5 h. ago Solar panel efficiency record broken in big boost for renewable energy

Scientists in Sydney have smashed the efficiency record for a new type of solar panel.

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15 h. ago Renewable energy overtakes coal for first time in global 'historic shift'

A 'crucial turning point' is on the horizon for green energy as solar and wind power begin to meet the demands for electricity usage, while fossil fuel usage has seen a decline

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42 h. ago India defy insects to cruise to frosty Women’s World Cup defeat of Pakistan

India, 247, beat Pakistan, 159, by 88 runsCaptains echo men in refusing to shake hands during tossThe seam bowler Kranti Goud and the spinner Deepti Sharma took three wickets each as India routed Pakistan by 88 runs in their Women’s World Cup match, which began like recent ones between the countries men’s teams without a handshake from the captains and then featured a disputed run-out of a Pakistan opener.India’s captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, did not shake hands with Pakistan’s Fatima Sana during the toss and the teams walked off without greeting each other after the match amid political tensions between the two south Asian neighbours. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy

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7 d. ago Republican legislator admits sending hundreds of child sex abuse videos between work emails

RJ May is accused of using the screen name ‘joebidennnn69’ to exchange 220 different files of children

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1 week ago Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender peopleOn the day anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was shot, fear rippled through the left that the far right would seize the moment to consolidate power. Nowhere was that fear more acute than in the transgender community.Within hours, Republicans were already blaming trans people; one commentator even claimed the bullets carried “transgender symbols”, a claim investigators quickly debunked. But the deeper fear wasn’t misinformation – it was the crackdown that would follow. With fragile rights hanging by the thread of court rulings and blue-state protections, trans people braced for the worst. And they were right: The right has seized on the shooting as its own Reichstag fire, accelerating a campaign to target transgender existence – now with the full weight of the Trump administration behind it.Erin Reed is a transgender journalist based in Washington DC. She tracks LGBTQ+...

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2 w. ago ‘Fear and hopelessness’: one in four professors in the US south are leaving

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politicsMany professors in the US south, particularly in Florida, South Carolina and Texas, are considering leaving their state because of the impact the political climate is having on education, according to a new survey by the American Association of Professors.Of those interviewed in the survey, roughly a quarter of respondents said they applied for a job in higher education in another state since the start of 2023. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politicsMany professors in the US south, particularly in Florida, South Carolina and Texas, are considering leaving their state because of the impact the political climate is having on education, according to a new survey by the American Association of Professors.Of those interviewed in the survey, roughly a quarter of respondents said they applied for a job in higher education in another state since the start of 2023. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politicsMany professors in the US south, particularly in Florida, South Carolina and Texas, are considering leaving their state because of the impact the political climate is having on education, according to a new survey by the American Association of Professors.Of those interviewed in the survey, roughly a quarter of respondents said they applied for a job in higher education in another state since the start of 2023. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Steve Bannon reiterates calls for Elon Musk to be deported to South Africa

‘Screw you dude!’ Bannon rages, after Trump reunites with tech billionaire

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2 w. ago Climate activists gather in New York for ‘Sun Day’ solar energy and anti

Sun Day national action supported renewable energy, day after ‘Make Billionaires Pay’ march ahead of Climate WeekHundreds of environmentalists gathered in New York City’s Stuyvesant Square Park and a nearby Quaker meeting house on Sunday to rally in support of solar power and other forms of renewable energy. The event was part of a national “day of action” billed Sun Day, founded by veteran environmental activist Bill McKibben and first Earth Day coordinator Denis Hayes.“It’s so sad to watch the sun going to waste,” McKibben said at a press conference, standing beside environmentalists and their children. “Every single day, energy from heaven going to waste while we drill down to hell for another dose of the stuff that is wrecking this planet.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Sun day’: US climate activists to rally for clean energy amid Trump attacks

Some 200 events are planned across the US this Sunday to celebrate growth of solar power and energy efficiencyAs the Trump administration wages an all-out assault on climate protections and renewable energy, activists are gearing up for demonstrations this Sunday to hype up solar power and energy efficiency.The national “day of action”, called Sun Day, will be spearheaded by veteran climate activist Bill McKibben. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago SNP attacks MoD spending less per head in Scotland than south of England despite opposing munitions funding

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) spent £390 per capita north of the border in 2024-25 - compared to £1,120 in the South West of England.

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2 w. ago Now the UN says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, too. How can western governments still refuse to act? | Steve Crawshaw

The UN commission of inquiry’s report makes it almost impossible for Israel – and its allies – to maintain the narrative that criticism of it is part of an antisemitic plotThe conclusion of a UN commission of inquiry that Israel has committed genocide in the war in Gaza, and that its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and other Israeli leaders are responsible for inciting that genocide, changes little in legal terms. The international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague has yet to issue its final ruling in the genocide case that South Africa brought against Israel last year.Politically, however, this latest report (officially a “conference room paper”, intended to aid discussion of the themes) may prove to be one of the final nails in the coffin of the shameless but still-continuing narrative from Netanyahu and his allies that any talk of Israeli crimes is part of an antisemitic plot – or, to use Netanyahu’s favourite phrase, “a blood libel”.Steve Crawshaw is the author of Prosecut...

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2 w. ago Now, more proof that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. How can western governments still refuse to act? | Steve Crawshaw

The UN commission of inquiry’s report makes it almost impossible for Israel – and its allies – to maintain the narrative that criticism of it is part of an antisemitic plotThe conclusion of a UN commission of inquiry that Israel has committed genocide in the war in Gaza, and that its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and other Israeli leaders are responsible for inciting that genocide, changes little in legal terms. The international court of justice (ICJ) in The Hague has yet to issue its final ruling in the genocide case that South Africa brought against Israel last year.Politically, however, this latest report (officially a “conference room paper”, intended to aid discussion of the themes) may prove to be one of the final nails in the coffin of the shameless but still-continuing narrative from Netanyahu and his allies that any talk of Israeli crimes is part of an antisemitic plot – or, to use Netanyahu’s favourite phrase, “a blood libel”.Steve Crawshaw is the author of Prosecut...

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3 w. ago The illegal act quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards

In 2020, an estimated 12.6 million people aged 16 and over drove after using illicit drugs

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3 w. ago MAGA diehards are now blaming South Park for the death of Charlie Kirk

As Trump blames ‘radical leftists’ for Kirk’s death, MAGA followers are now suggesting the Comedy Central show may be to blame

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3 w. ago Misinformation, fear and politics – how a South Dakota county drove away millions in solar energy

Colton Berens was looking forward to the added income from his farm, but armed with rightwing falsehoods, other Selby residents opposed the moveLike most of South Dakota, Walworth county is built on farming. To the east of Selby, the county seat, vast fields of soybeans and wheat grow between roads that run straight to the horizon. To the west, beyond the county line, the Standing Rock Indian Reservation spreads across miles of rumpled green prairie studded with creamy erratics and dark clumps of trees.Like many farming regions, Walworth’s deeply conservative population has been steadily declining and aging, from roughly 8,000 in the 1960s to 5,200 today. The grain elevator that towers over Main Street in Selby is among the busiest in the region, but most of the squat brick buildings in its shadow are weathered and lifeless. Continue reading...

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last month Sirens blare from mobile phones in test of national emergency alert system

At 3pm on Sunday, mobiles connected to 4G and 5G networks vibrated and sounded for around 10 seconds.

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