U.K. scientists regrow retina cells to tackle leading cause of blindness
In a study at the UK’s Nottingham Trent University, biomedical scientist Biola Egbowon and colleagues used nanotechnology to successfully treat macular degeneration.
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Solar generation in California has increased almost 20-fold since 2023
During the same period, wind power generation increased 63%. Coal use was almost entirely eliminated and natural gas electricity production decreased 20%. The state of California has a goal to be operating on 90% clean, renewable electricity by 2035.
Ecuadorians vote against oil drilling in critical Amazon biosphere
The referendum was a popular initiative demanded by Indigenous communities to protect the vast Yasuní National Park from oil drilling. Ecuador’s government has announced that it will honor the result of the referendum and have machinery removed within a year.
India becomes the fourth ever country to land on the moon
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully landed its Vikram lander in the rough terrain of the Moon’s south pole, making India the first country to safely touch down in this unexplored region of the lunar surface.
Paralyzed woman able to ‘speak’ through digital avatar in world first
The latest technology from the UC-San Francisco uses tiny electrodes implanted on the surface of the brain to detect electrical activity in the part of the brain that controls speech and face movements.
The U.S. Department of the Interior formally approves country’s fourth-ever major offshore wind project
Located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, the project will have an estimated capacity of 704 megawatts of clean energy, capable of powering nearly 250,000 homes. The project is expected to create an estimated 1,200 local jobs during the construction phase.
U.K. achieves record numbers of heat pump and solar panel installations in first half of 2023
With almost 17,000 installations occurring on average each month, the European nation achieved a 62% rise in solar panel installations over the previous year. It also installed over 17,000 climate-friendly heat pumps over that same period.
Zimbabwe sees recycling boom as waste picking becomes lucrative business
Community-based recycling organizations, which handpick litter, quadrupled in the last few years, now picking up 15% of all plastic waste generated in the country.
Cancer checks have given Americans 12 million more years of life over last 25 years
If everyone who qualified for current screening for four key forms of cancer received it, at least another 3.3 million life-years could be saved and another $1.7 trillion in economic impact added, the researchers from University of Chicago and University of Michigan find.
Mexico announces 13 new protected areas, with more to come
Mexico introduced six new national parks and seven “flora and fauna protection areas” covering 44,276 acres to be overseen by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas.