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  • Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time | Energy

    Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time | Energy

    Electricity generated from renewable sources has surpassed the amount of electricity generated from coal in Australia for the first time.

    In September electricity from solar, wind hydro and biomass totalled 9.24 terawatt hours, compared with 8.8 terawatt hours from burning coal, according to data from the energy thinktank Ember.

    Click here for an audio accessible version of the chart.

    According to Renew Economy, the monthly record for renewables was in part due to strong electricity production from windfarms in Tasmania, and strong electricity production from solar farms around Australia.

    Electricity generation from renewables also surpassed coal globally in the first half of 2025.


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  • A Middle Digit to the Digital Age

    A Middle Digit to the Digital Age

    Welcome back to Ancient Wisdom, our Sunday series in which writers over 70 tell us how they are aging gracefully. Last week, Maureen Ebel, 77, described losing her life savings in Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme—and how she learned to “play…

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  • ‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app | Spotify

    ‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app | Spotify

    This month, indie musicians in San Francisco gathered for a series of talks called Death to Spotify, where attenders explored “what it means to decentralize music discovery, production and listening from capitalist economies”.

    The events, held…

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  • High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns | Global health

    High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns | Global health

    The world faces “an emerging crisis” of higher death rates among teenagers and young adults, according to a major study on the causes of death and disability worldwide.

    The reasons vary from drug and alcohol use, and suicide in North America,…

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  • Even one can of soda per day can increase liver disease risk

    Even one can of soda per day can increase liver disease risk

    Soda and other artificially sweetened drinks are linked to an increased risk of liver disease, an unpublished study presented recently for United European Gastroenterology Week showed. Researchers said having one soda a day can lead to a higher…

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  • Sound check – Komando.com

    1. Sound check  Komando.com
    2. How ultrasound is ushering a new era of surgery-free cancer treatment  BBC
    3. Banner MD Anderson introduces non-invasive liver cancer treatment using focused ultrasound  Arizona Digital Free Press
    4. Is Histotripsy pioneering a…

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  • PlayStation Plus November Free Games Lineup Already Has Gamers Concerned

    As per usual, PlayStation Plus subscribers have taken to guessing what games might be leaving the service in November.

    You may have turned your nose up at the word “guessing”, but here me out.

    Every month, PlayStation Plus users examine titles…

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  • Microbes essential for human health can survive the stress of spaceflight. That’s great news for astronauts

    Microbes essential for human health can survive the stress of spaceflight. That’s great news for astronauts

    Microbes essential for human health have proven resilient against the extreme forces of space travel, offering hope for maintaining astronaut well-being on future long-duration missions.

    Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of…

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  • Monday’s Field Hockey Game at Boston University Canceled Due to Weather

    Monday’s Field Hockey Game at Boston University Canceled Due to Weather

    BOSTON, Mass. – Brown field hockey’s (7-3, 3-1) upcoming game at Boston University (5-7, 2-2) on Monday has been canceled due to impending inclement weather. 

    Brown will seek its seventh consecutive victory on Friday, Oct. 17 when they travel to…

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  • China warns US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat | Trump tariffs

    China warns US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat | Trump tariffs

    Beijing has told the US it will retaliate if Donald Trump fails to back down on his threat to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports as investors brace for another bout of trade war turmoil.

    China’s commerce ministry blamed Washington for…

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