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Turning Shuttered Coal Mines Into Solar Plants Could Add 300 GW of Renewable Energy by 2030: Report

Turning Shuttered Coal Mines Into Solar Plants Could Add 300 GW of Renewable Energy by 2030: Report

Recently shuttered coal mines around the world can have new life as solar farms, potentially adding nearly 300 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy by 2030, a first-of-its-kind analysis by researchers from Global Energy Monitor (GEM) has found. GEM’s Bright side of the mine report identified 312 surface coal mines that had been closed since 2020, […]
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Insect Numbers Are Plummeting: Here Are Eight Easy Ways to Help

Insect Numbers Are Plummeting: Here Are Eight Easy Ways to Help

Insect numbers are plummeting, with the recent The Bugs Matter Citizen Science Survey finding that bug splatters in the United Kingdom have fallen 63 percent since 2021. There are things you can do to help with the bug crisis, and when you support insects they will help your garden thrive by pollinating your plants and […]
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“Light from Absolute Nothingness”: Scientists Achieve Historic First by Creating Photons in a Virtual Quantum Vacuum

IN A NUTSHELL 🌟 Scientists at the University of Oxford simulated light creation from nothing by disturbing the quantum vacuum with intense lasers. 💡 The study demonstrates how virtual particles in empty space can interact with laser energy to form new light waves. 🔬 Advanced simulations using the OSIRIS program revealed the potential to explore […]
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