Most vultures are cliff nesters and carry food to their young in their crops. But bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) usually deliver food in their beaks and talons. This means that well-protected bearded vulture nests in caves or those…
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Aker Solutions delivers record-breaking offshore HVDC station for East Anglia THREE
The 10,700-tonne, seven-storey HVDC topside—heavier than the Eiffel Tower and taller than the Statue of Liberty—was safely installed last week, 69 kilometers off the Suffolk coast of England. This achievement underscores Aker Solutions’ ability to execute complex, large-scale energy projects and deliver innovative solutions for the renewable sector.
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The HVDC station will convert electricity from the windfarm’s 95 turbines, turning high voltage alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC), enabling efficient transmission over long distances.
Efficient transport of wind power to shore is a key enabler in the energy transition. Aker Solutions delivered early-phase engineering, procurement, fabrication and commissioning of the HVDC converter station.
The East Anglia THREE windfarm is expected to be among the world’s largest when it becomes operational at the end of 2026, providing a capacity of 1.4 GW of clean energy – sufficient to power more than one million UK homes.
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toyota’s autonomous wheelchair with foldable legs can climb places
Toyota unveils autonomous wheelchair with foldable legs
During Japan Mobility Show 2025, Toyota reveals ‘walk me,’ a concept autonomous wheelchair with foldable tentacle legs that can climb stairs and sit on the floor. On view at the event…
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What Ancient Solar Storms Meant for Life on Earth
Our Sun seems pretty calm these days with a largely stable regular solar cycle revealed by sunspots and flare activity but billions of years ago, it was quite simply a menace. Scientists have just captured evidence of what the Sun and…
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26 iconic moments in Olympic Winter Games history
Chloe Kim goes back-to-back (PyeongChang 2018 & Beijing 2022)
One of the faces of modern snowboarding, Chloe Kim captured global attention at PyeongChang 2018 when, aged 17, she landed back-to-back 1080s to win gold in the women’s snowboard…
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Bird flu virus has ‘everything it takes to trigger a pandemic,’ warns WHO virologist
An increasing number of poultry farms in Germany are being affected by bird flu. Since the beginning of September, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute has recorded around 31 outbreaks of the virus in livestock farming and 131 cases of avian…
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Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius bring rock’n’roll to ice dance
“The tune will come to you at last”: First steps on the enlightened “Stairway to Heaven”
Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius paired up in 2017, and the shift in their program choices was felt from their first season together.
Both had…
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Scans shed light on changes in brain when we zone out while tired | Neuroscience
It’s never a great look. The morning meeting is in full swing but thanks to a late night out your brain switches off at the precise moment a question comes your way.
Such momentary lapses in attention are a common problem for the sleep deprived,…
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Rising CO2 could destabilize satellite and radio communications
Rising CO2 won’t just warm the earth’s surface. High above, in the ionosphere, it cools the air, thins it, and stirs stronger winds.
New modeling work shows those changes make “sporadic-E” layers more frequent, stronger, lower, and…
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Global vaccine safety network to launch in six countries across three continents
- New US$5.5M initiative will generate critical safety data for new vaccines in low- and middle-income countries
- Partnership with DCVMN and INCLEN supports CEPI’s 100 Days Mission and pandemic readiness
- Data will be openly shared to strengthen…
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