Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo
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Progress is happening every day, just not always with fireworks 🎉 or trending hashtags #️⃣. It's like the slow-cooker version: steady, quiet, but cooking up something good. So if the world looks like eww 🤮, it’s really more like whoa 🤯, but in slow-mo.
Scientists at #MIT found a way to temporarily “turn off” the retina of the weaker #eye in mice to reboot its connection to the brain and potentially restore vision in “ #LazyEye” ( #amblyopia) even in adulthood 🧠👁️⚡️
Groundbreaking study finds way to ‘reboot’ eye and restore impaired vision
Findings may lead to new treatment for ‘lazy eye’
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Scientists at #MIT found a way to temporarily “turn off” the retina of the weaker #eye in mice to reboot its connection to the brain and potentially restore vision in “ #LazyEye” ( #amblyopia) even in adulthood 🧠👁️⚡️
In their opinion piece, #Grist.org argues that big tech data centers guzzle millions of gallons of water not just from cooling their machines, but also indirectly from the energy-they use💧 The smart fix: put them where there’s lots of #wind & #solar power to slash both water and climate impacts 🌞♻️
How to make data centers less thirsty
There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: Build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.
grist.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
In their opinion piece, #Grist.org argues that big tech data centers guzzle millions of gallons of water not just from cooling their machines, but also indirectly from the energy-they use💧 The smart fix: put them where there’s lots of #wind & #solar power to slash both water and climate impacts 🌞♻️
Global grid-scale battery energy storage system ( #BESS) deployments hit ~156 GWh through Oct 2025, up about 38% year-on-year 😲🔋. There's a 27% gain in 🇨🇳 China, 21% in 🇪🇺 Europe & North America, and a huge 242% surge in the #RestOfTheWorld 🌍⚡.
Global grid-scale BESS deployment up by 38% year-on-year through October - Energy Storage
Global grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) deployments have hit 156 GWh year-to-date. Over 153 GWh are still slated for commissioning in 2025, though delays and cancellations are likely to...
www.ess-news.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Global grid-scale battery energy storage system ( #BESS) deployments hit ~156 GWh through Oct 2025, up about 38% year-on-year 😲🔋. There's a 27% gain in 🇨🇳 China, 21% in 🇪🇺 Europe & North America, and a huge 242% surge in the #RestOfTheWorld 🌍⚡.
After the devastating January wildfires in #Altadena, California, homeowners are turning to #factory-built prefab and modular #homes to rebuild faster and cheaper 🚧🏠. A public showcase of these options is helping survivors explore new, affordable models and start getting back on their feet 🛠️💡
In L.A.’s fire zone, factory-built houses are meeting the moment
Nearly 10 months after the Eaton wildfire, the rebuild process is slowly getting underway. Now, residents are turning to prefab to build their houses faster, more cheaply, and largely in factories.
www.fastcompany.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
After the devastating January wildfires in #Altadena, California, homeowners are turning to #factory-built prefab and modular #homes to rebuild faster and cheaper 🚧🏠. A public showcase of these options is helping survivors explore new, affordable models and start getting back on their feet 🛠️💡
Researchers at #PrincetonUniversity have developed a new superconducting #qubit that keeps information for over 1 millisecond, that's three times longer than any lab version and nearly fifteen times the industry standard 🌟🧠🔬.
Princeton puts quantum computing on the fast track with new qubit
Princeton engineers have built a superconducting qubit that lasts three times longer than today’s best versions, marking a major step toward practical quantum computers.
www.princeton.edu
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Researchers at #PrincetonUniversity have developed a new superconducting #qubit that keeps information for over 1 millisecond, that's three times longer than any lab version and nearly fifteen times the industry standard 🌟🧠🔬.
The #YangtzeRiver corridor in 🇨🇳 China is transforming into the world’s largest electrified trade route 🚢⚡, thanks to #electric cargo vessels, #shore-charging stations, massive high-voltage transmission lines linking clean power from west to east, and ports that act like energy hubs 🌊🔋.
