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Solar energy experts in Germany are putting sun-catching cells under the magnifying glass with astounding results, according to multiple reports.

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It was Scott Ruskan’s first mission as a US Coast Guard rescue swimmer. The 26-year-old was new to the Coast Guard. He had left a previous career as an accountant before enlisting, and had graduated from rescue swimming school around six months ago when his team got the call from Task Force 1, a local search-and-rescue team in Texas, early Friday morning.

In a first-of-its-type invention in the country, scientists at the Institute of Nanoscience and Technology (INST), Mohali, have developed a smart and biodegradable water filter that not only removes toxic dyes from industrial wastewater but also breaks them down using a combination of sunlight and vibrations.

Parisians rushed for a dip in the Seine on Saturday as authorities opened the river to public swimming for the first time since 1923 after an extensive clean-up operation spurred on by it being used last year as a venue in the Paris Olympics.

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The parental consent law passed in 2013, but was blocked in court and never took effect before being invalidated last year. [...] Montana’s highest court recognized a right to abortion before the Supreme Court overturned it nationwide, and voters also enshrined it in the Montana Constitution last year. That amendment took effect July 1, 2025.

At issue was how Texas sexual assault law outlined lack of consent. It did not specifically include victims who have been voluntarily intoxicated, making their cases nearly impossible to prosecute.

Biological rodent control initiative Owls Eat Rats was crowned this year’s winner of The Hatch: Taronga Accelerator Program, taking home a massive $50,000 cash prize.

"GMA" shares the inspiring story of students at a basketball-focused high school in the Bronx who are turning their dreams into reality. [Unfortunately only available as a video.]

In a press conference on Monday, the observatory revealed that in 10 hours, the [Vera Rubin] telescope detected 2,104 new asteroids and seven space objects close to Earth. All other space and ground surveys combined usually find about 20,000 asteroids in a year.

Alfredo "Freddy" Alvarez is now being honored by the housing authority that saved him from homelessness.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/40607259

These state- and local-level regulations have brought about a 25 percent to 47 percent plunge in the proportion of bags in total coastal littler cleanups, in comparison to places that lack such rules, according to the study, published Thursday in Science.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/46373793

Explaining the initiative on Instagram, MITC have said: “Touring professionals face unique challenges – long hours, changing time zones, performance pressure, and little private time to access support. That’s why we’ve created a brand-new 24/7 expert-led coaching platform designed around the realities of tour life.”

The artificial blood is created by extracting hemoglobin — a protein containing iron that facilitates the transportation of oxygen in red blood cells — from expired donor blood. It is then encased in a protective shell to create stable, virus-free artificial red blood cells. As these artificial cells have no blood type, there is no need for compatibility testing. The synthetic blood can reportedly be stored for up to two years at room temperature and five years under refrigeration.

it effectively turned sedentary 55-year-olds into 30-year-olds when viewed through heart activity monitoring equipment.

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