according to the study, with populations of krill and anchovy collapsing. "When you really break it down, it’s like trying to sing while you're starving," Ryan explained. "They were spending all their time just trying to find food."

New research indicates that more than a fifth of the global ocean has darkened over the past two decades, with the depths that sunlight can penetrate significantly retreating. This "reduces the amount of ocean available for animals that rely on the Sun and the Moon for their survival and reproduction," said study author Thomas Davies, associate professor of marine conservation at the University of Plymouth, in a statement about the work.

En Arabie saoudite, la gigantesque ville de Neom est l’un des projets phares du prince héritier Mohammed ben Salmane. Les forces de l’ordre auraient reçu l’ordre de tuer les habitants qui s’opposent à l’évacuation des terrains, selon une enquête de la BBC.

Hut 8, une des plus importantes entreprises de minage d'actifs numériques outre-Atlantique, vient de réaliser un gros coup en achetant des centrales électriques au Canada, pour y miner tranquillement des cryptomonnaies, nous apprend Futurism. Si la Cour supérieure de justice de l'Ontario valide sa petite emplette, la société disposera donc bientôt de quatre centrales électriques au gaz naturel dans la province canadienne. Ces infrastructures génèrent une puissance combinée de 310 mégawatts, de quoi miner pas mal de bitcoins.

Ecosystems rely on interconnectedness — bees pollinate the flowers, predators eats prey, and so on. But these webs, though highly evolved, can be delicate. One link goes missing, and a ripple effect is felt throughout the entire system. As more species are lost, that balance becomes increasingly fragile, sometimes to the point of collapse.

The team led by Robert Cowie, a research professor at the University of Hawaii, argues that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species was too focused on the loss of bird and mammal species — and not focused enough on invertebrates, a much larger group.