The Yangtze River Is Becoming the World’s Largest Electrified Trade Corridor
Help CleanTechnica's work by way of a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The Gezhouba, a brand new 13,000-ton all-electric bulk
energynews247.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The #YangtzeRiver corridor in 🇨🇳 China is transforming into the world’s largest electrified trade route 🚢⚡, thanks to #electric cargo vessels, #shore-charging stations, massive high-voltage transmission lines linking clean power from west to east, and ports that act like energy hubs 🌊🔋.
🏴 England is set to ban plastic #WetWipes after public support 📢. Scientists say even “ #biodegradable” versions can take months or years to break down and shed microfibres 🌿🧪, while water companies warn that flushing any kind of wipe leads to #fatbergs, pollution, and massive cleanup costs 💸🚽🌊.
Plastic wet wipes to be banned from spring 2027 in England
England is bringing in a ban on plastic wet wipes from 2027. This will mean they then have the same rules as the rest of the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🏴 England is set to ban plastic #WetWipes after public support 📢. Scientists say even “ #biodegradable” versions can take months or years to break down and shed microfibres 🌿🧪, while water companies warn that flushing any kind of wipe leads to #fatbergs, pollution, and massive cleanup costs 💸🚽🌊.
In 🇨🇦 Canada, #legalizing recreational #cannabis has massively reduced drug-related crime 🌿. Police-reported drug offences are down by a third since 2019. Cannabis arrests are almost 90% lower than in 2014, and cannabis is shrinking from two-thirds of all drug crime to just 17% 📉🚓✨.
Cannabis legalization drives significant decline in Canadian drug crime
Canada has seen a decline in drug crime over the past decade, with much of that decline attributed to the legalization of cannabis in 2018.
stratcann.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In 🇨🇦 Canada, #legalizing recreational #cannabis has massively reduced drug-related crime 🌿. Police-reported drug offences are down by a third since 2019. Cannabis arrests are almost 90% lower than in 2014, and cannabis is shrinking from two-thirds of all drug crime to just 17% 📉🚓✨.
#CleanEnergy is now growing fast enough to meet all new global electricity demand, thanks to #solar, #wind, #water, and #batteries ☀️💨💧🔋. Clean power is adding 635 TWh (more than the world’s demand growth) and even pushing #fossil-fuel generation down in China (-0.7%) and India (-2.5%) 📉🌍.
Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil fue...
ember-energy.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#CleanEnergy is now growing fast enough to meet all new global electricity demand, thanks to #solar, #wind, #water, and #batteries ☀️💨💧🔋. Clean power is adding 635 TWh (more than the world’s demand growth) and even pushing #fossil-fuel generation down in China (-0.7%) and India (-2.5%) 📉🌍.
🇰🇷 South Korea has committed to shutting down 40 #coal-fired power units by 2040 and won’t build any new unabated coal plants, as it joins the Powering Past Coal Alliance at #COP30 in Brazil 🇰🇷🌍🔥❌.
Korea pledges to phase out coal plants - The Korea Times
Korea on Monday announced that it has joined the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), committing to close 40 coal-fired power plants by 2040. The an...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🇰🇷 South Korea has committed to shutting down 40 #coal-fired power units by 2040 and won’t build any new unabated coal plants, as it joins the Powering Past Coal Alliance at #COP30 in Brazil 🇰🇷🌍🔥❌.
In #California the amount of #electricity coming from natural gas has dropped significantly while #solar power keeps going up 🚀. For example, from Jan to Aug 2025 solar output almost doubled from 2020, and #natural-gas-generated electricity fell about 18% since 2020 🏜️🌞.
Natural gas use for electricity in California falls as solar generation rises - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
www.eia.gov
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In #California the amount of #electricity coming from natural gas has dropped significantly while #solar power keeps going up 🚀. For example, from Jan to Aug 2025 solar output almost doubled from 2020, and #natural-gas-generated electricity fell about 18% since 2020 🏜️🌞.
