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Germany is home to 1.2 million households with installed solar panels, tapping into solar power. But elsewhere, the adoption of these systems is meeting stiff opposition from power utilities.
Although the minimum sea ice extent returned to near-average values, scientists warn that this is not a recovery, but rather a pause within a deeper and more concerning trend.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to convert plastic waste into acetic acid, the main component of vinegar, using sunlight.
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