physical sciences
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If Anyone’s Seen This Mildly Radioactive Device, Let the Cops Know. Also, Don’t Touch It.
Authorities in Pennsylvania are on the lookout for a missing nuclear gauge, the likes of which disappeared from a local worksite and contains radioactive material. Should you somehow stumble upon it, you’re strongly encouraged to notify the police. But also, stay the hell away from it.
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A Tiny Alabama Company Owns More Gas Wells Than Exxon
A Birmingham-based oil and gas producer called Diversified Energy has built its business model on buying up old, low-producing gas wells which are spewing out methane, reporting from Bloomberg shows. The wells are largely not very productive — thousands of them were producing no usable gas at all at the time of purchase. But thanks…
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Your Next Air Conditioner Is Going to Be Different — and Better — Than Your Old One
Your next window unit air conditioner is in for some big changes over the next decade. The Environmental Protection Agency finalised a rule last week to largely phase out the chemicals in air conditioners that keep your room cool but damage the climate.
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Does Driving an Electric Vehicle Matter if the Grid Is Fossil Fuelled?
Welcome to Burning Questions, a series where Gizmodo answers the most common asks we get on how to address climate change. Many people want to do something, anything to help address the climate crisis. We answer your questions about how to help change your life — and the systems that will save us.