🇨🇴 The government of Colombian Amazon🌳, which covers about 42 % of Colombia’s land area, has decided to ban all new #oil and large-scale #mining projects there, designating the region as a #renewable-resource reserve to help protect #biodiversity, forests and rivers. ⛏️🚫
Colombia bans all new oil and mining projects in its Amazon
Colombia will no longer approve new oil or large-scale mining projects in its Amazon biome, which covers 42% of the nation’s territory, according to a Nov. 13 statement by its environment ministry. Ac...
news.mongabay.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🇨🇴 The government of Colombian Amazon🌳, which covers about 42 % of Colombia’s land area, has decided to ban all new #oil and large-scale #mining projects there, designating the region as a #renewable-resource reserve to help protect #biodiversity, forests and rivers. ⛏️🚫
🎗️Researchers at #DukeHealth announced a promising vaccine trial 💉 for advanced #BreastCancer, where a group of women have remained alive with durable immune responses years after treatment. The study suggests that this might teach the body to fight cancer more effectively. 🧬
Duke Health researchers announces breakthrough in breast cancer vaccine trial
A small group of women with advanced breast cancer participated in a trial where they received a vaccine, and all are alive today.
abc11.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🎗️Researchers at #DukeHealth announced a promising vaccine trial 💉 for advanced #BreastCancer, where a group of women have remained alive with durable immune responses years after treatment. The study suggests that this might teach the body to fight cancer more effectively. 🧬
A new study by #UVA Environmental Institute shows that combining #solar and #wind power works really well because while solar peaks during the day, wind tends to pick up at night or early morning. Together they create a smoother, more predictable flow of electricity for the #grid. ⚡🌙🌞
Intermittent solar and wind complement each other for a more stable grid
A study finds combining wind and solar leverages their alternating peak periods, significantly boosting total generation capacity while providing a constant, predictable power curve critical for grid ...
pv-magazine-usa.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🇪🇺 The European Union has pledged €7 billion to speed up the rollout of #renewables across #Africa, bringing total commitments to around €15.5 billion, aimed at powering 17.5 million homes and generating nearly 27 GW of #CleanEnergy 💡🌍⚡
EU pledges €7 billion to boost Africa’s renewable energy rollout
The European Union has announced a new €7 billion pledge to accelerate renewable energy rollout across Africa, marking one of the largest commitments to the continent’s clean-power transition ahead of...
www.sanews.gov.za
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🇪🇺 The European Union has pledged €7 billion to speed up the rollout of #renewables across #Africa, bringing total commitments to around €15.5 billion, aimed at powering 17.5 million homes and generating nearly 27 GW of #CleanEnergy 💡🌍⚡
🇮🇳 India has just flipped the switch on about 10 million #solar panels at its massive #BhadlaSolarPark project, hitting around 2,000 MW of clean power. It could supply electricity for 1 to 2 million homes and signal a serious boost in India's renewable energy game. 🌞⚡🔋
India ignites 10,000,000 solar panels to produce 2,000 MW ― China now has a reason for concern
India has invested in a groundbreaking 10 million solar panels project that is projected to transform global energy generation and provide for millions.
www.ecoticias.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🇮🇳 India has just flipped the switch on about 10 million #solar panels at its massive #BhadlaSolarPark project, hitting around 2,000 MW of clean power. It could supply electricity for 1 to 2 million homes and signal a serious boost in India's renewable energy game. 🌞⚡🔋
The 2015 #ParisAgreement 🇫🇷🌱, dismissed at the time as a ‘fraud’ ❌ and ‘dangerous incrementalism’ ⚠️, is actually working ✔️. As #solar panels ☀️🔋, #wind turbines 🌬️⚙️, #electric vehicles 🚗⚡ and rechargeable #batteries 🔋♻️ remake our power systems, the energy transition is on the brink of victory 🏆.
How the World Is Quietly Winning on Climate
Perhaps it’s time to give up on climate?
www.bloomberg.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The 2015 #ParisAgreement 🇫🇷🌱, dismissed at the time as a ‘fraud’ ❌ and ‘dangerous incrementalism’ ⚠️, is actually working ✔️. As #solar panels ☀️🔋, #wind turbines 🌬️⚙️, #electric vehicles 🚗⚡ and rechargeable #batteries 🔋♻️ remake our power systems, the energy transition is on the brink of victory 🏆.
🇪🇬 Egypt has become the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean region, and the 27th worldwide 🌎 to eliminate #trachoma 👁️❌ ( infection leading to blindness) as a public health problem, following a decade of mapping 🗺️, surveillance 🔍, and a nationwide implementation of the #WHO strategy 🏥✔️.
Egypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for the country and WHO’s Eas...
www.who.int
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🇨🇩Congo and the 🇷🇼 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels just signed a US and Qatar-mediated framework laying out steps toward a peace deal ✍️🕊️, while Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces agreed to a US-Arab plan for a humanitarian #ceasefire and signaled they’re open to talks 🤝✨.
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🇨🇩Congo and the 🇷🇼 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels just signed a US and Qatar-mediated framework laying out steps toward a peace deal ✍️🕊️, while Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces agreed to a US-Arab plan for a humanitarian #ceasefire and signaled they’re open to talks 🤝✨.
🇦🇺 Australia is officially on track to become the first country to eliminate #CervicalCancer by 2035, thanks to falling cancer rates, improved survival, #HPV vaccines and self-screening options, though there’s still work to do on screening participation. 🎯
Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 | Ministers' media centre
A new report shows Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035.The report from the Centre for Research Excellence in Cervical Cancer Control confirms rates o...
ministers.pmc.gov.au
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🇦🇺 Australia is officially on track to become the first country to eliminate #CervicalCancer by 2035, thanks to falling cancer rates, improved survival, #HPV vaccines and self-screening options, though there’s still work to do on screening participation. 🎯
The 🇬🇧 UK government plans to make it illegal to #resell live-event #tickets for more than what you originally paid, so that fans won’t have to pay crazy mark-ups just to see their favourite #concert or #game 🎟️🚫💸.
Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown
Touts, and ordinary consumers, will no longer be able to charge anything more than price at which they bought ticket
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Churches across the 🇬🇧 UK are switching to modern #HeatPump systems to slash energy use and #CarbonEmissions while keeping their historic buildings cozy. 🌿🏛️🔧
#ClimateAction
#ClimateAction
UK Churches Transition to Heat Pumps for Sustainable Heat…
Historic churches are adopting heat pump technology to improve energy efficiency.
worldblink.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Churches across the 🇬🇧 UK are switching to modern #HeatPump systems to slash energy use and #CarbonEmissions while keeping their historic buildings cozy. 🌿🏛️🔧
#ClimateAction
#ClimateAction
Studies from places like 🏴 Scotland, 🇳🇱 the Netherlands and 🇩🇰 Denmark show that the #HPV vaccine is not just safe, but really effective. Those who got it at ages 12-13, saw almost no cases of #CervicalCancer within a decade, and vaccinated women in other age groups cut their risk by up to 90% 💉📉
The HPV vaccine is erasing cancer – here's the proof
More than a decade after the first HPV vaccination programmes rolled out, data from multiple countries reveals a dramatic fall in cervical cancers and precancers, confirming that HPV vaccines are high...
www.gavi.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Studies from places like 🏴 Scotland, 🇳🇱 the Netherlands and 🇩🇰 Denmark show that the #HPV vaccine is not just safe, but really effective. Those who got it at ages 12-13, saw almost no cases of #CervicalCancer within a decade, and vaccinated women in other age groups cut their risk by up to 90% 💉📉
Some communities are turning plain walls and chain-link fences into lush “ #LivingWalls” filled with native wildflowers and grasses. These vertical pollinator #gardens not only deter graffiti but also support bees🐝, birds🐦, filter air, and soften city noise. 🌿🎨
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A fence today. A meadow tomorrow. Meadowall™ brings nature back into the city. 🌿 #localplants #meadowall #verticalgarden #pollinators #pollinatorgarden
TikTok video by Habitat Horticulture
www.tiktok.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Some communities are turning plain walls and chain-link fences into lush “ #LivingWalls” filled with native wildflowers and grasses. These vertical pollinator #gardens not only deter graffiti but also support bees🐝, birds🐦, filter air, and soften city noise. 🌿🎨
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Scientists are exploring bold new treatments, like reprogramming #immune cells using strategies from cancer therapy such as #CAR-T and #mRNA tools. This approach targets the root causes of autoimmune diseases, eg #lupus and type 1 #diabetes instead of just suppressing symptoms for life. 🎯🔥
Lifelong drugs for autoimmune diseases don't work well. Now scientists are trying something new
There's a new frontier in treating autoimmune diseases. Today's treatments tamp down the friendly fire but don't fix what's causing it.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM