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Scientists just gave the powerhouses of our cells a high-tech upgrade
Scientists coated mitochondria with advanced materials without damaging their energy-producing function, potentially opening new avenues for treating mitochondrial diseases.
A fungus is threatening the world’s food supply. Scientists just found a new defense
Scientists have engineered plant immune receptors to help wheat, rice, and barley resist a devastating fungus that destroys enough rice annually to feed 60 million people.
Health insurance open enrollment: Use this ‘algorithm’ to pick a plan, financial advisor says
Open enrollment for 2027 health insurance begins soon. A financial advisor recommends using a two-question approach to help consumers navigate plan selection during this critical annual decision period.
Thousands of homeowners face adjustable-rate mortgage resets — and much higher payments
About 150,000 homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages face interest rate adjustments this year, potentially increasing monthly payments by hundreds or thousands of dollars as rates have risen since loans originated.
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“This Is So Uncomfortable”: Douglas Booth on Putting Britain’s Police Misogyny Problem on TV
Douglas Booth stars in ITV’s new police drama The Blame, premiering Sept. 20, which explores systemic misogyny within law enforcement using real Metropolitan Police group chat messages.
UK to answer for its ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision before committee of MPs
The UK’s Eurovision song contest performance has deteriorated significantly in recent decades, prompting a parliamentary committee to investigate the factors behind the country’s dismal results.
Edmund Yeo and Vivian Sung Chase Malaysia’s Buried Past in Toronto Title ‘The Age of Goodbyes’: ‘Ordinary People Living Inside History’
Edmund Yeo’s adaptation of Li Zi Shu’s Malaysian Chinese novel “The Age of Goodbyes” premieres at the Toronto Film Festival, weaving five decades of Malaysian history through a family curse and a woman’s search for a man who vanishes during political upheaval.
UK inflation rises to 2.9% as Iran war drives up energy bills
UK inflation rose to 2.9% in July as conflict in the Middle East pushed energy prices higher, marking the first increase since March and complicating efforts to ease cost-of-living pressures.
Speed up electricity grid upgrade or else face higher bills, warns UK watchdog
UK’s spending watchdog warns that without accelerating electricity grid upgrades, consumer energy bills could rise by up to £7.8bn annually by 2030.
Inside the DOE’s $16 Million Bet on Critical Minerals Talent
The Department of Energy announced $16 million in funding to advance critical minerals workforce education, addressing a significant domestic shortage of trained mining engineers compared to China.
Turkey Bets $108 Billion on Wind and Solar While Expanding Oil and Gas
Turkey plans to invest $108 billion over the next decade to expand wind and solar capacity to 120 GW while simultaneously pursuing oil and gas development and positioning itself as a regional energy hub.
Saudi Pipeline Outage Could Deepen the Global Fuel Crunch
Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, a critical alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, suffered damage to three pumping stations in an attack, with repairs potentially requiring five to six weeks and threatening to worsen global fuel shortages.
What Yemen Really Means to the U.S.-Iran War
Yemen’s Houthis are pursuing their own agenda separate from Iran’s strategic interests, demanding concessions tied to a 2023 UN roadmap while limiting attacks to Saudi targets and avoiding broader conflict.
ReFuelEU’s First Year Shows the Mandate Works
Europe’s sustainable aviation fuel mandate exceeded its first-year target, with 2.8% of aviation fuel supplied coming from SAF in 2025. However, the market remains heavily dependent on imported waste feedstocks rather than synthetic alternatives.
NLR Campus To Host US Department of Energy Geothermal Center of Excellence
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the establishment of a Geothermal Center of Excellence at the National Laboratory of the Rockies in Colorado to advance geothermal energy through collaboration and research.
PacWave Opens—A Giant Leap for Marine Energy
America’s first grid-connected, pre-permitted open-ocean wave energy test facility opened on the Oregon coast in late August, providing commercial-scale device developers with unprecedented testing opportunities.