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The world’s first rewilding center, scientist make digestible batteries from food, mushroom meat helps build muscle
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Scientists increase the effectiveness of antibiotics, brain implant lets blind woman see without using her eyes
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Crowds spot fake news just as well as experts, the digital farmers market, Scotland to try out a four-day week
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A Mexican farmer’s brilliant soil regeneration method, graphene filters removes uranium from water
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EU high court confirms ban on three bee-harming pesticides, Sri Lanka bans palm oil imports
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Pfizer’s Covid pill, a temporary handbag, Scottish uni turns old wind turbine blades into new ones
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Scotland’s largest ever grassroots land buyout, Netflix targets net-zero carbon footprint by end of 2022
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Indian city ditches cars every Saturday, AI-powered backpack helps the visually-impaired navigate
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Microbial factories produce hydrogen, Scotland makes period products freely available, first women GM in MLB history
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Scotland Powered by Wind, Clean Energy from Sewage, Indonesian Forest Rights
Wind power met 98% of Scotland’s electricity demand in October and also surpassed national demand on over half of the days; scientists have found a bacteria that can pull 100% of the carbon present in any type of organic waste, turning it into hydrogen gas that can be used for fuel; and indigenous communities in Indonesia are protecting their customary forests from mining and palm oil plantations by reclaiming them from state control.
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World’s Largest E-Bike Fleet, Afghan Woman Scales Mt. Noshaq, Scotland Teaches LGBTI Rights
Paris’s regional transport agency will offer rentals of 10,000 e-bikes in September 2019, with plans to expand the program to 20,000; braving frostbite and the Taliban, Hanifa Yousoufi scaled Afghanistan’s highest peak, Mount Noshaq, striking a blow for gender equality; and state schools in Scotland will be required to include LGBTI inclusive education in the curriculum.