Energy
750,000-Panel Solar Farm Will Power Colorado Steel Mill, First of its Kind
The solar energy arm of petro-giant BP has brought together $285 million in private equity to fund a gargantuan solar energy project in Colorado that will power the world’s first carbon-neutral steel mill.
How energy flexibility can save us money and cut carbon
Imagine your future home as an energy hub storing electricity from the grid when clean wind power is plentiful, and then selling it back – at a profit – when demand surges elsewhere.
Environment
Climate Scientists Created a SWAT Team for Weather Disasters
When weather disaster strikes, observers near and far ask the same question: Climate change—is it or isn’t it? A breakthrough team is providing answers faster with powerful implications for citizens, first responders, and the media.
Contrails: How tweaking flight plans can help the climate
Those wispy white lines that crisscross the skies after an aeroplane flies overhead are far less benign than their fluffy patterns might suggest.
Health
Positive trial results for Valneva Covid vaccine
It is an inactivated whole virus vaccine, meaning it contains a dead version of coronavirus that cannot cause disease. This is the same way that flu and polio vaccines are made.
Anti-Cancer Drug Derived From Himalayan Fungus Clears Early Clinical Trials
An Oxford University study has shown that the new drug NUC-7738—a novel chemotherapy drug, derived from a fungus—has up to 40 times greater potency for killing cancer cells than its parent compound, with limited toxic side effects.
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