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Europe Will Get Its First Total Solar Eclipse in Over 25 Years. Here’s What You Should Know

Europe Will Get Its First Total Solar Eclipse in Over 25 Years. Here’s What You Should Know

Just for the record, a celestial dragon will not eat the sun on Aug. 12, 2026. Nor will a mythic wolf named Sköll chase the sun through the sky, catching it and biting it. And nor will the sun be swallowed by a giant squirrel. But don’t tell that to the long-ago Chinese, Norse, or

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Solar eclipse glasses: 3 ways to safely watch the sky spectacle in the UK this week

Solar eclipse glasses: 3 ways to safely watch the sky spectacle in the UK this week

Watching the eclipse with the naked eye can cause permanent damage. 09:05, Mon, Aug 10, 2026 Updated: 09:06, Mon, Aug 10, 2026 People in the UK will be able to see a partial solar eclipse. (Image: Getty) Brits will be in with the chance of witnessing a rare partial solar eclipse on Wednesday, but experts

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Renewables Are Booming. So Why Aren’t Fossil Fuels Declining?

Renewables Are Booming. So Why Aren’t Fossil Fuels Declining?

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA – JULY 02: Solar panels and wind turbines are pictured on a barren mountain at Shenjing Village on July 2, 2018 in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province of China. The installed capacity of renewable energy electricity generation in Zhangjiakou has reached 12.03 million kilowatts. (Photo by VCG) VCG via Getty Images In 2007, nearly two

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Misr Italia showcases Solare progress, launches Amare Seafront Villas in Ras El Hekma

Misr Italia showcases Solare progress, launches Amare Seafront Villas in Ras El Hekma

Misr Italia Properties showcased the latest construction progress at its Solare Ras El Hekma development during a media tour, while announcing the launch of Amare Seafront Villas, a new residential district within the coastal destination. The visit was led by Mohamed El Assal and Karim El Assal, Co-CEOs and Managing Directors of Misr Italia Properties,

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In rural communities, fears amplified by ‘AI slop’ and social media hamper solar boom

In rural communities, fears amplified by ‘AI slop’ and social media hamper solar boom

This story was reported with the help of a grant from Grist, and was originally published by The Lens.​ Into a clear blue sky, the sweet-smelling smoke billows and spreads. Farmers have been burning and harvesting sugarcane this way for generations, but the practice creates ash fallout and hazardous air pollutants. Every year, farmers plan and

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Edo Security Corps Arrests 4 over Alleged Theft of Solar Batteries

Edo Security Corps Arrests 4 over Alleged Theft of Solar Batteries

Operatives of the Edo State Security Corps (ESSC) have arrested four suspects over alleged theft of two solar batteries from a solar shop in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The suspects, identified as Muhammed Abubakar, Hamza Ibrahim, Mustafa Muhammed and Muhammed Ibrahim, were alleged to have broken into the shop belonging to Samuel Omotanawa

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Wind and solar projects in Kenya and South Africa don’t always benefit the communities that host them – study

Wind and solar projects in Kenya and South Africa don’t always benefit the communities that host them – study

Private investment in clean energy projects is growing: in sub-Saharan Africa, it’s approaching US$40 billion a year. These “green transition” investments in solar and wind power are meant to benefit the environment and develop the communities where they are based. I am a specialist in natural resource governance and in a recent paper I looked

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