The state of New York recently met its goal of installing 6 gigawatts of solar power one year ahead of schedule. Outlined in a 2019 clean energy and climate change law, a state agency said that the accomplishment in advance of the 2025 deadline underscores the state’s position as one of…
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A teenager was rescued recently off the coast of Honolulu following a 12-hour ordeal drifting through choppy waters filled with zigzagging currents. Through the long darkness of a night near the equator, Kahiau Kawai bobbed up and down clinging to a kayak while seeing the lights of the search parties looking…
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People with type 2 diabetes who stick to a low-carb diet may be able to stop taking medication, suggests a new study. American researchers found low-carbohydrate diets may improve the beta-cell function in patients being treated for the condition, which affects around 34 million Americans and one in 15 people worldwide….
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A 9th grader from Snellville, Georgia, has won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, after inventing a handheld device designed to detect pesticide residues on produce. Sirish Subash set himself apart with his AI-based sensor to win the grand prize of $25,000 cash and the prestigious title of “America’s Top Young Scientist.”…
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A 74-year-old man has built an incredibly friendly relationship with a fox he rescued—now she wants to cuddle with him every day. The cub was brought into the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary seven years ago in a very ill state. Geoff Grewcock believes she was poisoned and spent the next…
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Included in the broad scientific consensus on climate change is the notion that it’s unlikely humans can prevent the worst events of 2°C of warming without removing excess carbon that’s already in the atmosphere. To that end, student inventors at UC Berkeley have created this yellow powder, half a pound of…
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The largest coin hoard ever found from the period of turmoil immediately following the Norman Conquest has been bought by the British government on behalf of the nation. Consisting of 2,584 silver pennies, it was likely buried for safekeeping during a time when virtually the whole country was at war, and…
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