Fascinating case study about sea water batteries being used in Sardinia. Essentially a battery that sources sodium from sea water in order to form the cathode. It's myriad of positive outcomes (5 that I counted) make it extremely productive and seemingly a no brainer in terms of emerging technologies worth pursing commercially.

The German Federal Network Agency regularly reviews if the country is on track to exit coal fired electricity production within the timeline set by law. In case there are more power plants active than required by the coal exit law, they can order them to be shut down within 30 months. Once again this has not been necessary, as coal plants are shutting down faster than legally required due to age and economic pressure, meaning the exit from coal is well ahead of schedule.

"Latest data from the PSA showed that the poverty incidence rate fell to 9.7 percent in 2025, equivalent to 11.08 million Filipinos living below the poverty threshold, down from 15.5 percent, or 17.5 million in 2023."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2026/09/01/hes-98-still-an-avid-reader-this-summer-he-took-challenge/

“This certificate is presented to Abner Gaston Jr. in honor of completing the summer reading program of the San Diego Public Library-Skyline Hills Branch at 98 years young,” reads Gaston’s certificate, which hangs on the wall in his dining room.

Gaston said he’ll continue reading this fall. When asked whether he’ll take on the library’s reading challenge next summer, Gaston replied: “Probably.”

Bear family rescued after becoming trapped in water tank in California

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A mother bear and her two cubs were rescued from a water tank in Marshall Canyon Regional Park, La Verne, after being trapped for more than 12 hours.

Key points:

The bears became trapped inside a water tank on the morning of August 29, 2026.

Tyler Christensen was alerted by his mother and hiked two miles to locate the bears.

The bears had squeezed through a one‑foot‑wide opening in the concrete tank.

First responders launched a rescue called “Operation Care Bear.”

Rescue crews widened the opening and placed a ladder inside the tank to enable the bears to climb out.

"I was at home more, and I saw this one cat who was emaciated. Helping that one cat was how I fell into cat rescue."

>a fertility program between The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Mount Sinai Fertility Clinic in Ontario is giving pediatric patients options for their reproductive future.

>Through ovarian tissue cryopreservation, doctors remove one ovary, which is then processed, frozen and stored. If the patient decides to become pregnant later in life, the tissue can be implanted again.

>As pediatric cancer survival rates continue to rise, doctors are focusing more on long-term post-cancer quality of life, she said.

>“We want to make sure that we're not just curing them and then saying, 'Go out in the world and fend for yourself,'” she said. “We want to really make sure that they're thriving and really living full lives.”