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June 21, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/earth-sixth-mass-extinction-event/38116/pictures"> 1 Picture </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/earth-sixth-mass-extinction-event/38116/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sixth-mass-extinction-phase.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>While there is still much conjecture about the causes of some mass extinctions, it is generally believed that they can occur when a biosphere under long-term stress is subjected to a short-term shock. In 1982, Jack Sepkoski and David M. Raup published a paper identifying five mass extinction events throughout Earth's history. Now a team of researchers claims that we are entering a sixth mass extinction event, which threatens our very existence.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/earth-sixth-mass-extinction-event/38116/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="38028"> <div class="article-top" data-article="38028"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/"> — Environment </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-used-leaf-batteries-energy-storage-system/38028/">Nissan to incorporate used Leaf batteries in stationary energy storage system</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author">Ben Coxworth</a> - June 15, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-used-leaf-batteries-energy-storage-system/38028/pictures"> 1 Picture </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-used-leaf-batteries-energy-storage-system/38028/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nissan-batteries.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>Following in the footsteps of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/tesla-battery-powerwall/37283/" target="_blank">Tesla</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/daimler-mercedes-benz-energy-storage-battery/37909/" target="_blank">Mercedes-Benz</a>, Nissan is now set to become the latest automaker to offer battery packs for stationary energy storage. Although pricing information has yet to be provided, the Nissan product should be relatively affordable, as it will incorporate used batteries from Nissan Leaf electric cars.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-used-leaf-batteries-energy-storage-system/38028/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="37903"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37903"> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/empa-hybrid-road-sweeper-switzerland/37903/"> Hybrid road sweeper keeps air cleaner, too</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/author/antonio-pasolini/" rel="author">Antonio Pasolini</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/empa-hybrid-road-sweeper-switzerland/37903/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/roadsweeper.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>A Swiss joint venture has developed a hybrid-electric powertrain for road sweepers that's said to consume half the energy of diesel-hydraulic vehicles and reduce emissions by more than 60 percent. The modular system can also be adapted to cleaner fuel types such as hydrogen. </p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/empa-hybrid-road-sweeper-switzerland/37903/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37943"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37943"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/"> — Environment </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-climate-change-dataset-2100/37943/">NASA releases dataset of global climate change predictions up to 2100 </a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/author/chris-wood/" rel="author">Chris Wood</a> - June 10, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-climate-change-dataset-2100/37943/pictures"> 1 Picture </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-climate-change-dataset-2100/37943/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nasa-climate-change-2100-dataset.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>NASA has released a dataset setting out how rainfall and temperature patterns are likely to change in the coming decades. The data covers 21 climate models, mapping how our environment could change due to growing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-climate-change-dataset-2100/37943/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37938"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37938"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/"> — Environment </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/united-states-renewable-energy-2050/37938/">Study shows how the US could achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2050</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/author/chris-wood/" rel="author">Chris Wood</a> - June 9, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/united-states-renewable-energy-2050/37938/pictures"> 2 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/united-states-renewable-energy-2050/37938/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/2050-united-states-renewable-energy-plan.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>A team of researchers led by Stanford University's professor Mark Z. Jacobson has produced an ambitious roadmap for converting the energy infrastructure of the US to run entirely on renewable energy in just 35 years. The study focuses on the wide-scale implementation of existing technologies such as wind, solar and geothermal solutions, claiming that the transition is both economically and technically possible within the given timeframe. </p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/united-states-renewable-energy-2050/37938/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="37909"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37909"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/"> — Environment </a> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/daimler-mercedes-benz-energy-storage-battery/37909/">Daimler to offer Mercedes-Benz energy-storage system</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author">Ben Coxworth</a> - June 5, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/daimler-mercedes-benz-energy-storage-battery/37909/pictures"> 3 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/daimler-mercedes-benz-energy-storage-battery/37909/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mercedes-benz-energy-storage-battery.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/tesla-battery-powerwall/37283/">Tesla</a> recently did it to much acclaim, and now Daimler is doing it too – the German automotive corporation is launching its own home/business battery energy storage system. Developed by Daimler subsidiary Deutsche ACCUmotive, the Mercedes-Benz energy storage unit utilizes lithium-ion batteries to store energy generated by solar cells, wind turbines or other sources.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/daimler-mercedes-benz-energy-storage-battery/37909/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="37892"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37892"> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/google-street-underwater/37892/">Google Street View goes underwater</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-lavars/" rel="author">Nick Lavars</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/google-street-underwater/37892/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/google-underwater.png" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>In an effort to raise awareness ahead of World Oceans Day on June 8, Google has expanded its Street View service to let users explore a range of stunning coastal and underwater scenes.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/google-street-underwater/37892/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="37829"> <div class="article-top" data-article="37829"> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/ocean-cleanup-tsushima-island-korea-strait/37829/">Ocean Cleanup concept to become a reality next year</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author">Stu Robarts</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054/http://www.gizmag.com/ocean-cleanup-tsushima-island-korea-strait/37829/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627034054im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ocean-cleanup-tsushima-island-korea-strait.jpg" title=""> </a> </div> <div class="summary"> <p>A concept designed to rid the oceans of plastic waste is to become a reality next year. 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