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Speed up electricity grid upgrade or else face higher bills, warns UK watchdog
The UK’s public spending watchdog warns that electricity grid upgrades must accelerate or consumer bills could rise by £7.8bn annually by 2030 due to increased constraint costs.
Utah Advocates Call for Air Agency to Hold Strong on Coal Plant Shutdown Date in Latest Regional Haze Plan
Utah environmental advocates urged state air quality officials to maintain a coal plant shutdown deadline during a public hearing on a revised regional haze pollution control plan.
‘Street Fighter’ Filmmaker Kitao Sakurai, Netflix’s Jinny Howe and Women of ‘The Pitt’ Set as Honorees for Milestone CAPE Gala
CAPE’s 35th anniversary gala on October 3 will honor filmmaker Kitao Sakurai, Netflix executive Jinny Howe, and the women of The Pitt, among others.
Kristen Stewart, Riley Keough and Wagner Moura to Star in Olivier Assayas’ Next Film ‘Spiritual World’
French director Olivier Assayas is set to direct “Spiritual World,” reuniting him with Kristen Stewart alongside Riley Keough, Wagner Moura, and Vicky Krieps for the supernatural thriller.
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Einstein’s “spooky action” just survived one of physics’ most extreme tests
Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have demonstrated that quantum entanglement persists in heavy, short-lived particles called Z bosons, confirming Einstein’s counterintuitive quantum phenomenon under extreme conditions.
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
A Glasgow retiree’s experience with rising electricity costs has reignited debate over whether focusing on renewable electricity generation prioritizes the wrong target in achieving net-zero emissions goals.
A 66-million-year-old tooth reveals T. rex was nearly as warm as a human
Researchers measured a fossilized T. rex tooth and determined the dinosaur maintained a body temperature of approximately 97 degrees Fahrenheit, comparable to modern humans and supporting evidence of warm-blooded metabolism.
CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’
The UK’s aviation sector is on track to account for 80% of the nation’s carbon emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee, which warns that Heathrow expansion would worsen the problem.
Scientists opened a sealed envelope after 10 years. Gravity still didn’t make sense
After a decade of experiments, physicists opened a sealed envelope containing the gravitational constant measurement, only to find their result disagreed with previous measurements, deepening a longstanding puzzle in fundamental physics.
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño
World leaders gathered at Climate Week in New York to address climate crisis amid record-breaking El Niño and extreme weather events globally, with officials discussing fossil fuel transitions and climate action strategies.
New nanoparticles make hidden chemical differences light up
University of Toronto engineers developed nanoparticles that detect chemicals at extremely low concentrations and distinguish nearly identical molecules, producing bright optical signals useful for pharmaceutical and environmental applications.
Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’
Departing UN Secretary-General António Guterres criticized major polluters for treating the atmosphere as an “open sewer,” warning world leaders that climate impacts are accelerating despite other geopolitical distractions.
Scientists may have solved a 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls mystery
A Tel Aviv University study proposes that the Qumran sect actively used its unusual 364-day calendar during its early history before abandoning it due to astronomical drift and political changes.
Renewables: Grid shortages are forcing India to produce and waste green energy
India’s renewable energy capacity has surged to 54% of total installed capacity, but grid infrastructure shortages are forcing the country to waste significant amounts of clean energy production.
Scientists discover a hidden “ID card” in cat urine
Researchers identify 13 branched-chain fatty acids in cat urine that form unique profiles for individual cats, potentially serving as lasting chemical identifiers in feline communication.
UK to join EU ocean science scheme to better predict extreme weather events
The UK will join the EU’s OceanEye ocean science programme to improve extreme weather forecasting and climate prediction, Environment Secretary Angela Eagle announced Wednesday at the UN headquarters.